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Federalism, a Guarantor of Peace among Somali Clans

Nowadays and for while during the past two decades, Somali thinkers, writers and politicians were keenly debating on best way forward for Somalia’s governance and political arrangements Post-Civil War. This debate is extremely crucial for the survival of Somalia as … read more »

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Abdullahi Yusuf: A Somali warlord’s life and days

HALGAN IYO HAGARDAAMO: Taariikh Nololeed (STRUGGLE AND CONSPIRACY: A Memoir) by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 2012. This colossal memoir, written in the standard Somali language of Af-Maxaa, was released in November 2011 roughly three months before Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf, the former … read more »

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Facts about Somalia

Somalia has been without an effective central government since President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991. Years of fighting between rival warlords and an inability to deal with famine and disease have led to the deaths of up to one … read more »

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