Tag Archives: Somalia
By Abdihakim Aynte Last week, Somalia’s donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country. The London gathering, which brought together over 50 heads of state and hundreds of international … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, David Cameron, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, London, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, Somaliland
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By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa, according to a new report released … read more »
Posted in Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, Special Reports, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Central African Republic, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Melinda Gates, Save the Children, Sierra Leone, Somalia, sub-Saharan Africa, World Health Organization
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Mark Tran, guardian.co.uk, Somali president expected to present plans for rebuilding military, police and justice systems, as civil society calls on nascent government to empower women and provide jobs On Tuesday next week, the UK hosts yet another big conference … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, somali government, Somalia
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By Stig Hansen Harakat Al Shabaab is an organisation that has, for many years, been misunderstood. This is perhaps most clearly illustrated by the frequent predictions concerning its fragmentation and imagined demise. These predictions first occurred in 2008 and have … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Baidoa, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabaab, Sharia, Somalia
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IOL New York – Ethiopia on Thursday denied that it was “shirking responsibility” by beginning to withdraw its troops from conflict-stricken Somalia. Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom told the United Nations Security Council that other countries were informed “months” ago about … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hudur, Somalia, United Nations Security Council
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After years of overlooking the real needs of the Somali people, it is significant change longed-for that Somalia’s statebuiling featured in the strategic agenda of the key actors of the International Community (IC), namely the G8 powers[1] in their ministerial … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Mohamud M Uluso, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Development Bank, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Financial Institutions, International Monetary Fund, Somali, Somali people, Somali Shilling, Somalia
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(Reuters) – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government and African Union peacekeeping forces that are also battling Islamist militants there. After waging an ill-fated war in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hudur, Somalia
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Security – Somali police are increasingly playing a more prominent role in keeping their country back on its feet after 22 years of conflict. But peace in Somalia is still a long shot. In areas with any significant gatherings, police … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, improvised explosive device, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali Police Force, Somalia
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The US government has criticised countries in the East African region for their continued human rights violations and political oppression in its annual report on human rights practices around the world. The US state department’s 2012 Country Reports on Human … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Red Sea, Somalia, United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
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(IRIN) – Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles. After more than … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somalia
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has denied that the government is forcing tens of thousands of people off their land in order to lease it to foreign investors. “As far as land grabbing is … read more »
As the twin bombings hit the Boston Marathon, deadlier blasts also ripped through the densely populated Somali capital of Mogadishu. Hours after car bombs and suicide bombers killed at least 16 people outside a court complex on Sunday, another car … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abdi, Amy Goodman, Boston, Deqo Mohamed, HAWA ABDI, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, somalian
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By Jamal Ali In an etiological analogy, Somalia’s current state-building detractors resemble like the mythical Medusa’s head. It appears that Perseus had cut them all off exhaustingly, except his blade slashed the last head before it hid in a ruble. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Columnist, East Africa, Jamal Ali, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Ankara, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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Ethiopia has been working to strengthen existing economic ties among the nations of East Africa, according to the Foreign, Defence and Security Affairs Standing Committee of the House of People’s Representatives, the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Parliament. The Committee … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Union Mission, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Somalia, Uganda
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and President of the autonomous region of Somaliland Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo in the second round of talks mediated by Turkey in capital Ankara. Davutoglu met Somali … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Ahmet Davutoğlu, Ankara, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Istanbul, President, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – Nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists, most wearing suicide vests, stormed Somalia’s main court complex on Sunday while the Supreme Court was in session, firing a barrage of bullets during a running gun battle with security forces that lasted … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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It’s a new day in Somalia. That’s the message I took away from a trip to the capital city of Mogadishu earlier this year. We have our best opportunity in more than two decades to help stabilize Somalia and advance … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali people, Somalia, United States
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey has hosted direct talks between the presidents of Somalia and the breakaway Somaliland region to encourage dialogue between the two. No statement was released after Saturday’s meeting between Somalia’s Hassan Sheik Mohamud and Ahmed Silanyo of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Ankara, Development aid, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Silanyo, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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By Gwynne Dyer, Special to QMI Agence There have been no elections in Somalia since 1967 and there won’t be any this year, either. But the country has a new parliament (appointed on the advice of clan elders) that has … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, United Nations Security Council
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Government of Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, received Somalia’s Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, in Addis Ababa over the weekend. Discussions focused on bilateral relations between the two governments as well as cooperation between the two countries in the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Review, Hailemariam Desalegn, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Addis Ababa (RBC) Somalia prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saacid on his first visit tour to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa has met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Hailamariam Daselegn in a bid to discuss bilateral relations between the two governments, … read more »
Labelled as a failed state, Somalia is finally on the long road to recovery, but is their new constitution holding them back? Whilst the country’s new constitution may be deemed a success, many have argued that it is just a … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Federal Government, Federal government of the United States, Federal Parliament, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Natural resource, Somali people, Somalia, United States
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Why the Federal Minister of Trade of Ethiopian (Abdurahman Sheikh Mohammed) was Sacked by Meles Zenawi? What are the facts and who are the Key Players in this case? By A Yakume* In November 2011, Abdurahman Sheikh Mohammed, a 29 … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, Yakume A
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Harar, Meles Zenawi, Non-governmental organization, Ogaden, Somali people, Somali Region, Somalia
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The British government says it believes terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks in Somalia and urged U.K. nationals to leave the country. The Foreign Office already advises against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland, where it says … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Consular assistance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of the United Kingdom, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, terrorism, Western world
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By Abukar Arman With its meager financial and human resources, the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) has been doing better than a satisfactory job. However, in recent months, it has been profoundly frustrated by various challenges. Chief among them is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Jubbaland, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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“Kenya is not only an important ally but a tremendous laboratory for Somaliland” “Somaliland does not have conflict with any country thus welcome positive diplomatic and economic relations from all” Kenya Dr Mahmud Abulahi Jama ‘Sifir By: Yusuf M Hasan … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Hargeisa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somalia, Somaliland, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By PLOS Guest Blogger Andrew Seal and Rob Bailey discuss the limitations of data-driven humanitarian efforts, and the lessons learned from the 2011 Somalia famine. In May 2012, the UN Secretary General published a report on ‘Strengthening of the coordination … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Office of Foreign Assets Control, PATRIOT Act, Shabaab, Somalia, United Nations
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By Tuesday Reitano* Introduction 2013 might just be Somalia’s year. A confluence of events – the successful end of the political transition, the formation of a promising new government headed by a new guard of civil society leaders, and the rollback … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Fate of stranded migrants in Yemen ‘very grim’ GENEVA: The plight of thousands of migrants stranded in Yemen after trying to reach Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has Ethiopian migrants sleep out in the open near a transit centre Ethiopian … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haradh, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen
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By Giordano Cossu GOGTI, Ethiopia—The dry season is at its peak in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and due to scarcer rains, a new food and water emergency looms. With the 2011 famine in memory, the Ethiopian government, the people, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Internally displaced person, Kenya, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali Region, Somalia
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