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Life’s unpredictability can blindside us when we least expect it. One ordinary afternoon (2 December 2017), while I was peacefully napping at my university hostel, my world came crashing down with a Facebook post. The post conveyed the heartbreaking news of my younger brother’s passing – Ismail. It was just moments before that post that…
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As I looked out the airplane window, my eyes shifted between the towering buildings and the scattered trees. This familiar scene has become my ritual, an attempt to observe the strides of progress made. No doubt that Hargeisa is expanding at a rapid pace. Home, sweet home The warmth of the Hargeisa breeze hit me…
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Exploring literature on government is an interesting pursuit, especially for those interested in Somali politics. This fascination arises from the complex challenges faced when governing in the Somali context, which prove to be formidable not only for Somalis themselves but also capture the attention of the global community. As a devoted student of governance, I…
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Waa faro-ku-tiris buugaagta laga qoro dalka iyo dadka Soomaalida. Inta kooban ee qoran, ma sahlana in laga dhex helo qoraa aan Soomaali ahayn, oo si dhexdhexaadnimo leh oo madaxbannaan uga faalooda qaab-nololeedka bulsho, siyaasadeed iyo dhaqan-dhaqaale ee Soomaalida. Waxa se xiiso gaar ah mudan, marka aad akhrido adduun-aragga danjire reer Galbeed ah oo shaqadiisa ugu…
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The political relevancy of ‘new’ social movements, particularly at a time the world is witnessing huge unequal power relations among society, is increasingly becoming vital. New social movements are perceived as a formidable challenge to authority, dominance and political system in society. Their primary aims are to fix the gaps within the society regarding economic,…
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Secession is a landmark moment that defines not only the destiny of the seceding state but also for the parent state that is torn apart. With its focus on the era when secessionist struggles are getting more momentum across the world since the end of the Cold War, this paper will argue that secession cannot…
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The rise of the BRICS countries, particularly China, has reshaped the economic and geopolitical realities in Africa for the past two decades. Across infrastructure financing, trade, investment and aid, there is no other traditional Western Power with such colossal engagement in Africa than China. The Chinese companies invest enormously in all across Africa by bringing…
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Buuggan waxa uu weeleeyey sheekooyin-fanneed si farshaxanimo sarre leh u iftiiminaya wacyiga nololeed ee dhallinyaradda Soomaalida. Waxaanu xambaarsan yahay sheekooyin dareen- taabad leh, oo naftaada kaga tagaya fakar dheer iyo falsafado ugub ah.
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Waa barqo loo balansan yahay kulan lagu soo af-meerayo mashruuc bini-aadanimo oo socday muddo laba sanno ah. Kulanka waxa ka soo qaybgalay dad ajaanib u badan iyo dhawr Soomaali ah. Ajaanibku waxa ay isugu jiraan kuwo madow iyo kuwo cadaan ah. Hal-hal qof baa loo jeedinayey waxqabadkii qabsoomay, loogana fal-celinayey in la gaadhay yoolkii iyo…
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Abstract This paper assesses the thesis that the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) did not achieve its primary motive of making Sub-Saharan Africa a poverty-free and economically vibrant continent. The question of whether the World Bank and the IMF have alleviated or exacerbated the poverty in Africa is shrewdly answered. Both sides of the coin, the…
Abdikadir Askar 
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