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Somalia faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as a result of the fall out from the COVID-19 pandemic. We could be looking at the loss of all progress made in the rebuilding of our nation since the civil war. The ban on international and domestic flights coupled with the dramatic reduction …

The Federal Government of Somalia has been proactive in addressing the coronavirus and, like everywhere else in the world, there are meetings after meetings on this global issue. A facility has been identified for quarantining and treating the victims of the virus and schools and universities have been ordered to …

In our contemporary school settings, it is common for principals and head/teachers to push children for maximum ‘attainment’ in inter/national exams. After all, their fit for purpose is judged solely by results. It is equally not surprising for many parents to push children to do ‘well’ in exams, as universities …

The climate change, that is, the change of the global climate and in particular the changes in meteorological conditions that extend on a large time scale, is a major global existential threat.  The greenhouse effect causes the increase of temperature of the planet primarily due to the tremendous increase in …

Invite IDPs to your remote, unoccupied and undeveloped piece of land in the outskirts of Mogadishu, keep them there for some time not out of generosity. Their presence attracts some form of development which subsequently pushes the land value up. It’s time to evict them and sell the land for …

The town of Belet Weyn experiencing repeatedly worst flooding and thousands of families displaced from the city in each year, the floods disturbed the normal life of the residents, the major business of the city is in bog down situation while the workforce who basically relied on the wage-earning from …

In September, I marched along the streets of New York with impassioned climate activists calling for greater action on climate change. Their placards warned ‘the seas are rising and so must we’. A young woman, balanced atop a pillar, held one sign which said ‘I can’t believe I’m protesting the …

For decades, the scourge of malaria has taken a fearful toll of Africa’s young and old, decimating lives and crippling economies. Yet good news emerged in September when Kenya began rolling out a vaccine pilot project for babies and toddlers, becoming the third country to introduce the vaccine after Ghana …

Somali graduates are proud, inquisitive and, in many cases, innovative. They are certainly ambitious and should be confident about their future in a country blessed with so much natural resources and potential.   Yet, at the best of times, there is a tragic disconnect between the jobs available and the …

Somalis everywhere value education. Every parent wants a genius child who will be a triple PhD and the President of Somalia one day. This is very unlikely for the majority of us but for those who can do this, there should be no dampening their spirits. Go for it. If, like me, …