Opinions

HANGZHOU, Xinhua: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts, the unifying power of culture has grown increasingly vital in connecting people, fostering friendship, dispelling misunderstandings, and even bridging divides. This…

By Ali Ibrahim “ Baqdaadi During the last 10 days , many circles—particularly those in the diaspora—have expressed confusion between two announcements: the E-Visa system launched by President Hassan Sheikh…

By Hussein Sheikh Ali I write today not as an official of government, but as a citizen who has served long enough inside the system to understand both its weaknesses…

By Hussein Sheikh Ali When I returned to Mogadishu in June 2009, the city was a battlefield. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG), led by President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, clung to…

By Ambassador Dahir Hassan Abdi Somalia is a sovereign state, a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the East…

By Ambassador (ret) Larry André The Horn of Africa is particularly tense and conflicted at this time. Wars and severe internal and interstate tensions wrack the region. At this precarious…

By Shigeru ISHIBA Twenty-five years ago, in 2000, I visited Senegal for the first time, marking my initial steps into Africa. I was overwhelmed by the dynamism of young students…

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Telegraph’s recent article, “Somalia gripped by fears of militant Islamic uprising,” paints Mogadishu as a city standing on the precipice of an Al-Shabaab takeover, likening the situation…

By Mohamed Sheikh Omar Ibrahim On July 1st, Somalia marked 65 years of independence. It was a day of patriotic reflection, of remembering the Somali Youth League (SYL), the young…