Famine-Stricken Somalia Suffers From Aid Drought
by Michele Kelemen Humanitarian groups are increasingly worried about the looming budget cuts in U.S. foreign assistance. They argue that lives are at stake in places like the Horn of…
Zimbabwe, Somalia and Chad are Africa’s worst – MIF
Zimbabwe, Somalia and Chad are the worst governed countries in Africa, the latest governance index by a respected foundation has revealed. The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, released on…
An act of desperation by Al-Shabaab
by Muuse Yuusuf A victim of an act of desperation Suicide car-bombing is a frightening new phenomenon that has instilled fear in the hearts and minds of many Somalis who…
Somalia: A road map into a new quagmire
By: Dr. Oduesp Eman, political science and international relations lecturer Since September 6th when a two and a half a day long conference known as the High Level Consultative Meeting…
Do Muslims Really Care About Somalia?
BY AKBAR AHMED , FRANKIE MARTIN A young, rail-thin, and gaunt Somali woman, cradling her starving child in her arms, looks straight into the camera. Her eyes are dead; she…
Using economic levers to hurt Al-Shabaab
by Avi Jorisch In recent weeks, the United Nations has sponsored meetings in Mogadishuto help Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) improve security, promote reconciliation and draw up a new constitution…
Somali Piracy: Causes and Consequences
By Miles G. Kellerman Since the early 1990s, rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a major issue for global trade and security, prompting strong responses from the…
‘Food becoming driving force of world political affairs’
Turkey has been a frontrunner in sending humanitarian supplies to Somalia as the eastern Africannation has been suffering from one of the worst droughts to hit the continent. The recent…
In Somalia, years of damage to undo
By Henry L. Davis Abdiweli M. Ali’s to-do list looks nothing like yours. Rid a country of a fearsome militant Islamist group. Deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people suffering from…
In Somalia ‘Seeds of Hope and Progress Have Begun to Sprout, But They Need to Be Carefully and Generously Nurtured’, Security Council Told
Security Council SC/10384 Top United Nations Envoy Notes Political ‘Game Change’, with Agreed Road Map, ‘Much Improved’ Situation in Capital, but Warns No Progress without Adequate Funds Declaring the…
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