“What are the Consequences if the people given control our government have no ideas how it works; The fifth Risk by Michael Lewis”. In the trek of civilization, humans settled as nation […]
The bad economy is a product of bad politics (policy), and bad leadership is the root cause of all. It is most unfortunate that our African continent has generally become a symbol […]
When I travel, I prefer to congregate some books before packing some clothes. Because books are good friends when no one is there for you. Books are for me what knights are […]
By the end of this August, clan elders from Somalia’s Jubaland region will select a new assembly whose parliamentarians will vote for a regional president. It is accepted as a virtual certainty […]
The National Electoral Bill is currently under parliamentary review. Once approved, the law will be the foundation for one-person-one-vote (OPOV) national elections scheduled to take place in Somalia in late 2020 and […]
The beginning of this month saw the Transitional Federal “Government” of Somalia, residing in a highly fortified Villa Somalia, cut non-existent diplomatic ties with Guinea Conakry because the latter accorded what looks […]
MINNEAPOLIS—They’ve been told to go home in grocery stores. On the way to pick up lunch at McDonald’s. On a highway overpass and in school playgrounds. Even while wearing the uniform of […]
when you are in Somaliland, there is never any question that you are in a real country. After all, the place has all the trappings of countryhood. When I arrived at the […]
This short article sheds more light on Somaliland’s gold potential and the greater possibility of becoming one of the last mining destinations in East Africa. Apart from Somaliland’s interesting geology- which offers […]
They’d do a better job than Donald Trump in the U.S., too. When President Donald Trump tweeted that progressive congresswomen with roots in dysfunctional countries should “go back and help fix” those […]
n African passport is the most egalitarian of documents, in that if you have one then class, employment status and professional invitations from the country you are visiting all count for nothing. […]
For the past eight months, home to Dahabo Abdullahi has been a hut made of sticks and plastic sheeting in a “privatised” camp in the Somali capital. Like many of the more […]
In last week, Somalia was in the headlines once again. At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist, Hodon Naalleeye, have been killed in an attack in Kismayo. Al Shabaab is a […]
After all, the militant groups Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) pose no threat to the US. They’re actually fighting each other. But apparently the president hasn’t grasped that Only […]
Somali Dispatch News is a dynamic source of information that draws on current events from the Horn of Africa and Somali communities worldwide. It has a broad audience that spans Canada, the […]
Nairobi (SD)-July 14, 2019- Mohamed BK a Somaliland singer has his show in Nairobi postponed for the second time this month for unknown reasons. BK whose promoters had sold thousands of tickets […]
