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: Flood victims count exceed 100,000
Rain-induced floods in several parts of Kenya have affected at least 105,000 people and weakened.
Ban Ki-moon visits Somalia, UN office relocates to Mogadishu
Dec. 9, 2011 (UN News Center) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to.
Somalia President in Addis Ababa for security talks
A delegation of Somali politicians and military officials led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Somalia: EU increases financial support for AMISOM
EU provides additional support to security and peace in Somalia Summary: 5 December 2011, Brussels.
Somalia: Kenyan troops join AMISOM force
Kenyan soldiers fighting Al-Shabaab militants have now become part of the United Nations-sponsored African Mission.
Kenya: Abducted Spanish aid workers spotted in Somalia
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) indicated that the two aid workers abducted in Kenya last October.
Somalia: A change of name and of strategy for Al-Shabaab?
[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa, Dec. 9, 2011 issue.] This week, following.
US dismisses Russian doubts on Eritrean sanction
On Monday, the UN Security Council approved a new Resolution (2023/2011) that expands the sanctions.
Text of UN Resolution on Eritrea – UNSCR 2023(2011) [full text]
The full text of resolution 2023 (2011), adopted on Dec. 5, 2011, reads as follows:.
Transcript: Security Council meeting to sanction Eritrea [Dec. 5, 2011]
The UN Security Council voted to toughen sanctions against the Eritrean regime on Monday, Dec..