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
Kenya: UN report lists 7 Nairobi buildings as Al-Shabaab targets
* An internal UN security report circulated last Wednesday says Kenyan police listed seven buildings,.
Netherland’s Minister visits Puntland, Somalia
Netherlands Minister for International Cooperation and European Affairs visited Garowe, the capital of Puntland –.
Somalia: Kenya postpones Kismayo assault, despite Ethiopian pressure
The Kenyan army would like to wrest the Somalian port of Kismayo from the Al.
Kenyan Air Force shells the port town Kismayo, southern Somalia
The Al Shabaab controlled port city of Kismayo, was shelled by helicopters on Thursday, as.
Kenya: Swiss citizen on trial for alleged Al-Shabaab membership
A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s.
Meles Zenawi eyes an international role after retirement, Patrick Gilkes says
Patrick Gilkes, an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an author of books.
Israel to deport Ethiopian, S.Sudanese and to lock Eritrean, Sudanese migrants
Highlights: * [Israeli PM] ordered his ministers to accelerate efforts to deport citizens of South.
Somalia: Al Shabaab officials begin to flee from Kismayo | Radio RBC
Senior Al Shabaab leaders in Jubba region begun to flee from Kismayo town after the.
Somalia: Kenyan troops officially joined AMISOM [Press release]
The Kenyan troops in Somalia officially joined AMISOM on Saturday. AU’s Commissioner for Peace and.
Uganda’s President visits Eritrea
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda arrived in Asmara for a three day official visit on.