From Nobel laureate to global pariah: How the world got Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia so wrong
“Abiy, Abiy,” the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia’s tricolor flag and cheering as the country’s new prime minister, dressed in a… Sii akhri
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Political Misjudgment of Prime Minister Roble
Mogadishu (Commentary) — The Prime of Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble fired the Director of the National Intelligence and… Sii akhri
Fathia Absie and Somaliland’s Hybrid Political System
Fathia Absie, the Somali-American journalist, activist and YouTuber, last month stirred a hornet’s nest when she argued that a husband… Sii akhri
Five Puntland Political Associations Question TPEC’s Impartiality
Garowe (PP News Desk) — The Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission has come under fire for alleged partiality in overseeing the… Sii akhri
Next Africa: A new danger emerges
Just as South Africa pulls through a third — and in many ways the worst — wave of coronavirus infections, a new danger has emerged. Some of the country’s… Sii akhri
Maxaa Helay Abwaannada Soomaaliyeed?
Reer Muduggu waxay yiraahdaan “farahayga ayaa oodkac lagu cunay.” Maanta Muqdisho waxaa hadal ka soo saaray abwaanno, fannaaniin iyo laxan… Sii akhri
The Ruling Puntland Political Association Postpones Pilot Local Elections
Garowe (PP News Desk) — Ahmed Daad Jama, a senior member of Kaah, the ruling political association of Puntland, told… Sii akhri
Next Africa: An open race in Kenya
William Ruto’s push for the Kenyan presidency got a boost, and he has the Court of Appeal to thank. The judges threw… Sii akhri
Turkey donates more Kirpi APCs to Somalia
Turkey has donated another eight Kirpi armoured personnel carriers to Somalia along with 14 Aktan military trucks. The vehicles were… Sii akhri
Somali Civil Society Organisations Decry Electoral Guidelines
Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — The Somali civil society organisations have sternly criticised the new electoral guidelines that federal member… Sii akhri