The Unbearable Weight of Hope: Why Somali millennials are losing faith in change

[Deeq A.]

Somalia’s millennials, the generation born on the eve of the collapse of the Siad Barre government, have lived their entire lives in conflict. For us, the only constant has been instability. We have waited for decades for a government that works, and when one finally began to emerge, so did our hopes for change. But that hope is now dimming, and we are left wondering: will anything ever change?

Source: Hiiraan Online