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
Kenyan, Somali forces capture parts of Kismayou city
African forces pushed al-Qaeda- linked militants from some positions in Somalia’s coastal city of Kismayo.
Ethiopian: PM Hailemariam sworn in – A Week in the Horn
Ato Hailemariam Desalegn, previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was sworn in.
PM Hailemariam Desalegn inaugural speech full text]
Speech delivered to the House of Peoples’ Representatives by H.E Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at.
Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab
There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab.
The UN Security Council’s latest resolution on Somalia
On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution.
International Crisis Group report: ‘Ethiopia After Meles’
Policy Briefing Africa Briefing N°89 Nairobi/Brussels, 22 August 2012 Ethiopia After Meles I. OVERVIEW The.
The Meles Zenawi I Knew (by Barry Malone)
I once asked Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Aug. 20 from an.
The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House)
The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House) The death on Monday of Ethiopian prime.
Analysis | The Election of the First Woman AU Leader
(By Mehari Taddele Maru (PhD) * The elections of the leadership of the African Union.
Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President
Somalia’s Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for.