Heritage Institute for Policy Studies

Warlords and Vague Constitution to Blame for Renegade Somali State

By Abdurrahman Warsameh
Attempts by clan elders and militia commanders in southern Somalia to form an autonomous state, without the consent of the central government but with the apparent backing of foreign countries, remains a dangerous, destabilising element in the region, say analysts.

Reporting Dangerously From Somalia

By Abdurrahman Warsameh
When journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh was shot by unknown assailants outside his home in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Apr. 22, his name was added to a list of four journalists who have been killed in this Horn of Africa nation since January.


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