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How Kenya’s Greed for Oil is Plunging Somalia Back into Civil War! 26 Jun 2013 | 05:18 pm
Had the recent events in Kismayo been scenes in a thriller film, critics would have accused the director of political naivety and preposterousness. In the last week of May, 2013 Kenya Defense Forces ...
Al-Shabaab’s Bloody Attack in Mogadishu 25 Jun 2013 | 12:28 pm
The gruesome attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu that killed 18 people has shocked the world. Once the “Breaking News” hit the social media, condemnations, condolences, and blame started pouring....
Somalia: Raskamboni Militia challenges US, UN credibility 25 Jun 2013 | 12:24 pm
The United States of America, the United Nations and the UN Security Council spearheaded, supported, mediated and finally validated the legitimacy and integrity of the constitutional process which m...
Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’ 20 May 2013 | 04:05 am
If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of compet...
Mogadishu, Boston and the ‘Pavlovian Response’ 3 May 2013 | 04:58 am
The recent terrorist attacks that took place in Mogadishu and Boston were not just intended to kill and mutilate many civilians, but to create widespread terror, disarray, and insecurity that would la...
Somalia’s priority: national integration for economic recovery 3 May 2013 | 04:33 am
After years of overlooking the real needs of the Somali people, it is significant change longed-for that Somalia’s statebuiling featured in the strategic agenda of the key actors of the International ...
World Bank: Viable Somali State Needed to End Piracy 12 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
The World Bank says the only way to end piracy off Somalia’s coast is to create a viable Somali state. In a report Thursday, the World Bank says delivering essential services to the entire country, r...
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International 12 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, The Gambia and Botswana to abolish the death penalty, which they have reinstated. AI said South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Gambia a...
Kenya: More countries to enhance ties after polls 12 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
More countries on Thursday expressed their commitment to continue expansion existing bilateral relations with Kenya following a peaceful conclusion of the electoral process in the East African nation....
In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency preparedness 12 Apr 2013 | 10:00 am
Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure. “Above-normal rains have occurred in several areas, including...
