Despite this apparent governance success, al-Shabab faces a crucial paradox: legitimacy without popularity. While Somalis may ...

Privately, representatives of humanitarian and development organisations often confide that al-Shabab would be a more efficient partner than the federal government.

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda once described the Somali tragedy as a “slow-motion genocide.” His words ring painfully ...

Mirreh’s characterization of federalism as a colonial-style plot engineered by Addis Ababa is ahistorical. The concept of ...

Somali authorities have released prominent clan elder Hussein Xaadoole after holding him in detention for 33 days, following his vocal opposition to government-led evictions of civilians from public ...

After the shocking arrest of 17 of their peers Monday, the Somali community of Minnesota is struggling to grasp the bust of a human trafficking sex ring that spanned three states. Federal and local ...

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