The war in Somalia goes on. The sentence is so familiar that it could have been written on almost any day since 1991. Yet such familiarity does not lessen the
The Somali capital, Mogadishu, has in late March and early April 2007 been witnessing the heaviest fighting and most woeful destruction since the start of the civil war in the
The Somali capital, Mogadishu, has in late March and early April 2007 been witnessing the heaviest fighting and most woeful destruction since the start of the civil war in the
The Somali government and its Ethiopian allies now backed by United States military force have won the battle for Somalia. But the war cannot end without a political settlement, says
The conflict in Somalia is approaching a decisive turning-point. The contest that has dominated the second half of 2006, between the Somali transitional government (based in the town of Baidoa)
The blame for all-out war on Somalia must be widely shared among the country's east African neighbours and regional institutions, says Harun Hassan.
In the horn of Africa,
The mandate of the African Union's military mission in Darfur, western Sudan, has been prolonged until the end of 2006. But even if the Darfur mission is extended
During the past fifteen years of war and civil conflict in Somalia, most observers Somalis and foreigners alike have understood that a resolution to the country's problems could
The situation in Somalia has taken a further twist with the victory of the Union of Islamic Courts. After months of intermittent fighting with militias controlled by various warlords, the
Somalia has been wracked by low-level violence between armed factions for fifteen years. The collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, the United States intervention of 1992-93, and long
The killing of Abdulkadir Yahya Ali, known as Yahya, early on Monday morning is a tragedy for Somalis around the world. He was the champion of the silent victims of
Dear Michael,
In my early life, my view about America was black and white. I was born in 1969 when the only government I have ever known came to power
