Dr. M A Omar
Mohamed A Omar (BA, MA, PhD), is an academic, writer and political analyst with special interest in African politics, post-conflict state reconstruction and international relations.

Somaliland : Troubled Times Ahead

Dr. Mohamed OmarThis statement is damaging to Somaliland’s international position and can negatively affect the search for recognition. One could actually argue that the Minister and the President, who has supported his Minister’s statement in a speech at the Parliament, have both shamefully failed to serve Somaliland’s national and long-term interest in favour of their personal short-term political aims.


Somaliland and the Bush Administration: Is There A Change On The Horizon?

Dr. Mohamed OmarDr. Mohamed A Omar For the first time, since it withdrew from the voluntary union with Somalia in 1991, Somaliland is at the centre of a debate by the Bush administration over a possible recognition of its statehood. America appears to be throwing its weight behind Somaliland and in the process it is showing that its worldview is changing