Farmaajo: We Have No One Else to Blame

I read your article on Foreign Policy with keen eyes and interest. While whining from public officials does not deserve response from any sensible citizen of the Republic of Somalia, I felt compelled to counter false narrative with more objective analysis. 

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Somalia Sees Oil Results This Year as BP, Exxon Wooed

Somalia Sees Oil Results This Year as BP, Exxon Wooed

Somalia expects to complete an assessment of its oil and gas potential this year as security gains in the battle against al-Qaeda militants enable foreign investors to return, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said.

Mid July Analysis of Somalia

Mid July Analysis of Somalia

Samatalis Haille — Fourteen people were killed in Somalia since July 10th, this year, up to day, July 16th, 2014. This is very conservative estimate based on wide variety of public sources. Other reports did exist but I was not able to confirm them.

Al Shabab Lays a Trap for Kenya

Al Shabab Lays a Trap for Kenya

For much of the past half century, Kenya has cultivated an image as a peaceful oasis in a region dogged by violence and unrest. “Kenya, hakuna matata” (“No worries in Kenya”) is the unofficial motto on T-shirts peddled to the thousands of tourists who flock the East African country’s sandy beaches and safari parks every year.

Dirty Blood Operating Inside the Architects of the Social System

Dirty Blood Operating Inside the Architects of the Social System

Dr. Said Mohamud — Every country is proud of its new generations who positively contribute to the well-being of their social changes. The society is benefiting greatly from the advancement created by their new blood in the values added to the development of the new products and services in technology, science, and social welfare.

Somalia: African solutions for African problems?

Somalia: African solutions for African problems?

Abukar Arman — Interventions from neighbours have not brought Somalia the promised peace. One of the most potent intoxicants in Africa today is the canned phrase "African solutions for African problems".

British aid money invested in gated communities and shopping centres

British aid money invested in gated communities and shopping centres

Claire Provost — Millions of pounds of British aid money to tackle poverty overseas has been invested in builders of gated communities, shopping centres and luxury property in poor countries, the Guardian can reveal.

Kenya arrests, deports Somalis as reports of police abuse emerge

Kenya arrests, deports Somalis as reports of police abuse emerge

Nairobi (KON) - If you have a beard or wear loose-fitting clothing associated with Muslims, you will be targeted, Omar bin Omar says as police carried out a security sweep of Somali neighborhoods amid alleged police abuses.

Puntland Is for Pirates

Puntland Is for Pirates

Why are convicted high-seas bandits being sent to the Somali region that profits from their crimes? — Mowlid Ahmed Abidoon stands quietly in the small prison cell where he has lived for nearly two years. Slot windows on one wall let in only a little sunlight, leaving his face almost entirely obscured in darkness. Yet there are splashes of color all around: The room's bunk beds are covered in sheets with bright floral and geometric patterns, over which hang canopies of blue mosquito nets -- cells within the cell.

Is Kenya’s heavy-handed response to security threats justifiable?

Is Kenya’s heavy-handed response to security threats justifiable?

Abdullahi Boru Halakhe — The Kenyan police raid of Masjid Musa in February and the April 1 assassination of Islamic preacher Abubakar Shariff in the coastal city of Mombasa reveals the pernicious cost of the aggressive counter-terrorism campaign led by an unreformed Kenyan police.

The Controversy over Clan Cleansing between Mohamed Haji Ingiriis and Lidwien Kapteijns

The Controversy over Clan Cleansing between Mohamed Haji Ingiriis and Lidwien Kapteijns

Recently, there has been a discordant debate about the notion of clan cleansing in Somali society upon the publication of Lidwien Kapteijn’s controversial book. The most penetrating review of the book was made by Mohamed Haji Ingiriis who has designated it a myth.

Saudis’ Mass Expulsions Putting Somalis in Danger

Saudis’ Mass Expulsions Putting Somalis in Danger

Nairobi (KON) - In 2013, Mohamed, a 22-year old Somali, was making a living washing cars in Saudi Arabia. Late that year, due to increasing government pressure on employers of undocumented workers, he was fired.