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Somalia: Al Shabab is biggest threat

Crisis now a 'nightmare' for global
community

Somalia sinks deeper into a state of
total disintegration

Somalia:
A Country in Peril,
A Policy Nightmare







By Prof. Ken Menkhaus
" It would be easy to conclude that today's
disaster is merely a continuation of a long pattern
of intractable problems there, and move on to the
next story in the newspaper. So Somalia's in
flames again - what's new?
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Is Darfur Killing Somalia?
( Middle East Times )
" Neither the current White House nor the
Ethiopian executive, however, could possibly have
the power -- or, for that matter, the true will
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UN envoy decries waste dumping off
Somalia
Ink in His Veins and
Somalia in His Heart




Nuruddin Farah
"..He once said that he was
"trying to keep my country
alive by writing about it."
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Somalia Native K'Naan
gives new meanig to....






"...His music and words mean
a lot to me as an African
because it has truth and
dignity."
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Dilemmas facing Somali
music and musicians







"The Somali artists once used
to set the goals and visions of
their nation,." More

IFJ Demands Action to
Protect Journalists After
Killing of Somali Leader
(APPA)

Understanding the History
of  Violence








Ahmed A. Abdullahi
( Kamil )
" The lethal use of force has
become the culture in
resolving disputes between
rival clans, groups and
governments." More
SPORTS
Somalia win stadium
reconstruction

Athlets from war-torn Somalia going
for gold in Beijing Olympics

SOCCER:
Of football fans, coaches and referees
"...Sports is known to have a strong mobilizing
effect. It brings together people of diverse
backgrounds and interest"
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U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government
25 June, 2009 (Washington Post)
Fighting displaces over 200,000
    7 July, 2009 (Ethio Quest News) - "The escalating
    conflict in Mogadishu is having a devastating
    impact on the city's population causing enormous
    suffering and massive displacement. By yesterday,
    the eight-week-long offensive led by the Al-Shabab
    and Hisb-ul-Islam militia against government
    forces had driven a staggering 204.000.....More
Editorial: Somalia Crisis
    8 August, 2009 (Arab News) - "Somalia would
    probably have been at peace now if governments
    in the Horn of Africa and beyond had kept out of
    its affairs. Ethiopia's meddling, with its 2006
    invasion, has been obvious. Eritrea's has been
more covert. Certainly, it denies arming...More
Somalis Rally Against al-Shabab
6 December, 2009 (BBC) - Hundreds of Somalis have taken to
the streets of Mogadishu to protest against al-Shabab, the group
held responsible for a deadly suicide attack last week....More
Ethiopian Invasion of Somalia, a Debacle U.S...
13 Mar. 2010 | Sahra Mohamud - U.S. Department of State Bureau
of African Affairs Secretary Donald Yamamoto said that the
invasion of Ethiopian forces in 2006 in Somalia was a mistake..More
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'Suicide belt' found after Uganda World Cup blasts
    13 July, 2010 (BBC) - An unexploded
    suicide belt has been found in Kampala
    after Sunday's deadly attack on people
    watching the World Cup final....More
UN declares famine in Somalia
    21 July, 2011 (Guardian) - The UN has
    officially declared two parts of Somalia
    to be in famine amid the worst drought in
    east Africa for 60 years. Mark Bowden,
    humanitarian coordinator for...More
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Ethiopia, Somali troops take key city: witnesses
    01 January, 2012 (AFP) - Ethiopian
    troops and Somali government forces
    seized control of a key Somali city
    Saturday after battling Islamist rebels on
    the outskirts, leaving at least 18 people
    dead, witnesses said.
The loss of Beledweyne would deal...More
Ethiopian Compound Attacked by Suicide Bomber
Inside Somalia
    24 January, 2012 (Bloomberg)
    - A suicide bomber detonated a
    minibus full of explosives outside a
    compound in southwestern
    Somalia that houses Ethiopian
    troops, said an official from a pro-
    government militia....More