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Dealing with the International Saracens-Odeusp Eman
Especially in politics, history is both profoundly vital and relevant. Despite the broad disinterest on this topic, history drives interests and outlines the political fault lines. And, like the old… Read more
Press Release The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(Mogadishu, 10 December 2010) The Day marks the 62nd anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Somali Government is committed to… Read more
SRSG on International Human Rights Day calls upon the TFG to put human rights at the forefront of its agenda
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE 23/2010 Nairobi, 10 December 2010 – Speaking on International Human Rights Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption, on 10 December 1948, of the… Read more
The Ambivalent US Foreign Policy Toward Somalia
US foreign policy towards Somalia has been ambivalent since the latter’s independence in 1960.Eager to establish direct relations with the nation that inspired this newly born one that many consider… Read more
Three Kenyan policemen killed in two Nairobi attacks
NAIROBI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Unidentified men killed three Kenyan policeman in two separate grenade and gun attacks in the capital Nairobi on Friday, police said. An explosive device hurled… Read more
WikiLeaked Cable Confirms U.S.’ Secret Somalia Op
It was an off-hand compliment during a January 2007 dinner meeting between Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, plus staff, and then-U.S. Central Commander boss General John… Read more
Djibouti cleared Blackwater to kill pirates
The government of Djibouti permitted the controversial private US security firm Blackwater “to operate an armed ship from the port of Djibouti” and to “use lethal force against pirates.” The… Read more
AMISOM Forces take new positions in Mogadishu
After two days of skirmishes, AMISOM forces, in support of the TFG, have extended the secure area to the North East of Villa Somalia, in the Districts of Boondhere and Shibishi…. Read more
Mogadishu diary part 2: Can returning ministers restore glory days?
After 20 years of almost non-stop warfare, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is not an easy place to get to. We’re tearing along a pot-holed street, squeezed inside one of the heavily… Read more
Mogadishu diary part 1: Getting there-Andrew Harding
Dawn at Nairobi’s international airport. A solitary giraffe outside the perimeter fence. Herds of foreign tourists heading on safari, draped in khaki and cameras. At Gate 4, a noticeably sombre… Read more
