The Somali Peninsula

The International Literacy Day (ILD) is marked each year on 8 September as a day of reflection, re-thinking and re-imagination on matters related to literacy at all levels, global, regional, national, and local. On the occasion of the 2019 ILD, it is important to take stock of the state of literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As a region, SSA has been saddled with multiple and complex challenges when it comes to the field of literacy.   Sub-Saharan Africa has one-seventh of the world population. Yet it accounts for over a quarter of illiterate adults and nearly half of illiterate youth worldwide. According to the latest available data (2015) SSA is home to 203.4 million adults (15 years and above) who lack basic literacy skills. The data also indicates that SSA had not been part of the impressive improvements in literacy rates recorded by most countries in all other regions between 1990 and 2015. In fact, the number of illiterate adults in SSA rose steadily, increasing from ...

Hassan Keynan Two years ago, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) kidnapped citizen Qalbidhagax from a hotel and handed him over to the TPLF thugs in an egregious extraordinary rendition that infuriated all decent and patriotic Somalis. On 6 September 2017 members of President Farmaajo’s Council of Ministers were herded into an urgent meeting by the Prime Minister and in a matter of hours charged citizen Qalbidhagax with fabricated crimes, stripped him of his nationality, robbed him of his dignity and humanity, and violated his God-given inalienable rights and freedoms. The Council of Ministers comprises a large number of people with immense variations in background, age, education, profession, and outlook. Most of them are diaspora Somalis with dual citizenship.   Yet, almost all of them had no qualms associating themselves with the ugliest crime perpetrated against an innocent citizen in the history of Somali state and government. The Constitution...

Maanta, 28 Agoosto 2019, waa sanadguuradii 2aad ee Garbaduubkii Muwadin Qalbidhagax. Laakiin dhacdadaa naadirka ahayd saskii laga qaaday iyo mahadhooyinkay reebtay weli way ku taagan yihiin dadka Soomaaliyeed. Qisada Qalbidhagax waxay noqotay mid ka gudawayn kana shishaysa duruufaha iyo waayaha hal muwaaddin. Waxay u xuubsiibatay qaddiyad ummadeed oo ku guntan dareenka, quluubta iyo waayaha danwadaagta qaranka Soomaaliyeed. Sidaa darted waa lagama marmaan in la xuso wixii dhacay laba sano ka hor, la is xusuusiyo in qisada muwaadin Qalbidhagax ay tahay sheeko qaran oo guri walba iyo gole walba khusaysa, la is kana waraysto su’aalaha weli ka oogan. Garbaduubkii iyo dhiibistii muwaadin Qalbidhagax Madaxwayne Farmaajo, RW Kheyre, ku-xigeenkiisa ayaa 23kii Agoosto 2017 amray gawracato iyaga u adeega inay soo garbaduubaan muwadin Qalbidhagax isagoo ku sugan hoteel uu ka dagganaa magaalada Gaalkacyo. Dayuurad khaas ah ayaa Muqdisho lagu keenya saddex maalmood ka dib, isagoo ...