Anti-corruption show trials in Somalia are a diversionary tactic
A country with no an independent judiciary cannot fight political corruption Kismaayo (Commentary) — In Mogadishu anti-corruption show trials are… Sii akhri
Category News in English
Browse a collection of Somalia, Puntland and regional news headlines, reports and political analysis in English language.
Somalia: Revisiting the 1993 Gaalkacyo Agreement
Garoowe (PP Editorial) — Thirty years ago, a landmark agreement was signed in Mogadishu by the Somali Salvation Democratic Front,… Sii akhri
The Murder of a Somali Poet by Somaliland Forces
Mogadishu (PP Editorial ) — The relentless shelling of Laascaanood by Somaliland forces based on the outskirts of the district… Sii akhri
Somaliland Intelligence Officers Abduct a Man in Bura’o
Hargeisa (PP News Desk) — Earlier this week, Somaliland Intelligence Agency officers abducted Ahmed Saeed Ahmed in Bura’o, his hometown,… Sii akhri
Somalia: Don’t Rush Pell-mell Into Joining East African Community
Mogadishu (PP Editorial) — In his book on the pre-1991 monetary policy of Somalia Mohamed Dalmar, a retired central banker,… Sii akhri
A Somali Federal MP Sees Conflict of Interest in “Term Extension” Motion
Mogadishu (PP News) — Abdirahman Mohamed Hussein (Odowaa), a Somali MP, and one-time ally of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, yesterday… Sii akhri
A Somali economist recommends staged membership in East African Community
Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — As Somalia prepares to join the East African Community, a paper by a Somali economist… Sii akhri
Puntland Political Forum Denounces Authoritarian Turn in Somalia
Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — Two days of the Somali National Consultative Council issued a statement in which its members… Sii akhri
Somalia’s Foreign Policy Compromised by diplomatic double-dipping
Mogadishu (PP Editorial) — At the height of the Cold War Somalia veered from the East to the West. In… Sii akhri
Who are political minorities in Somalia?
Mogadishu (Commentary) — Only after 1990 did the phrase political minorities come to be adopted as a category for certain… Sii akhri