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Somalia’s recurring crises are authored at home. Blaming the outside world is a comfort the country can no longer afford
There is a familiar story Somalis tell themselves about their own misfortune. The country’s troubles are always the work of others: colonial cartographers, Cold War rivals, predatory neighbours, scheming donors, and an endless procession of foreign conferences. Abdirahman Roble Ulayare’s recent essay in Hiiraan Online, “Foreign interference and the struggle for Somali sovereignty,” is a sincere ex
The Country Is Mine”, The former President that Rule by the Morning mirror’s reflection Ritual
By Osman A. Hassan Every morning there is a ritual known only to those who live inside power too long. Before advisers arrive, before guards clear the corridors, before ministers rehearse their praises, before citizens line up with their grievances, there is the mirror. The mirror hangs quietly on the wall, but it is more... The post The Country Is Mine”, The former President that Rule by the Morn