Category: Somalia
Somalia has been in a state of civil war and anarchy since 1991, when the central government of Mohammed Siad Barre was overthrown. Various clan-based armed groups took control of parts of Somalia, while its northern part, Somaliland, declared independence.
In second half of the 2000s, the international recognized Transitional Federal Government managed to control most of the territory, with the help of Ethiopia. In 2012, a federal Constitution was adopted followed by the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia. The government’s mandate is slated to end in 2015 with the adoption of a new constitution and elections.
President Hassan Sheik Mohamud is the incumbent.
Read the posts related to Somalia below
(Merkeb Negash) Exactly a year ago, in an article titled “The Politics of Writing an.
Kenya’s illiberal backslide
(By Magnus Taylor) In recent weeks I’ve had some interesting conversations, interviews and more formal.
Eritrea| Another collapsing state in the Horn of Africa?
(Goitom Gebreluel and Kjetil Tronvoll) Just as the Horn of Africa is witnessing the slow.
A look at Ethiopia After Meles Zenawi| Swedish Megazine
(By Cecilia Bäcklander) When Meles Zenawi died a year ago, many people hoped for a.
Slow but sustained: Ethiopian Muslims’ struggle continues
(Joris Leverink) Muslims in Ethiopia have been protesting against government interference in religious affairs for.
Hundreds Eritrean, Somalians sunk in Meditrianian sea
At least 130 people died and hundreds more are missing after a boat carrying migrants.
Eritrean Minister calls for United Nations reform
In an address to the UN General Assembly on Monday (September 30), Eritrea’s Foreign Minister,.
Somalia’s Famine: How politics killed 250,000 people
(Jonathan Gornall) The word “famine” has a natural ring to it – an inevitable act.
Somaliland: The ‘Not Yet’ Country in East Africa
(International Business Times) Whenever we think of poverty, war and lawlessness in the world; one.
Fmr. Congressman: Wrong to favor Egypt on Nile
Editor’s note (Daniel): American and European media often favor Egypt in their reports of the Nile.