November 23

• Somalia: Islamist Radicals Abusing Somaliland's Democracy [analysis]

  Having failed to forcibly impose a radical theocracy in Somaliland, militants have now turned to funding political parties to pursue their agenda. Read more »

• Somalia: IGAD Strategy for Jubbaland Breaks Up Somalia [analysis]

  Designated a 'failed state' Somalia's problems lie partly in the geopolitical strategy of Somalia's neighbours for managing the liberated areas from Al Shabab, which... Read more »

October 26

• Somalia: Implementation of the 'New Deal' Scuttled [opinion]

  The motley crowd of international players pursuing their own geopolitical agendas is not genuinely interested in a peaceful and stable Somalia, despite their posturing. Read more »

September 14

• Somalia: How the International Community Has Imposed Medieval Governance On Somalia [opinion]

  Somalia's new parliamentary leadership has effectively been booby trapped by a flawed governance model imposed by the international community. Read more »

July 27

• Somalia: International Community 'Complicit' in Somali Strife

  The international community has for years engaged in numerous initiatives ostensibly to return Somalia into a functioning state again. But according to a leaked high-level report,... Read more »

• East Africa: New Report Reveals Somalia's Missing Millions [analysis]

  Two-thirds of bilateral aid is unaccounted for, says former head of Public Finance Unit. Successive Somali governments have not accounted for nearly $238 million, the bulk of which... Read more »

July 20

• Somalia: Better Die Defending Your Rights Than Accept Slavery [opinion]

  The recent Nairobi conference by Kenya, IGAD, AU and UN is another misfortune that will remain in the hearts of many Somalis, and it's again showing how the international community... Read more »

July 13

• Ethiopia: Jubbaland Conference - Ethiopia's Obstruction of Somali Statehood [opinion]

  The Jubbaland State Conference held in Nairobi Kenya on June 28-30, 2012, is part of the overall web of obstruction strategy unfailingly pursued by Ethiopia to prevent any chance... Read more »

June 8

• Somalia: Destination Oblivion - The Failure of Western Policy [opinion]

  Why has peace in Somalia been so hard to come by? Someone needs to get rid of the Western powers and their roadmap to nowhere. Read more »

• Somalia: Will Istanbul Conference Engender a Common Vision? [opinion]

  In the light of growing Turkish influence and the confusing pattern of conflicting interests and international gatherings, will Somalis receive the help and respect they so... Read more »

May 25

• Somalia: Roadmap for Ending Transition - An Obvious Fool's Errand [opinion]

  Somalia's Roadmap, including the proposed constitution, is anti-democratic and should be abandoned. It will probably produce another illegitimate, unworkable transitional entity... Read more »

May 18

• Somalia: UN Threatens the Somali Democratic Movement [opinion]

  Is the authority of the UN and regional bodies divine, such that it cannot be challenged by the Somali people? The only 'crime' the Somali democratic movement has committed is to... Read more »

• Somalia: Somalia - No Justification for Ratifying the Draft Constitution [opinion]

  Widespread opposition to the document stems from the way it was formulated in secret without public mandate or the input of Somali civil society, intellectuals and constitutional... Read more »

May 11

• Somalia: Draft Constitution Challenges the Nation's Will for Nationhood [opinion]

  The proposed constitution serves the interests of the Transitional Federal Government and its international backers, not the people of Somalia. Read more »

May 7

• Somalia: Relaunching Somalia With a Flawed Constitution? [opinion]

  The proposed Somali constitution is a hurried job, with the latest version available only in Somali language while various outdated or fake versions are circulating on the web. Read more »

• Somalia: Balkanization and Brutalization of Somalia [analysis]

  It is immoral and a political crime to purport to draft a new constitution under the prevailing political and security conditions in Somalia. Read more »

• Somalia: Refounding Somalia - Constitution and Islam [opinion]

  The draft constitution is a considerable improvement from the Transitional Federal Charter. However, there are serious flaws in the draft which would make the operation of the... Read more »

May 4

• Somalia: The Human Face of Troubled Mogadishu [opinion]

  To novelist Nuruddin Farah, his homeland city is not the 'most dangerous in the world;' it's the prettiest and most colourful -- once you've tasted its waters, you will always go... Read more »

May 3

• East Africa: Somalia, Museveni and Militarising the Region [interview]

  'Everybody knows the solution in Somalia is political not military. Even if there is a military victory in Somalia, it will not be sustainable without a political solution.' Read more »

March 26

• Somalia: Have Politicians Joined Warlords and Profiteers in the Plunder of Somalia? [analysis]

  Somalia's transitional administration is mired in corruption. Like other players in the lawless nation, the government has contributed to the suffering of its own people. Read more »

• Somalia: Sudden Interest in Somalia Points to Suspect Western Corporate Interests [opinion]

  Even if the London Conference on Somalia hosted by the UK government last month may not have been yet another business opportunity for Western governments and companies, the timing... Read more »

• Somalia: The London Conference On Somalia - Rhetoric and Reality [opinion]

  Will the rhetoric at the London meeting change the reality on the ground in Somalia? Maybe. But the motives of Prime Minister David Cameron and other world leaders, especially... Read more »

March 5

• Somalia: London Conference Strips Sovereignty [opinion]

  The communiqué of the recent conference on Somalia, dominated by the International Contact Group (ICG) and the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, fell far... Read more »

February 17

• Africa: The 'Scramble' for Somalia [analysis]

  A huge international conference is being organised in London on Somalia, but it does not have the support of the citizens. It will fail because what the 'international community'... Read more »

February 10

• Somalia: The London Conference - An Act of False Generosity? [opinion]

  On 23 February senior representatives from over 40 governments and multi-lateral organisations will come together in London. The aim is to deliver a new international approach to... Read more »