Tag Archives: Failed state

Somalia’s clans and its power vacuum

December 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Clashes on 1 December in Somalia’s central region of Galgaduud have cost the lives of 26 people. Two rival clans, disputing over the distribution of land and water, are responsible for the casualties. The clan system is Somalia’s form of … read more »

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Sudan: One of world’s top failed states

June 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Republic of Sudan is the third on the list of the world’s failed states, after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia respectively, the latest edition of the Failed States Index (FSI) has revealed. Produced by The Fund … read more »

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Somalia again is at top of failed states list

June 21, 2011 by benim

For the fourth year in a row, Somalia, plagued by widespread lawlessness, piracy and an ineffective central government, tops an index of failed states. It was followed by three other African nations — Chad, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of … read more »

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