Walking into Global Diplomacy: Reflections from the Doha Forum
Mahad Wasuge
December 26, 2025
I received an invitation from the Doha Forum, the International Crisis Group, and the African Union Political Affairs, Peace, and
I received an invitation from the Doha Forum, the International Crisis Group, and the African Union Political Affairs, Peace, and
I recently received an invitation to attend the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Arta Peace Conference and the
I recently traveled to Garowe to attend the third Annual Peace Conference, held from 21–23 September 2025. The conference, convened
Nearly three months ago—April 7, to be exact—I was selected to participate in a Transformational Leadership course scheduled for June
I travelled to Kismayo on Friday, 23 May. The trip was part of a series of roundtable discussions that Somali
On the early morning of Thursday, 27 February 2025, my wife, Shukri, called me with heartbreaking news: my beloved sister,
Despite these realities, this is home. It is where I feel a sense of belonging. I visited and spent time
Dear son Mohamed,
This has been an important week for our family and for you. You have successfully completed
From my childhood, I was very interested in working a media as a newscaster or reporter. I used to listen
On 30 August 2021, my dear brother Abdikarim Abdullahi Hussein died in Buulaburte. It took me almost three years to
My friend Mohamed Omer invited me to attend the Somali Youth Summit, which took place in Jigjiga between 25 and
I have previously written two blogs reflecting on ten-year milestones. The first, which was widely read and shared, was a
This is the first travelogue I am writing for a trip outside Somalia. When I first started these travel blogs
I have been writing travel blogs about the towns I visit in Somalia since 2014. I was not, however, able
In the early morning of May 29, 2022, I woke up to the terrible news of the death of my
In March 2022, I traveled to Beledweyne for a Somali Public Agenda study. Since I concluded my secondary level education
Today marks the tenth anniversary of my teaching; I started teaching at SYL Primary and Secondary School a decade ago
After about five years away, I traveled back to the coastal city of Kismayo, the capital city of the Lower
I have had the privilege to travel to many towns in Somalia in the past eight years, but I did
After almost three years away (two years and 9 months to be exact), I traveled back to Beledweyne for a
I have been occasionally traveling to Baidoa since 2014. It is a nice, cool town, and its people are welcoming.
Although I have travelled to many Somali cities in the past eight years, I had never been to Jowhar, the
Going back to Buulaburte – my hometown – had a lot of emotional attachments. The last time I was in
Twenty years ago today, on a Thursday morning, 7th December 2000 (10th Ramadan 1421) my father died in Buulaburte, a
On 19 July 2020, I travelled to Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug State, for Somali Public Agenda study on Galmudug
After 11 years since our graduation from Sheikh Mohamed Moalin Primary and Secondary School in Beledweyne, I spent a memorable
On a sunny August day in 2019, I landed at Garowe’s Gen. Mohamed Abshir airport. I had visited Garowe several
It was exactly ten years ago today, 14 August 2009, when I came to Mogadishu with a mission to study
On the afternoon of 14 March 2019, a former Madarasa-mate Abdirahman Waare called to inform me that Moalin Abdirahman had
Cabdiraxmaan Waare oo aan isku dugsi ahayn ayaa isoo wacay xilli galab ah taariikhdu markii ay ahayd 14-kii Maarso 2019
I left Beledweyne in June 2009, soon after the graduation ceremony of my high school, to pursue a university degree
It was my third trip to Hargeisa. Last time I traveled to the city was November 2016 when I stayed
Xarumihii waxbarashada Soomaaliya oo ay ka mid ahayd maktabaddii qaranka waa la burburiyey kadib markii xukunka laga tuuray dowladdii militariga
Somalia’s education institutions including the national library were totally destroyed after the state collapse in 1991. Years of destruction, anarchy,
Kadib dhammaadkii shirweyne saddex maalin ka socday magaalada Jabuuti, waxa aan fursad u helay in aan tago magaalada Carta. Waxa
The extradition of Abdikarim Muse Qalbi-Dhagax to Ethiopia in late August this year highlighted the ambiguity of Somali citizenship. Qalbi-Dhagaxis
Somalia experienced a leadership change in early 2017. After months of parliamentary (s)elections, lower and upper house parliamentarians were sworn
On Friday evening 15th July, a faction of Turkish military forces attempted to topple the democratically elected President, Erdogan. The
Somalia is a nation where its people often focus on discussing about the nature of politics. Those people also look
I started writing this piece when I was listening to one of Dahir Ga’amey Somali songs that he composed after
Waxa aan bilaabay qoraalkan waqti aan dhageysanayay mid kamid ah heesaha Daahir Gacameey taas ee uu curiyay mar uu booqday
Tan iyo markii uu dagaalkii sokeeye ka qarxay Soomaaliya, dalka waxa uu galay nidaam darro jirtay muddo ka badan labaatan
Since the civil war broke out in Somalia, the country descended into lawlessness over twenty years. Because of the prolonged
When Somalia gained its independence in 1960, subsequent Somali governments structured a centralized unitary state. In the post-independent system, the
am taking an online course on Public Policy Challenges in the 21st century. In the first week of the
After the overthrow of the former military regime in Somalia in 1991, all government institutions were destroyed. The country was
The official currency of Somalia is the “Somali Shilling”. It is the weirdest currency anyone could encounter. Unlike normal banknotes,
Galdogob is one of the districts of Mudug region. It is about sixty kilometers (60 km) west of Gaalkacyo town,
Civics is the study of the great theoretical and practical aspects of citizenship, its rights and duties; the duties of
It was my first time to travel to Baidoa. The days were limited, and here are five things I observed
Somalia has many resource endowments. The most notable resources are the large fertile land, the livestock and the marine resources.
Waxa ay ahayd subax Jimco ah. Waxa aan usoconnay aniga iyo saaxiibkey degmada Xamarweyne. Waxa aan taagnaa isgoyska Banaadir. Waxa
After a semester of my graduation, I was called by the university and was informed that the university planned for
Every state has three main organs that design and implement the state’s goals and objectives – the executive, the legislative
Dhanka Islaamka, guurku waa heshiis udhexeya nin iyo waliga haweeneyda, kaas oo uguuriya haweeneyda marka ay u wakiilato. Caruuska waa
In Islam, marriage is a contract between the man and the wali of a woman, who gives her to the
Unemployment refers to a situation where people are capable and willing to work at the going wage rates but cannot
From my childhood, I was very interested in working a media as a newscaster or reporter. I used to listen
Is a researcher, teacher, podcaster and blogger. His work over the last decade has focused on teaching and researching governance, justice and social services in Somalia.
