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Somalia’s E-Visa – Data Breach Scandal
16.11.2025 – Mogadishu, Somalia After a week of speculation and online debate, the Somali government has finally confirmed a major cyberattack on its electronic visa platform, compromising the personal data of tens of thousands of travellers from multiple countries. The revelation comes after leaked data fueled questions about the government’s transparency. But one question remains:…
The First Political Assassination in Somalia: Ustad Osman Mohamed Hussein
Written by Suldan Mohamed Back in 1953, Somalia then known as the UN Trusteeship of Somaliland was a land split by politics. Somalis, still fresh from the return of their former colonial ruler Italy as the UN’s “Administrative Authority” were grappling with new divisions and an uncertain path ahead. It had been just three years…
The Failures of Arab Unity and Nationalism: Lessons for Somali Unity
Written by Suldan Mohamed Throughout the 20th century, Arab nationalism emerged as a powerful, if ultimately fractured, force that sought to unify the Arab world and reclaim sovereignty from colonial powers. For the Somali people, that have long grappled with questions of unity, identity, sovereignty, and the influence of external powers, Arab nationalism offers both…
Somalia at 65: A Nation That Once Dreamed, Now Learning to Wake Up
Written by Suldan Mohamed The Journey to Unification In 1960, as much of Africa was emerging from the shadows of colonial rule, Somalis achieved something remarkable at the time: national unification. After decades of being divided by foreign powers, Somali territories began to come together not through force or decree like other African states, but…
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