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Armed militias reportedly killed civilians in Qabno village under Matabaan district in Hiran region. Reports from the area say that the militiamen from Matabaan district have opened fire on people…

By U.S. Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto With the recent celebration of the U.S. and Somalia independence days, we have occasion to reflect on the progress that our two countries have…

 By Jawahir Y. H. Adam Somalia was once the jewel of Africa.  It is a homogenous nation; united by one language, one culture and one religion.  It was also a…

Ayaan Abdukadir Antob, a mother of two children on her twenties made the most talked-about victory after she has endorsed her thesis book last week with a degree of Business…

Dr. Mohamud M Uluso The US-led International Community (IC) played an influential role in the adoption of 2012 democratic Provisional Federal Constitution that established the Federal Republic State of Somalia…

By Halima Mo’alim Adan The path of westernization The first westernization attempt dates back to the Ottoman era when modern-day Turkey was the base and the heart of the Ottoman…

By T. Roble When Villa Somalia scored its first major victory in Baidoa last December after deploying its economic and security might to dethrone political maverick Sharif Hassan Adan and…

By Mohamed Abdirahman The news to close Dadaab camps does not surprise refugees anymore. It has been there over years; year in, year out. It is no longer sad news…

By Abdullahi Hassan and Ella Knight The USA doesn’t like to admit it’s at war in Somalia. “I wouldn’t characterize that we’re at war,” General Thomas David Waldhauser, the commander…