Somali Stream

The Price of Inaction: How the Failure to Invest in Youth Allowed Piracy to Drain Puntland’s Human Capital

By Said Ahmed Ali For more than a decade, Puntland’s coastline was known to the world for one thing. Somali piracy attacks surged between 2005 and 2011 (World Bank, 2013), and towns like Eyl and G…

Pakistan Deepens Defence Ties With Somalia as Security Stakes Rise in Horn of Africa

Peer Learning to Collaboration: Somalia & Pakistan Deepen Partnership on Digital Infrastructure

A Credible Somali Shilling: The Case for Compliance & a Trustworthy Reserve Currency Board

EXCLUSIVE: F-16 AIRSTRIKES AT MID-NIGHT IN DOLLOW – GENERAL MAHAD REVEALS WHAT HAPPENED

Building Institutions That Outlast Individuals: Somalia’s New Merit-Based Civil Service Reform

US REJECTION OF LONGER UNSOS SUPPORT PUTS HASSAN SHEIKH UNDER PRESSURE

U.S. Names Top Diplomat Devin Kennington to Drive Its Agenda in Somalia

TÜRKIYE AND SOMALIA: WHEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BECOMES STRUCTURAL INFLUENCE

Trade Diplomacy: Strengthening Somalia’s Regional Economic Partnerships

Guudlaawe Gets JSP Backing, but Hassan Sheikh Faces a Hirshabelle Deputy Dilemma

Heaven on Earth: Ras Caseyr, the Rendezvous of Earth and Ocean.

Awdal: The Powder Keg That Could Decide the Horn of Africa’s Geopolitical Future

opinion

Somalia Between Drought and Deluge

GALMUDUG’S ELECTION: UPHOLDING THE LAW OR ENGINEERING A POLITICAL FIX?

The Judgment That Broke Somalia’s Electoral Illusion

Beyond the Auction: When Public Land Auctions Trigger Economic and Financial Shocks in Somalia

OPINION: Somalia’s Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived

The Kampala Dilemma: Why Military Support Cannot Succeed Without Political Reconciliation in Somalia

Editorial: Kenyan Media Must Reclaim Its Neutral Voice on Somalia

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Too Young to be Funded: How Unequal Distribution of World Bank Financing Is Holding Back Somalia’s Newest State? By: Mohamed Hassan Jabane

Democracy or Delivery: What South West State Tells Us About Somalia’s Federal Future

Trade Diplomacy: Strengthening Somalia’s Regional Economic Partnerships

US REJECTION OF LONGER UNSOS SUPPORT PUTS HASSAN SHEIKH UNDER PRESSURE

U.S. Names Top Diplomat Devin Kennington to Drive Its Agenda in Somalia

TÜRKIYE AND SOMALIA: WHEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BECOMES STRUCTURAL INFLUENCE

Trade Diplomacy: Strengthening Somalia’s Regional Economic Partnerships

Interview

Read the Full Transcript: Omar Faruk Osman’s Interview with General Dagvin Anderson

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

The Calculus of Geopolitics: The Strategic Imperative for a Unified Somali Maritime Front

VILLA SOMALIA ESCALATES WAR WITH LAFTAGAREEN AS IT FREEZES HIS BANK ACCOUNTS

Special Reports

OPINION: Somalia’s Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

Former Somali Spy Chief Calls For Wide-scale reforms in NISA, Somali Intelligence Agency

EU Confirms €75 Million Support for AU mission in Somalia, Remains Largest Donor to AUSSOM

Geopolitics

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The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

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Too Young to be Funded: How Unequal Distribution of World Bank Financing Is Holding Back Somalia’s Newest State? By: Mohamed Hassan Jabane

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A Brotherhood Forged in Faith and History: Saudi Arabia and Somalia’s Enduring Strategic Bond

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Op-Ed: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: A Hallow Victory for Separatists

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Somalia’s Opposition Bloc Solidifies in Nairobi as Deni, Madobe, Take Challenge to Villa Somalia’s Doorstep

EXCLUSIVE: F-16 AIRSTRIKES AT MID-NIGHT IN DOLLOW – GENERAL MAHAD REVEALS WHAT HAPPENED

Building Institutions That Outlast Individuals: Somalia’s New Merit-Based Civil Service Reform

US REJECTION OF LONGER UNSOS SUPPORT PUTS HASSAN SHEIKH UNDER PRESSURE

U.S. Names Top Diplomat Devin Kennington to Drive Its Agenda in Somalia

TÜRKIYE AND SOMALIA: WHEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BECOMES STRUCTURAL INFLUENCE

Trade Diplomacy: Strengthening Somalia’s Regional Economic Partnerships

Guudlaawe Gets JSP Backing, but Hassan Sheikh Faces a Hirshabelle Deputy Dilemma

BY Staff Reporter

The Price of Inaction: How the Failure to Invest in Youth Allowed Piracy to Drain Puntland’s Human Capital

By Said Ahmed Ali For more than a decade, Puntland’s coastline was known to the world for one thing. Somali piracy attacks surged between 2005 and 2011 (World Bank, 2013), and towns like Eyl and G…

Pakistan Deepens Defence Ties With Somalia as Security Stakes Rise in Horn of Africa

Peer Learning to Collaboration: Somalia & Pakistan Deepen Partnership on Digital Infrastructure

A Credible Somali Shilling: The Case for Compliance & a Trustworthy Reserve Currency Board

opinion

Somalia Between Drought and Deluge

GALMUDUG’S ELECTION: UPHOLDING THE LAW OR ENGINEERING A POLITICAL FIX?

The Judgment That Broke Somalia’s Electoral Illusion

Beyond the Auction: When Public Land Auctions Trigger Economic and Financial Shocks in Somalia

OPINION: Somalia’s Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived

The Kampala Dilemma: Why Military Support Cannot Succeed Without Political Reconciliation in Somalia

Editorial: Kenyan Media Must Reclaim Its Neutral Voice on Somalia

Interview

Read the Full Transcript: Omar Faruk Osman’s Interview with General Dagvin Anderson

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

Special Reports

OPINION: Somalia’s Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

Former Somali Spy Chief Calls For Wide-scale reforms in NISA, Somali Intelligence Agency

EU Confirms €75 Million Support for AU mission in Somalia, Remains Largest Donor to AUSSOM

sports

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Somali Swimming Sensation: Mustafa Hashim puts Somalia on the World Stage

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AU reaffirms its commitment to engage with all parties in Sudan

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ANALYSIS: Why Does the War on ISIS Seem More Effective Than the Fight Against Al-Shabab?

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Hormuud Scoops Global Award from OIC Chamber of Commerce and Development

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Souleiman Hassan Waberi: Building Djibouti’s Football Future, one goal at a time

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Somalia Bans Sound system on Tricycles in Mogadishu to combat terrorist tactics

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News

Guudlaawe Gets JSP Backing, but Hassan Sheikh Faces a Hirshabelle Deputy Dilemma

BY Staff Reporter

OPINION: Somalia’s Moment of Reckoning Has Arrived

SOMALIA FUTURE COUNCIL UNVEILS ALTERNATIVE DIRECT ELECTIONS PROPOSAL

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Sanbalolshe Speaks: Spy Chief Lifts Lid on Somali Power Games On GeedFadhi

Former Somali Spy Chief Calls For Wide-scale reforms in NISA, Somali Intelligence Agency

Democracy or Delivery: What South West State Tells Us About Somalia’s Federal Future

The Post-Poverty Consumption Trap in Africa: Toward a New Financial Ethic

EU Confirms €75 Million Support for AU mission in Somalia, Remains Largest Donor to AUSSOM

The Somali Region at a Crossroads: Why Development Must Walk with Accountability-by Hussein Mohamed Yusuf

Too Young to be Funded: How Unequal Distribution of World Bank Financing Is Holding Back Somalia’s Newest State? By: Mohamed Hassan Jabane

A Brotherhood Forged in Faith and History: Saudi Arabia and Somalia’s Enduring Strategic Bond

Op-Ed: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: A Hallow Victory for Separatists

Somalia’s Opposition Bloc Solidifies in Nairobi as Deni, Madobe, Take Challenge to Villa Somalia’s Doorstep