WAPMEN EDITORIAL There was a time when Puntland was not merely an administration—it was an idea.Founded in 1998 through a genuine grassroots reconciliation conference in Garowe, Puntland was born from below, not imposed from above. It was crafted by elders, intellectuals, business leaders, and community representatives who understood one harsh reality: Somalia was too fragile […]
The Gurmad Qaran Position Paper is a serious and intellectually structured civic intervention addressing Somalia’s looming May 2026 constitutional crisis—expiring mandates, no agreed electoral model, stalled constitutional review, ATMIS drawdown, and renewed insecurity. Its four-phase roadmap—diplomacy, structured negotiations, working groups, and binding timelines—is coherent and Somali-owned in conception.However, structural realities constrain its feasibility.Somalia’s political system […]
WAPMEN EDITORIALHassan Sheikh Mohamud did not win the first round of negotiations through parliamentary arithmetic, constitutional clarity, or moral persuasion. He won it through the venue.The venue in Somali politics is power.When Golaha Mustaqbalka Soomaalia initially insisted on a neutral venue, they were not arguing about hotel preference. They were asserting political equality. In a […]
WAPMEN | Commentary and Critical Analysis There is always a man you don’t see.In Somali politics, the loudest voice is rarely the most consequential. The man at the microphone is often not the one holding the script. And in the current high-stakes negotiations between the Federal Government and Golaha Mustaqbalka Soomaalia in Mogadishu, many are […]
No Trust, No State: Somalia Cannot Be Built on Suspicion and Political DeceitIn Somali culture, there is an old measure of trust: Can you eat from the same plate?If you cannot share food, you cannot share power. If you cannot trust each other’s intentions over a meal, you cannot co-author a constitution.Somalia today suffers from […]
As the blessed month of Ramadan begins, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your families. Ramadan is a time of reflection, restraint, renewal, and responsibility. It is a season when conscience speaks louder than noise, when truth weighs heavier than propaganda, and when justice becomes not merely a slogan but a moral obligation.At […]
WAPMEN EDITORIAL A working lunch has been held today between Golaha Mustaqbalka Soomaalia and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Smiles were exchanged. Plates were served. But let us not be fooled by the choreography of civility.The issue before Somalia is not protocol. It is not optics. It is not who sat closer to the head of […]
WAPMEN EDITORIAL ESSAY There are visits.There are negotiations.And then there are political coronations.When Said Abdullahi Deni landed in Mogadishu after years of calculated distance, some naïve observers whispered: “Ah, reconciliation! Constitutional dialogue! Federal healing!”But in Somalia, dear reader, nothing is ever that innocent.Let us ask the forbidden question:Did Deni go to Mogadishu to fix Somalia […]
There is a question hanging over Mogadishu like a low cloud before a storm:Who controls the tongue of Somalia’s Defence Minister — and who answers for it?The current holder of that office, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, is not a talk show activist. He is not a Facebook commentator. He is not a clan mobilizer at a […]
The Airport Compound Whispers of a Power Shift There are moments in Somali politics when nothing official has happened — yet everything has changed.Right now, Mogadishu feels different.The air is thick. The corridors are restless. The tea houses are whispering. And inside the fortified Airport Compound — that strange hybrid of sovereignty and supervision — […]
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