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Successful constitutional review in post-conflict or conflict settings such as Somalia can be crucial in building trust and emphasizing a sense of commitment by the citizens to the state regardless of their status. As such, constitutional…

The concept of universal franchise, also known as common suffrage or general suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adult citizens in most cases on a person-vote basis regardless of the individual’s income, gender, wealth, race,…

Many dimensional approaches need to be consolidated, and measures that include the constitutional-making process should be given a national outlook with the opinions and suggestions of as many stakeholders as possible being sought.

Somalia has a history of democratic and multi -party political process. In the early 1960s, there were honest efforts of reforming the political processes into a more democratic space. In that time, Somalia was one of few democratic…

After over 32 years of conflict and political instability, much of the existing infrastructure has been damaged. Even worse, before the warfare began, the country could not overcome the effects of over 150 years of colonialism that left the…

Somalis and foreign partners hailed the peaceful transfer of power between the elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on May 23, 2022 following the conclusion of the most corrupt…

August 30 (Jowhar.com)-Africa, the continent with the youngest population of more than 400 million people living in critical and challenging conditions, mainly caused by man-made factors and dysfunctional governmental systems that are…

The world is evolving with exceptional speed. That profoundly influences the lives of the world’s one billion youths, with 85% developing nations. Contemporary social and political development is activating changes in the social framework…

The conflict in Somalia has historical roots worsened by the colonial administrative system, and the post-independence winner takes all majoritarian political systems.

Women empowerment means guiding principles to strengthen women’s participation in social, political, and economic activities while delivering health quality services.

The expansive Northern Kenya region (previously known as NFD), which accounts for 20% of Kenya's size, has been grappling with a myriad of problems and lagging behind the rest of the country. 

This article seeks to focus on the future of Somalia but in a unique way. For years, plans and policies said to be essential for the country's future have been passed by both government and non -governmental organizations.

August 03 (Jowhar.com)-Five years of brutal repression by the previous regime paved the way for change and placed a new leadership at the helm. Hassan Sheik Mohamud ensured a very rare victory and became the first president to be reelected…

Over the last decades, about three and a half million people in Somalia have been affected by conflict and famine. That conflict has devastated a significant part of the country’s infrastructure.

  States often negotiate with each other over more than one issue simultaneously. That may link to employing a better multidimensional international crisis bargaining model.

Political cleavages are permanent political divisions among citizens. Since the 1960s, the concept of cleavage has become current in the social science research concerned with the formation of European party systems and begun to understand…