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Beenbeene: The Model Opposition and Hopefully The Model Minister 0
- Politics
- September 13, 2022
Today, I am breaking a cardinal rule of mine: Never to discuss publicly, showcase or flaunt my relationships with politicians. I keep that private. Perhaps, some would show up in future formal publications. Of course, rigidity may sometimes defeat a good purpose, so one should leave room for an exception. The new Minister of Planning,
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Next generation of Somali women journalists 0
- Politics
- September 13, 2022
Bilan’s internship programme kicked off this week, welcoming two interns from Mogadishu University and Somalia National University. Chosen from among the best students and recent graduates at the journalism faculties of both institutions, Aamino Nor Hussein and Fatima Adam Rage, will have the chance to work part time for six months at the Bilan offices,
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PM Hamza visits to the troubled Hiraan area 0
- Politics
- September 13, 2022
The story of the Hiraan region is one of the most unfortunate one in somalia, one may conclude that the area has been complety ignored by successive regional and federal governments. Donors also overlooked the area by sending only groups who are known to be unscrupulous and have been accused of plundering humanitarian cash; more
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Priorities for the New Somali Government: 10 Policy Recommendations to Improve Security 0
- Politics
- September 13, 2022
The somali government needs to invest in intelligence more than ever before. They need to be well-trained, well-equipped, well-funded, and removed from all political agendas. Somalia has a newly elected government after its long-delayed presidential election, ending the convoluted electoral process that heightened tensions across the fragile East African nation for the past couple of
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PM Hamza visits to the troubled Hiraan area 0
- Politics
- September 12, 2022
The story of Hiraan region is one of the most unfortunate one in Somalia, one may conclude that the area has been completely ignored by successive regional and federal governments. Donors also overlooked the area by sending only groups who are known to be unscrupulous and have been accused of plundering humanitarian cash; more than
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Cabinet retreat and the monumental task before of them 0
- Politics
- September 12, 2022
The new Council of Ministers of the Somalia Federal Government convened in Mogadishu for a meeting which was regarded as an induction session for the new cabinet. At the meeting, Hamse Abdi Barre, the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, has preside over the induction meeting which was aimed at an examination of
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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s 100-day performance review 0
- Politics
- September 12, 2022
The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was a great relief to millions of Somalis who yearned for a change and for the nation to succeed. Upon taking office, President Mohamud identified the core problems he will address within the first 100 days days in office. In an interview with Voice of America’s Somali Service,
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Realism, inclusiveness & audacious 0
- Politics
- August 29, 2022
The long-awaited new cabinet of the Federal Republic of Somalia was appointed on August 2, putting an end to months of speculation and predictions from various factions. The announcement was highly anticipated, and it comes more than a month after the Prime Minister assumed office. This now gives the new Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre,
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Dunida Heshiis La’ah: Rebuilding bridges on the global stage 0
- Politics
- August 29, 2022
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, eager to reform the previous regime’s insular foreign policy, embarked on a series of
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Beenbeene: The Model Opposition and Hopefully The Model Minister 0