Somaliland: The Myth of Clan-Based Statehood
The question of Somaliland’s status has generated one of the more persistent and unresolved debates in the politics of the Horn of Africa. Since declaring self-governing…
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An archive of Somali news, analysis, editorials and country reports (1999–2009).
Ethiopia Coping with Islamic fund. before and after Sept 11
Long before September 11, 2001, informal financial networks serving diaspora communities across the Horn of Africa had become an essential part of the regional economy. These…
the life of 18 us soldiers is not better than …..
The 1993 events in Mogadishu, in which eighteen American soldiers were killed during a mission that also resulted in significant Somali casualties, remain one of the…
Islamic Fundamentalism in Somalia: its nature and implications
The growth of politically organized religious movements in Somalia following the collapse of central government in 1991 is a subject that requires careful, measured analysis rather…
Somalia- strange behavioursince Sept 11..
In the months that followed the September 11 attacks, Somalia found itself the subject of a very different kind of international attention than it had grown…
BBC Somalia Broadcasting Dispute Draws Clan Accusations in Puntland
A training seminar organized in the Puntland region in the early 2000s, involving representatives of an international broadcaster, became the focus of a public dispute after…
Oil in Somalia?
The question of whether Somalia holds significant, commercially viable oil reserves has recurred periodically for decades, driven by a combination of preliminary geological surveys, the country’s…
Somalia: Africa’s Problem Child?
For much of the period following the collapse of central government in 1991, international commentary frequently described Somalia using language that framed the country as a…
Remarks on the 1998 Charter of Puntland
The 1998 charter that established Puntland as a regional administration marked a significant moment in Somalia’s post-collapse political history, representing one of the first successful attempts…
East Africa University Puts its Foundation Stone in Puntland
The establishment of new institutions of higher education in Puntland over the years has represented one of the more encouraging developments in a region that spent…