Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Letters from Osama bin Laden`s last hideout show him worrying about mistakes made by his network`s affiliates, such as al-Shabaab, and the need to regain the trust of potential Muslim supporters. Bin…
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The Saga of Somali Piracy
A danger foreseen is half avoided. -Thomas Fuller-Gnomologia It was reported in the media that a Sri Lankan delegation was expected to travel to Somalia to negotiate the release of six…
Stabilizing Somalia – the development moment
BY AURELIEN KRUSE The gathering of world leaders in London last week to consider the fate of Somalia may be heralding a new development moment for the war-torn country. But we…
Somalia and the London Conference – the Wrong Route to Peace
By: Richard Dowden At first I withheld judgment on the British government’s decision to hold a major international conference on Somalia. It was so good to hear the government at…
Somalia can be reborn as a country of progress and prosperity
By: Mohamed Sharif The term “failed state” was coined by President George W Bush to be the byword of US policy in Somalia. The country was put on the list of those…
What can the West do to help Somalia?
By: Adjoa Anyimadu The London Conference on Somalia has received a surprising amount of publicity at a time when economic turmoil in Greece and unrest in Syria are pressing international concerns.…
How do you solve a problem like Somalia?
FEBRUARY 23rd has been the biggest day in Somalia’s recent history. There is an expectation that today’s London conference on Somalia, organised by the British government and backed by almost all interested…
Somalia: Far from a failed state?
Somalia: Far from a failed state? With leaders from more than 50 countries and international organisations due to gather this week for the London Conference on Somalia, BBC Africa analyst…
Somalia: Two Weeks to Remember. Two Weeks to go.
By: Matt Baugh British Ambassador to Somalia, Nairobi February 10, 2012 It’s been quite a fortnight. At the end of January, I accompanied the UK Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell,…
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