Mahamad Hersi

2 months ago | geeska.com | Etenat Awol |Ibrahim Osman |Yasir Zaidan |Mahamad Hersi

Imagine, at 14, your education in Ethiopia’s Tigray region grinding to a halt as the deadliest war of the century erupts, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. For over two years, you have been out of school, deprived of your fundamental human rights — the right to education. Imagine surviving those excruciating years, only to return to a classroom with a sense of bittersweet relief.

Nov 5, 2024 | geeska.com | Mahamad Hersi |Denise Zaneza |Mohamed Gabobe

A second Bihi presidency poses a threat to democracy in Somaliland. The public must test his commitment to step down if he loses—and send him into retirement. Amid the height of campaigns for the presidential and political association elections in Somaliland, the incumbent president and candidate for the ruling party, Muse Bihi Abdi, recently gave an interview to the BBC Somali service.

Nov 5, 2024 | geeska.com | Mahamad Hersi |Mohamed Gabobe |Biruk Terrefe |Harry Verhoeven

Amid the height of campaigns for the presidential and political association elections in Somaliland, the incumbent president and candidate for the ruling party, Muse Bihi Abdi, recently gave an interview to the BBC Somali service. The interview was intriguing, both for its timing and because the president has rarely granted interviews over his seven years in office. Contrary to expectations, his responses left a great deal of ambiguity, political uncertainty, and more questions than answers.

Oct 10, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Mahamad Hersi |Thomas Mountain |Nick Turse |Bharat Dogra

The Horn of Africa, a region once described by Jeffrey Lefebvre as one of the world’s most “highly penetrated regional subsystems”, is on the brink of a dangerous turn as the several actors intensify their displays of power in Somalia.

Oct 9, 2024 | znetwork.org | Mahamad Hersi

This August, during Z’s fundraising drive, we are asking you to take action with us. It’s time to get up and stand up, not just in opposition to all the horrors unfolding around us, but to stand up FOR something in unity and strength. To provide a forum and tools for diverse activists to propose, not just oppose, has been Z’s mission for nearly 50 years.