Somalia and Pakistan are two countries with two incomparable economic levels. Somalia’s economic development has been hindered by the long annual droughts experienced in the country while Pakistan is one of the countries with the strongest economy in the world. The positive relationship between the two states will help improve the economy of both countries. Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi and...
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) plans to block social media from Monday until the election results are announced to avoid the spread of fake news and rumours. The Somaliland Human Right Centre submitted a petition to the court to stop the move. The court ruling is expected by Monday before the opening of the polls. Somaliland decided to block social media after other countries such as Uganda,...
Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland may not have the feel of a capital city. Direct flights to and from Dubai, Addis and Nairobi give the city a transnational centre image. Its highland valley is covered with houses of an estimated 760,000 over 75 square kilometres. Somaliland joined with Somalia in 1960 and then it broke away from it in 1991 following the descent of the republic into chaos and civil...
In 1991 after rebels removed Dictator Siad Barre from power, a series of clans, warlords and ultimately al-Shabaab took power. Up to 1.5 million Somalis died because of the conflicts and an estimated 2.5 million were displaced with about 1 million leaving the country. The country became famous all over the world for piracy, kidnapping, terror attacks and famines. The country did not exist anymore as a...
The country club in Mogadishu, a cross between a palace, a fortress and a wooden shack, is a refuge for high-ranking government officials, business people and the city’s wealthy. Fifty guests seated at a long table with bowls of camel stew, goat meat, lobster and swordfish, were enjoying their lunch when the war stroke at the country club. A van full of explosive detonated in front of the gate...
In Mogadishu, whoever has the biggest escort on the road always has right of way. Attacks are becoming more frequent on the road, the city is nervous. Soldiers at checkpoints shoot at whoever does not follow their instructions. Sometimes they target tuk-tuk drivers; they pull them out of their vehicles and beat them. A few kilometres from the country club, we go meet a man that does not want to be...
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