5 essays
NIRA, the Central Bank, and a prime minister’s order are turning Tirsi Aqoonsi into a license for the network. Puntland and Jubaland have already refused the license.
5 min read · Abdirahman Samawade
Every few years the same package comes back. The real failure sits before all of that: people start selling solutions before anyone has said, plainly, what the problem is.
September 12, 2026 · 5 min read · Abdirahman Samawade
A message to Northern Cyprus, a hurried walk-back, and the price of Turkish protection.
August 23, 2026 · 3 min read · Abdirahman Samawade
A federal election returned a familiar trio to Villa Somalia. Direct suffrage is now the stated project — and half the country may sit it out.
November 15, 2024 · 2 min read · Abdirahman Samawade
A guest concept note on restoring social accountability in Somalia — and why the media is the entry point.
June 13, 2024 · 4 min read · Abdirizak A. Hassan
