Author: JD

A letter from MP Dr. Abdullahi Hashi Abib, Member of Foreign Affairs Committee, Leader of the Accountability and Transparency Caucus of the House of People, to international donors. …. Dear Your Excellencies I am writing to express grave concerns regarding the state of governance within the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is evident that the…

Former President Farmaajo and President Hassan Sheikh are two sides of the same coin. They both fought Puntland tooth and nail and Puntland prevailed on all counts. With President Hassan Sheikh’s new constitution and complete power grab now in mind, let me revisit an article from last year on what it takes to transfer FMS…

Puntland’s premiere research institute, the Puntland Development and Research Institute, better known by its PDRC initials, in its latest Policy Brief XI, New Security Dynamics and the Threats on the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, is hot off the presses and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. While PDRC Policy Brief provides…

Djibouti, situated in the Horn of Africa, boasts a population of approximately one million, with Somalis comprising the majority, followed by the Afar ethnic group and some Arabs. The nation’s economy relies heavily on the service sector, particularly port services and free zones. Despite its modest size, Djibouti holds significant geopolitical importance and exerts a…

For the first time as the supreme ruler of Djibouti, on March 4th on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of his RPP party, President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) faltered in public, couldn’t finish his speech, kept repeating the same sentences, and reportedly couldn’t recognize people around him. While it is well-known that IOG suffers…

Unlike any other country in the world and for unjustifiable reasons, Somalia was under arms embargo for 32 years, from 1992 to 2023, 130% more years than the average years of UN arms embargo on all the countries when all of sudden it was lifted, followed by a debt relief and Abiy’s Suicidal endeavor. In…

It was in 2000 when the Somali Reconciliation Conference was being held in the Djibouti town of Arta. In the beginning, Ethiopian leaders thought the conference to be fruitless and waste of time as the “tiny country” of Djibouti couldn’t handle it due to a lack of capacity and resources. When they realized that Somali…

Foreign military bases are sharply increasing around the world and host nations hastily sign bilateral agreements with the expectation of security improvement. In this article we will focus on the purpose of the foreign military bases and their potential uses, associated human rights abuses, environmental catastrophe they entail and their legal, social and economic impact…