Author: Osman Omar

There are moments in a nation’s life when change does not announce itself with spectacle, but instead unfolds with a quiet, deliberate persistence. Somalia today appears to be entering such a moment. For much of the past three decades, the country has been defined not by coherence, but by fragmentation—its political authority diffused, its national identity diluted, and its institutional capacity severely attenuated. Sovereignty, in many respects, became a negotiated concept, mediated through clan structures and regional power centers rather than anchored in a unified state. It is within this historical context that the leadership of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — In the late afternoon, when the heat softens and the city exhales, children gather along the beach in Mogadishu. They kick a worn ball across the sand, drift toward the water, and, every so often, glance up at the horizon. There, barely breaking the line between sea and sky, sits a ship. It is not large from this distance. It does not announce itself. But it has altered the way people talk—quietly, cautiously—about what might come next. For years, Somalia’s offshore oil and gas reserves existed as a kind of national rumor: mapped in studies, discussed in…

Officers from the Somali National Army, working alongside Turkish military electrical engineers, have developed a new system aimed at neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used by Al-Shabaab. These roadside bombs, often buried along key routes, have caused significant casualties and operational challenges for Somali forces. The new system is based on intelligence gathered from captured bomb-makers and technical analysis of their devices. How Al-Shabaab IEDs Operate According to field intelligence and engineering analysis: The Counter-IED System The newly developed system targets the electrical mechanism of these explosives. This system can disable or neutralize IEDs from a distance of up to…

Waxaa jirta su’aal si aamusnaan ah uga dhex wareegaysa siyaasadda Soomaaliya—su’aal aan si dhab ah loo wajihin, balse go’aamin karta jihada dalka: yaa dhab ahaantii qaada culayska dhaqaale ee dowladnimada, yaase leh awoodda go’aan qaadashada? Muqdisho maanta ma aha oo kaliya caasimad siyaasadeed; waa xarunta dhaqaale ee dalka. Dakhliga ka yimaada dekedda, garoonka, iyo dhaqdhaqaaqa ganacsiga ayaa laf-dhabar u ah miisaaniyadda federaalka. Dowladda shaqaynaysa maanta—hay’adaha jira, adeegyada socda, waxay si weyn ugu tiirsan yihiin canshuurta laga soo ururiyo magaalada. Laakiin xaqiiqadan dhaqaale waxaa la socda khilaaf siyaasadeed. Siyaasiyiin ka kala yimid gobollada qaar ayaa doonaya saameyn buuxda oo federaal, iyagoo…

Dunida dijitaalka ee maanta, computer-kaaga ma aha kaliya qalab ee waa aqoonsigaaga, shaqadaada, iyo noloshaada gaarka ah. Xaqiiqda murugada lehna waa tan: dadka badankood ma ogaan karaan in nidaamkooda la jabsaday ilaa waxyeelladu dhacdo ama ay gali waayeen computer kooda.. Khatarta cyber-ka mar walba isma muujiso. Mararka qaar waxay ku timaadaa isbeddello yar yar oo qarsoon, aamusnaan leh, sahalna loo iska indho-tiro. Laakiin calaamadahaas yar yar waa muhiim. Fahamkoodu waa tallaabada ugu horreysa ee aad isku difaaci karto. Sida Loo Garto Calaamadaha Digniinta Nidaam Windows ah oo la jabsaday badanaa wuxuu u dhaqmaa si ka duwan midka caadiga ah .…

Mogadishu; Somalia Follow the Mandate—or Leave: Somalia’s Sovereignty Isn’t Optional Somalia is no longer stuck in the ruins people remember. The country is moving, pushing back Al-Shabaab, reopening roads, rebuilding institutions, and proving that the federal government is no longer symbolic. But right in the middle of that progress, there’s a contradiction that’s too obvious to ignore. In cities like Kismayo, Baydhabo, and Jowhar, African Union forces are present, yet the authority of the federal government doesn’t fully apply. Local leaders operate with protection but without full accountability to Mogadishu. That’s not stability. That’s a system working against itself. And…

1. Xusuustii Maalintii Rajada. Markii madaxweyne Cabdiqaasim salaad Muqdisho Yimid Waxaan ahaa teenager sanadkii 2000. Dad badan ayaa xasuusta maalintaas, laakiin dhalinyaradii waqtigaas joogtay si gaar ah ayay u xasuustaan. Magaalada oo dhan waxaa ka muuqday rajo cusub. Markii uu hadlay, wuxuu yiri eray ay dad badani qalbigooda ku reebeen: “Soomaaliya ceel uma qodna, cidina uma maqna.” Eraygaas dhalinyaradii Muqdisho joogtay si dhab ah ayay u qaateen xaqiiqda waqtigaa jirteyna way aheed Waxaan u arkeeynay in waqtigii mugdiga uu soo dhammaanayo. Boqolaal iyo boqolaal dhalinyaro ah ayaan soo buuxinnay garoonka Muqdisho. Qof walba wuxuu lahaa hal riyo: in nabad iyo…

The loudest voices in Somalia’s current constitutional debate insist the country is heading toward a political crisis. According to them, the federal government’s attempt to finalize amendments to the provisional constitution is a dangerous move—one that could concentrate power and threaten Somalia’s fragile political balance. Those warnings are serious. Somalis have good reason to be cautious about power. Our history is full of moments when authority was abused, and institutions collapsed. But something is missing from much of this debate: context. Somalia today is not the Somalia of 2012. And for people who grew up during the worst years of…

Dhibaatada Somalia waligeed ma ahayn hoggaan la’aan.Waxay ahayd hoggaan la carqaladeeyo marka uu shaqo bilaabo. Dal ka soo kabanaya dagaal iyo argagixiso, isbeddel joogto ah ma horseedo horumar ee waaxaa horseedaa qalalaase. .Waxa Somalia u baahan tahay maanta waa joogteyn hogaam dhisa wadanka dowladnimadiisa Caddeyntuna way taallaa. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud: Laba Jeer La Doortay, Natiijada qibradiisu keenteyna waa cadahay. Somalia waxay leedahay tusaale dhif iyo naadir ah, madaxweyne laba jeer la doortay, xilliya kala duwan, labo marxaladood oo dowlad-dhis ah. Waxyaabihii uu qabtay waxaa ka mid ah: Waxaan oo shaqo ah kuma imaan nasiib.Waa natiijada ka dhalatey joogteynta hoggaanka.…

Somalia’s problem has never been a shortage of leaders.It has been the habit of interrupting leadership just as results begin to show. For a country emerging from war, terrorism, and institutional collapse, constant political resets are not reform. They are self-inflicted wounds. What Somalia needs—now more than ever—is continuity. And the evidence is no longer theoretical. It is visible across the country. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: Twice Elected, Proven by Results Somalia has a rare case in African politics: a president elected twice, years apart, during two different phases of state recovery. His record speaks clearly: This is not a…

Mogadishu, Somalia For more than two decades, Somalia has treated elections as a cure for instability. They have not been. Each cycle has produced renewed disputes, weakened institutions, and prolonged uncertainty. The reason is not mysterious: The country has never resolved how power is actually divided within its federal system. Until it does, elections will continue to disappoint. Somalia’s political impasse is often framed as a failure of leadership or political will. In reality, it is a structural problem. The provisional constitution left core questions unanswered—questions that determine whether a state can function at all. Who controls national security assets?…