Somalia: Benefits – and risks – of Puntland oil
The recent discovery of oil deposits in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, could improve its population's livelihoods…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 @ 9:19 am
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Uganda: Questions over progress against the Lord’s Resistance Army
The US believes its military intervention in central Africa in pursuit of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is having…
Sunday, March 4, 2012 @ 4:34 am
Time to take early action before another Horn of Africa drought
A discussion on the possibility of a third consecutive year of drought in the Horn of Africa was held this…
Sunday, March 4, 2012 @ 4:25 am
Somalia: Mogadishu terror continues, despite Al-Shabab “withdrawal”
Although Al-Shabab insurgents announced their withdrawal from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in August 2011, insecurity in the city has continued,…
Sunday, March 4, 2012 @ 4:23 am
Al-Shabaab is now in disarray – Ethiopian official
(WIC - February 22, 2011) The coordinated military operations to wipe out al-shabaab in Somalia have left fighters of the…
Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 3:25 am
Analysis: Behind the Merger of al-Shabab and al-Qaida – By Nelly Lahoud
Highlights: * This article reflects on what it took for this merger to occur. It discusses al-Shabab’s past unrequited courtship…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:32 pm
London Conference on Somalia: Communique [full text]
Full text of the Communique from the London Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House on 23 February. 1. The London…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:31 pm
Ethiopian, Somalia troops capture several towns from Al-Shabaab
At the beginning of the week, Ethiopian, TFG (Transitional Federal Government) forces and Ahlu Sunna wal Jama’a militia advancing from…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:29 pm
Analysis: International Efforts to Counter Al-Shabaab – By David Shinn
(By David H. Shinn) Since the al-Shabaab (The Youth) took control of most of south and central Somalia in 2007,…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 @ 5:21 am
Somalia: Preparations for the London Conference | A Week in the Horn
The London Conference on Somalia is being held on Thursday next week, February 23rd. Chaired by UK Prime Minister, David…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 @ 5:18 am
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