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
Somalia: Kenyan army captured Afmadow, Hayo towns
Kenya’s military seized the Somali towns of Afmadow and Hayo as it prepared to capture.
Ethiopia: National Defence Forces’ 21-years journey
Following the fall of the Derg regime on May 28, 1991 through the arduous struggle,.
May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,
The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya.
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of US State Department issued its annual.
Interview| Meles Zenawi: I’ll probably teach at the leadership academy
A certain man named Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, apparently met Ethiopian.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab leader seeks forgiveness from Somalis
Ali Mohamed Hussein, former leader of al-Shabaab forces in the Banadir region, said last week.
Kenya: Two separate attacks wound five
Suspected grenade attacks at a hotel and a refugee camp in northeastern Kenya wounded at.
Somalia: Amisom and Gov’t troops capture the strategic town Afgoye
Somali forces andAfrican Union troops have captured the strategic town from Al Shabaab insurgents, Radio.
The Economist’s article on Ethiopia’s maritime ambitions
Highlights: * …..losing the coastline has not scuppered Ethiopia’s merchant fleet. The state-owned Ethiopian Shipping.
Somalia: Kenyan military plans to capture Kismayu port in June
The Kenya Defence Force(KDF) is scheduled to join the second and final stage of the.