Opinion

More needs to be done to end violence and discrimination against women across Somali contexts, and empowering us is crucial to creating a more just society The issues surrounding women’s rights, protection, advocacy, and gender inequality in the Somali context are sensitive and taboo. As a…

Can the people of the East African Community (EAC) overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens? East Africans, both citizens and governments, seem half-hearted about integration. Many citizens are even unaware of the existence of a…

Exchanging correspondences with friends has enriched my life and built a strong network which have uplifted us all. Over the years, I've had and still maintain a group of close and distant friends who I regard as pen pals. As time and circumstances change, so have our…

Kenyan youth unite beyond party and tribal ties to demand a voice in shaping their nation’s future. Can young Somalis learn from this and do the same? In 2019, a picture of a young student and activist captured the headlines of leading newspapers, not just in Sudan but across continents. The…

The Kenyan government is throwing its chips in with the west, assuming that it will enable it to its economic woes but he’s repeating mistakes of old. President William Ruto’s trip to Washington foreshadowed increasing political turmoil at home. A restive Generation Z has found renewed…

For the last generation, fadhi ku dirir was a chance to get together, chat, reminisce and spend time with friends. For this generation it’s a coping strategy for despair. Late one night, I agreed to meet my friend Ahmed the following day at our favourite café in the heart of Hargeisa. Ahmed…

A major factor that distinguishes the South African liberation Struggle from that of Palestine was the support the SA movement received from the larger Arab and African communities. As South Africa celebrated 30 years since the end of apartheid in April, the Israeli version of this cruel system is…

“There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.” — Christopher Morley In a recent conversation with renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, self-proclaimed “brand new…

The 1974 OAU summit in Mogadishu revealed a disunited continent pulling apart, struggling to reconcile its competing blocs Fifty years ago this month, Mogadishu hosted the eleventh summit of the Organisation of African Unity. Simultaneously, in 1974, President Siad Barre’s…