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Somali Elections: politicians continue to use the country’s institutions for personal profit

August 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Prof. Liban A. Egal Somalia’s upcoming permanent government is feted as a model for national reconciliation and good governance. The signatories are largely former militia members, intellectual Diasporans, and members of Puntland and Galmudug states. These corrupt leaders have … read more »

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International community ‘complicit’ in Somali strife

July 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mohamud M Uluso The leaked and publicly debated report of Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) of the United Nations has uncovered an unimaginable range of predatory activities perpetrated by Somali leaders as well as by a large number of … read more »

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New report reveals Somalia’s missing millions

July 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two-thirds of bilateral aid is unaccounted for, says former head of Public Finance Unit Rasna Warah The report shows that over the period 2000-2011, the first Somali Transitional National Government and the subsequent Transitional Federal Governments received bilateral aid totalling … read more »

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Somalia must seize its chance to break sterile and corrupt mould of nation-building

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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Destination oblivion: the failure of Western policy in Somalia

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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Will Istanbul conference engender a common vision for Somalia?

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The title of the Istanbul II conference – “Preparing Somalia’s future: Goals for 2015” – carries an inspiring and appealing vision. What is not clear is if the Istanbul II conference will engender a common vision for a new direction … read more »

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15 killed in central Somalia clan clashes

November 5, 2010 by benim

More than 15 people have been killed Thursday after clan clashes erupted in villages of central Somalia, Radio Garowe reports. Fighting erupted in a town located between Galgudud and Mudug regions of central Somalia after both clans fought over grazing … read more »

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