It is a great victory for the Absame/Kumade people to occupy Somalia’s Premiership for the first time, but it’s unfortunate to deprive them of getting a full ministerial position. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is from the Ogaaden clan, which is one of the Absame clans. According to Somalia’s current arrangement, his clan cannot get …
Although weakened by successive droughts, Somali Regional State can defend its oil. The recent fighting between the region’s Liyu Police and the Al-Shabaab group has proven the capability of the Somali Regional State. The State subdued the Al-Shabaab group and vowed to prevent it from taking roots inside the state. Not only did the Liyu …
Things are changing and Somalia’s leadership status is changing as well. The country’s highest leadership has traditionally revolved around two tribes: Hawiye and Daarood. If one gets the presidential position, the other one gets the prime minister’s position. This trend has been the status quo of the country, especially after the collapse of the central …
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The peaceful transfer of power between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud indicates that Somalia is heading in the right direction, and his second term in office is expected to pave the way for a stable country. President Hassan Sheikh was less popular and less skilled when I wrote about his first …
Somalia’s presidential election will take place in a few days. It’s slated to happen on the 15th day of May 2022. For a while, the country had seen a tumultuous commotion to hold timely elections. Both the country’s parliament and presidential elections were to take place last year, but they didn’t materialize due to disagreements …
