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: Kismayo port could be the next target of Ethiopian troops
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that his military is looking to gain more ground.
EU forces hit a pirate base in Somalia; pirates threaten to kill hostages
The first attack on a pirate land base by the European Union’s anti-piracy force was.
Kenya: Terror suspect not Swedish rather a Swiss citizen
Highlight: The “Swedish” national who was arrested in Kenya on suspicions of having links to.
Somalia: Ethiopia commander says ‘not a problem to liberate Kismayo’
The commander of Ethiopia’s military in Somalia stated that it is not a problem for.
Kenya: German terror suspect arrested
Kenyan security forces on Wednesday arrested a German convert to radical Islam, for whom a.
Eritrean repression follows emigrants to Canada
(By: Aaron Berhane) Evading arrest under gunfire, I fled Eritrea in 2001, arriving in Canada.
Somalia: TFG troops captured ‘white Tanzanian’ Al-Shabaab fighter
(May 14 2012 – Garowe Online) – An alleged foreign fighter for the Al Shabaab.
Kenya to send home a Swedish terror suspect
A Swedish citizen, Magd Najjar, has been detained by Kenyan police on alleged links to.
Kenya on hunt for a German terror suspect
Kenyan police launched a major manhunt on Saturday for German citizen believed to use alias.
Report: UK citizens make up a quarter of Al-Shabaab’s foreign fighters
‘Britons are thought to make up about 25 per cent of the 200 or so.