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.
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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.
Ethiopia on Thursday said it was yet to reach a decision on sending troops to.
The Istanbul II Conference on Somalia
The two day Istanbul Conference on Somalia, “Preparing for Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015”, opened.
Al-Shabaab plotting attack in Netherlands | Radio Netherlands
* A former commander of the Somali al-Qaeda-linked organisation al-Shabaab says dormant cells in the.
Briefing | Horn of Africa fares poorly on Minority Rights
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a non-governmental organization working to secure the rights of.
Below average rain in Somalia, but famine unlikely
The UN’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in Somalia has said that Somalia’s.
Al-Shabaab militants ambush Somali President’s convoy
* Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Sharif narrowly escaped death Tuesday when a convoy in.
Somalia: The 21 Years Itch and Turkey’s Role in Somalia
(By Abukar Arman) Two decades have passed since the collapse of the Somali state. Twenty.