This paper examines how sustained public management reform impacts on quality of public service delivery in Somalia. It adopted a desk research methodology, which involves reviewing existing literature and collecting data from existing resources to study the research topic. The…
This isa comparative study on the federal provisional constitution of Somalia along with the constitutions of the Somalia member states namely Puntland, Galmudug, Jubaland, South-West State, and Hirshabelle, to determine the degree of divergence and contradictions in these constitutions. It…
Throughout his fiction, essays, and interviews, Nuruddin Farah, who was declared “persona non grata” in 1976 by Siad Barre and who has returned to Somalia only a few times since then, elucidates the advantages of being in exile and its…
Sufism and its adherents have long been considered as being mainly engaged in mystical activities and disinterested in politics. This argument has however been challenged by a number of scholars as history proves that Sufis have not been always detached…
This paper examines the political themes in three collections of poetry by Abdirahman Gaileh Mirreh (1942-2000). Motivated by what he witnessed in his native Somalia, Mirreh's poetry is driven by his belief in democracy, freedom, and human rights. This paper…
Somalia has a cluster of laws governing the relationship between foreign investors and Somali society. This article gives a commentary and in- depth analysis of the Somalia's current foreign investment law (Law No:13 of 21 st January, 2016) as well…
Somalia celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence in 2020 while still striving to recover from the state collapse and protracted civil war. Over 60 years' continuous failure to build the Somali state indicates a general trend and recurring phenomenon…
This paper examines three collections of poetry by Abdirahman Gaileh Mirreh (1942-2000). If anything, Mirreh can be described as a poet who uses his words to advance a more democratic, more just, simpler, and greener world, not just for humans…
This article explores two related questions: (1) can Somalia's public institutions be reengineered using the world's most renowned organizational change theories? (2) where should change begin ina system protracted by corruption and constitutional unrest? Considering these two questions, the paper…
International judicial cooperation in criminal matters becomes more and more important for each country in the world. Somalia is no exception. In increasing number of cases, its authorities would need to turn to foreign judicial authorities to obtain necessary evidence…