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(ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian security forces have arrested four members of the Al-Qaeda allied Somalian Islamist extremist group, al-Shabaab. According to the National Security and Intelligence Agency, the militants were arrested on Friday in Moyale town near the border with … read more »
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By Seth Rutledge Syria : an alleged hacked British defense contractor email reveals a US/Qatar plan to deploy a chemical weapon false flag attack in Syria. Israel conducted an air strike on Syria; the US reportedly approved and is poised … read more »
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By Markus V. Hoehne On 13 January 2013 James Ferguson published an article in The Independent with the title ‘Somalia: A failed state back from the dead’. While it is great to hear good news from Somalia for a change, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Politics of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, United States
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The West is moving toward a military intervention in Mali, somewhat slowly yet entirely deliberately, due to concerns about al-Qaeda’s control of territory there. An October UN Security Council resolution authorizes such military action, and while the United States has … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kismayo, Mali, mali news, malian news, Somalia, United States
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By: Jim Kouri Somali and African Union security forces drove members of a powerful Islamic terrorist group out of the town of Jowhar on Sunday, according to a report from a counterterrorism expert in Israel. The government and AU troops … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Islamic Courts Union, Jowhar, Mogadishu, Somalia
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By Jamal Ali The prelude for a final battle to reverse the course, and alter the current Somali Federal Government structure sets its collision route against the federal constitution. If it prudently succeeds, it will overturn the inherited progress of … read more »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated Somalia on its transition of government, speaking in Washington-”What has been accomplished has exceeded what many thought was possible. And it’s taken a lot of hard work and a lot of sacrifice, first … read more »
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Tagged African Union, al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Crisis Group, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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While the international media might trumpet “Somalia’s First Free and Fair Elections in 50 Years” reality on the ground in Mogadishu reveals a truly grand farce of an “election” process. First of all, the so called “Members of Parliament”, most … read more »
IT SAYS much when the long-time rulers of two of Africa’s largest, most important nations, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi, had to fly to Europe for critical medical treatment because their own nations lacked facilities and specialists. Meles’ … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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Meles Zenawi: IN MARCH 2005, when Tony Blair released the Commission for Africa report he had sponsored as British prime minister, it seemed he had gathered together a winning team: a popular icon, Bob Geldof; his own rival, Gordon Brown; … read more »
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MOGADISHU — Somalia has unveiled a new final draft constitution that was recently approved in Nairobi by Somali leaders in the presence of Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Dr. Augustine Mahiga. The text is somewhat an exact … read more »
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By Ahmed M.I. Egal The impending expiry of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has occasioned an unseemly rush to establish a ‘permanent’, and therefore ‘legitimate’, administration in the country. This forms a severe test for the Somalia Policy of the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, TFG, Transitional Federal Government
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Ahmed M.I Egal The impending expiry of the term of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed in August this year has occasioned an unseemly rush to establish a ‘permanent’ and therefore ‘legitimate’ government in Somalia by the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, TFG, Transitional Federal Government
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The African Union (AU) has mutated into a particularly corrupt and brutal enforcer of western rule in Africa. When it comes to the interests of Pax Americana you must start with the crimes committed in the AU’s “War on Terror” … read more »
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By Abdi Aynte If a split within the rank and file of Somalia’s al-Shabaab militants was a mere speculation, it has now become a reality, thanks to a lacerating Friday sermon by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, Somalia’s best known holy … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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Prime minister says west must help Somalis build a stable future or conflict-ridden country’s problems will continue to reoccur. The world has reached a turning point in helping Somalis reclaim their country, David Cameron said on Thursday, as he opened … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Ban Ki-moon, David Cameron, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kristalina Georgieva, Somalia, United States
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NEW YORK, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 17 February 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea added one individual to the list of individuals and entities subject … read more »
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Tagged Ahmed Ali, Al-Shabaab, Djibouti, Eritrea, Hassan Dahir Aweys, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, JIM, Somalia
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By Rasna Warah A huge international conference is being organised in London on Somalia, but it does not have the support of the citizens. It will fail because what the ‘international community’ has failed to learn over the years is … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, United States
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If I were a Somali I would thank Allah for the pirates. For more than 20 years the world has stood by while successive civil wars destroyed the country, killing hundreds of thousands of people by bullets, disease and starvation … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Bill Clinton, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Somalia, Times, United States
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Mogadishu – An al-Shabaab fighter rammed a minibus loaded with explosives into a government building in central Somalia used by troops and politicians on Tuesday, a military official and an al Shabaab spokesperson said. The attack occurred in Baladweyne, a … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kenya, Mogadishu, Reuters, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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It has taken almost 21 years, but at last there is a concerted and sustained international effort to oust Somalia’s clan warlords and religious fanatics who have terrorized the leaderless Horn of Africa country since early 1991. Within the next … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kenya, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, United States
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Anyone interested in seeing the future of Afghanistan need only take a short plane trip from Italy across Libya and Sudan to what is the most dysfunctional territory in Africa. Somalia can’t be properly called a state, more of a … read more »
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Tagged Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Sharia, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, Yusuf al-Qaradawi
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November 28, 2011 by benim
New convoys of heavily-armed Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia and are heading for central areas, residents said on Sunday, days after Addis Ababa said it planned to send troops to help Somali and Kenya forces fighting Islamist insurgents. Ethiopia, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kenya, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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November 21, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – A Somali government spokesperson on Monday denied that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia to help fight insurgents despite several witnesses reporting the movement of troops. Abdirahman Omar Osman said Ethiopian troops would only be welcome if they had … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of Somalia, Somalia, Southern Africa, War in Somalia, West Africa
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November 21, 2011 by benim
Somalia’s defense minister has confirmed Ethiopian troops are in Somalia to fight against Islamist al-Shabab militants. Hussein Arab Issa told VOA Sunday the government welcomes anyone who will help fight against the al-Qaida-linked group. He said the Ethiopians will share … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kenya, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of Somalia, Somalia, Southern Africa, Transitional Federal Government, West Africa
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The devastating famine in Somalia is not a natural phenomenon but a man-made one. Political and military intervention over the last decade made the Somali people extremely vulnerable. The drought simply pushed them over the edge. The culprits are the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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Tagged Abdi Ismail Samatar, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamic Courts Union, North Africa, Pan African News, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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Yesterday, the United Nations declared three additional regions of the country enfamished, including the blighted capital of Mogadishu. Currently, some 3.5 million Somalis are in need of aid, and starvation has cost the lives of nearly 29,000 children under the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamic Courts Union, Islamism, Libya, North Africa, Pan African News, Somali Civil War, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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There’s ample evidence of radicalised US citizens wooed to fight in Somalia. We need to ensure they don’t bring the jihad home The news of another American suicide bomber shows, once again, the deadly allure of jihadism among a small … read more »
Posted in Daylight Africa, East Africa, News, Somali
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – African Union and Somali troops appear ready to move into the skinny alleys of Mogadishu’s largest market to oust the militants who control it in an operation that, if successful, could be the most visible win against … read more »
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At the Nuremberg Trials in 1945, Hermann Goering, Hitler’s right-hand man, told his interrogator: Naturally the common people don’t want war. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and … read more »
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