January 11, 2012 | Daily Monitoring Report.
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Grenade attack at UN’s Mogadishu base11 Jan – Source: AP / News24 – 733 words Unidentified men attacked the main United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, hurling two hand grenades that exploded near the wall, UN officials and witnesses said on Wednesday. According to witnesses, two grenades struck by the roadside next to the wall of the UN compound late on Tuesday. Security guards in the compound opened fire in response, but no casualties were reported. |
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PRESS STATEMENTIGAD Council of Ministers Statement10 Jan – Source: IGAD – 588 words The Council of Ministers of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcoming the progress made so far in the constitution-making process in Somalia and the gains made against extremists on the ground by the TFG and its allied forces with the support of AMISOM and neighboring countries, expresses its concern that some leaders have failed to demonstrate the required level of maturity, as shown on the continued crisis among Parliament members of Somalia, critical for the implementation of the Kampala Accord of June 2011 and the political road map of September 2011, in the context of the Garoowe Conference in Puntland on constitution making. The conduct of some parliamentarians and the illegal nomination of a new Speaker of Parliament have once again demonstrated the danger posed by negative elements and spoilers on the peace process in Somalia. It goes counter to the spirit and the letter of the Transitional Federal Charter which is the basis of the country’s laws. Some of the individuals, who participated in these illegal activities, have also played similar roles in the past which cannot be constructive and in support of peace. The Council of Ministers of IGAD has been keenly following their activities with the hope that they will in due course fully reform and become strong advocates of peace. Unfortunately, some have not changed their ways.The Council of Ministers of IGAD finds such behavior unacceptable and it is a lack of appreciation to those who are continuing to sacrifice their lives for the peace and stability of Somalia. It shows that these leaders are oblivious of the danger that their negative activities pose to the hopes and aspirations of innocent people of Somalia and for peace and stability in Somalia. The illegal nomination of the Speaker goes counter to the spirit and the letter of its past decisions and resolutions and will lead to the demolition of the foundation on which the current TFIs stand on since the establishment of the parliament in 2004 in Nairobi and its expansion in 2009 in Djibouti. The countries of the region have borne the brunt of escalation of terrorist activities by extremist elements. It therefore calls upon all concerned not to further deteriorate the situation in Somalia at this time when there is some measure of hope. The Council of Ministers of IGAD advises those leaders of Somalia who work for the spoilers and detractors to refrain from engaging in acts that can be detrimental to peace. It once again emphasizes its resolve to take all appropriate measures against the detractors and spoilers, both external and internal, who are engaged in unconstructive activities which damage the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia. It recommends for a strong action against individuals who are continuing to undermine the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia. It strongly supports the decision made by The National Security Committee of Somalia in this regard and calls upon all parties to enter into a dialogue in order to resolve their disputes peacefully. It commends the collective will and determination of the top leadership of the TFI’s to remain committed to the implementation of the Kampala Accord and the Roadmap, as exemplified by their unity of purpose at the recent Garowe Conference on constitution making, on ending the transition and ushering in a new phase of political transformation in Somalia. The Council of Ministers of IGAD express its support for the Government and people of Somalia in their efforts towards rebuilding vital institutions especially in the areas of security and the rule of law. SOMALI MEDIASSC to form new regional state in northern Somalia11 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, BBC Somali Service, Shabelle, Kulmiye – 245 words A new regional state is likely to emerge from northern Somalia after delegates attending Khatumo II meeting in Taleh town agreed to form a semi-autonomous region bringing together Sool, Sanaag and Ayn regions. In a statement, Khatumo II organizing committee said the participants of the meeting unanimously agreed on the formation of a new regional state in the area. Adan Abdullahi Shuriye, the committee’s media officer said 345 participants endorsed the need for a new state bringing together the three regions. He did not reveal the name and the symbol adopted for the new state. He said committee members are now working on the issue. This comes as Puntland and Somaliland, both semi-autonomous regions in northern Somalia, are expressing concern over the meeting in Taleh. Somaliland’s Interior Minister, Mohamed Noor Arale, told the BBC Somali service that whilst his administration considers the rights of SSC locals, they will not allow politics to be played in dividing its territory. He said SSC’s announcement to form a new State in the region is “just words” which in reality, he said cannot be implemented since “organizers of the meeting are people from the diaspora who will return to their countries after the meeting”. If participants of Khatumo II conference in Taleh make good of their intention to declare a new State, it will be a blow to Somaliland which unilaterally declared its independence from the rest of Somalia after the fall of Somalia’s central government. Explosion kills one, wounding another in Mogadishu11 Jan – Source: Radio Kulmiye – 97 words At least one person died and another one was injured after land mine explosions in Dharkenley district in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The explosions came shortly after security forces were passing along the road. Witnesses say one civilian died while another person was injured in the incident. OIC to hold second meeting on Somalia in Djibouti soon11 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, IINA, Radio Mogadishu – 189 words The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene its second meeting on water in Somalia in Djibouti at the end of January 2012 with the participation of a number of OIC Humanitarian Alliance of Organizations in order to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia. OIC Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ambassador Atta El-Mannan Bakhit, stated that the Djibouti meeting will be a follow-up to the Cairo meeting which was held last October and aims to follow up on the drilling of more than 650 water wells in all areas of Somalia which suffer from drought and famine that affected agriculture and livestock. Ambassador Bakhit added that the OIC has began months age the recovery phase in Somalia, pointing out that OIC aids have reached 1.5 million Somalis in southern Somalia. He underlined that the OIC has succeeded in delivering more than 50000 tons of aid since last summer, noting that the assistance has successfully helped decreasing the mortality rate which was one death out of five children due to hunger. Bakhit also said that the OIC has launched 100 first aid units in internally displaced people camps in Somalia. Armed forces commanders deny Somali Premier’s claim of payment of salaries10 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 224 words Senior Commanders of Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] forces in Gedo Region [south western Somalia] said they have not received any salary ever since Prime Minister Abdiweli Muhammad Ali came to office. Muhammad Adan Hersi, a senior commander of government forces in Gedo Region in an interview with Shabelle denied a recent statement by Prime Abdiweli Muhammad Ali that TFG forces in Gedo Region have been paid their salary. Muhammad said although they would have welcomed the payment of their salaries, ever since Prime Minister Abdiweli took over office, they have not received any salary from the TFG. He urged the concerned government institutions to investigate claims by the prime minister that the soldiers have been paid saying it was likely that the funds have been embezzled. Foreign airstrikes kill six rebel fighters11 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 189 words At least six al Shabaab fighters have been killed after Kenyan warplanes raided rebel bases in Hosingow, 160 km west of Kismayo town, witnesses and officials say. Eyewitnesses told Bar-kulan that three jet fighters raided the rebel bases in the area and struck several bombs, killing rebel fighters. One of the air raids targeted a pick-up truck ferrying rebel fighters. Kenyan forces claimed responsibility for the air raid, confirming that it killed six al Shabaab fighters. One Kenyan soldier was killed in the operation and two others sustained injuries.Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) reported that they encountered the militants as they conducted routine patrols between Tabda and Beles Qooqani, two towns which used to be al Shabaab bases but have since been captured by the Kenyan troops. A statement signed by the military spokesman, Major Emmanuel Chirchir, claimed that other militants escaped with injuries and are likely to seek medical attention at nearby refugee camps. In mid-December, Kenya carried out similar air raids in the area which killed 17 militants including a senior al Shabaab commander, an al Shabaab administrator and 15 other rebel fighters. Civilians begin to flee from Hosingo as Kenyan planes air raid continue11 Jan – Source: Raxanreeb, RBC – 228 words Civilians in Hosingo location on the southern of Somalia’s Jubba region have begun to flee from their homes as Kenyan warplanes continue air raid against al Shabaab-controlled areas, RBC Radio reports. Abdi Madobe, an elder resident in Hosingo told RBC Radio by phone that he has moved his family to locations further South in the bush to avert Kenya’s air raid against al Shabaab. He said many of his neighbors also fled after they heard the sound of warplanes flying over the area.Abdi Madobe said: “You can look for an enemy on land but how can you keep track of an enemy from the sky?” Some fleeing people are using vehicles to transport their belongings to safe places while the poor ones are traveling by foot with their children. Three killed, two injured following clash between Somali military, police11 Jan – Source: Radio Shabelle – 179 words Fighting rupted in Mogadishu yesterday as the traffic police say they arrested suspects dressed in police uniform at KM4 junction. The Somali army and the police confronted each other outside Marwaas mosque in Mogadishu following disagreement. Three civilians are reported to have died while two others were injured in the clash. Eyewitnesses told Radio Shabelle the confrontation disrupted businesses in the area. The traffic commander, Ali Hirsi Bare, told Shabelle they arrested two of the men and seized arms from them. He said the traffic police officers sustained light injuries. A confrontation which resulted in death and injuries between the military and the police occurred in Mogadishu a day ago. Al Shabaab denies the deaths of 60 insurgents10 Jan – Source: Garowe Online, BBC Somali Service – 221 words Al Shabaab have denied the deaths of 60 fighters that Kenya claims their military killed in an air raid in Gedo region in southern Somalia, Garowe reports. A prominent al Shabaab official, Mukhtar Robow Ali said, “reports that 60 al Shabaab fighters have died in air strikes are false,” He added that the Kenyan military is hiding the truth of what is occuring in southern Somalia.Colonel Cyrus Oguna told reporters that the Kenyan military targeted al Shabaab camps on Friday in the town of Garbaharey in the Gedo region. Oguna told reporters at press conference Saturday, “There were many casualties in the air strikes; initial reports say that at least 60 fighters are dead and 50 are injured.”Mohamed Said Adan an MP of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) in the region of Gedo and also stationed in Garbaharey told the BBC on Sunday that the casualties reported by the Kenyan military are not accurate as he estimated that there were 20 deaths. Three injured as clan militias fight in Galgadud10 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 87 words Three people were injured on Monday after rival clan militias fought over water reservoirs in parts of El-bur district, Galgadud region. Reports say the dispute was sparked by a row over water reservoirs in Hin-der area outside El-bur town. The victims were all said to be clan militias involved in the fight. An elder who requested not to be named told Bar-kulan that an attempt by area al Shabaab leaders to mediate the two clans failed. Inter-clan fight over water reservoirs during rainy seasons is rampant in Galgadud region. Al Shabaab asks Muslim group to join their movement10 Jan – Source: Somaliweyn – 154 words Al Shabaab has asked the Tabliqi group to join their fight against AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) after a shelling of a Tabliqi mosque Al Hidaya in Mogadishu.Al Shabaab official Sheikh Abdikadir Mumin who spoke to an al Shabaab-run radio said that the two sheikhs that died in clashes Saturday are not the only Tabliqi sheikhs that were targeted. He added that AMISOM is responsible for the killing of those sheikhs and the shelling of the Tabliqi mosque, Al Hidaya in Mogadishu.Sheikh Mumin asked the followers of that mosque to join al Shabaab and to fight against “invaders” from African countries, like Uganda and Ethiopia.The Tabliqi Islamist movement is well-known for sending sheikhs to Somali towns and villages to talk about Islam and to educate the Muslim people. The Tabliqi group is not known to enter politics, unlike al Shabaab extremist group which adheres to a different interpretation of Islam. Fighting renewed in Puntland’s Galgala village11 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Shabelle, Radio Kulmiye – 89 words Fighting is reported to have resumed in Puntland Galgala where Mohamed Attam, the Islamic radical man, is fighting against the Puntland authority in the region since the start of militancy in Puntland in earlier 2010. Journalists says the fighting is now spreading into the new rural areas near the region where Islamist militants are now injecting strong warfronts across areas they maintain in the region’s commercial city of Bosseso. Troops are now moving to a territorial front where the fighting is now continued between the two sides. Egyptian doctors arrive in Somaliland10 Jan – Source: Somaliland Press – 283 words A team of seven Egyptian medics arrived in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, on Tuesday to provide treatment not available in the unrecognized nation. The delegation which included Mr. Mohammad Al-Amir, Adviser at the Egyptian Embassy in Djibouti, were received at Egal International Airport by Dr. Hussein Mohamud Mohamed, Somaliland Health Minister and Mr. Mohamud Rage, the Director General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Egyptian medic team include urologists, cardiologists, ophthalmologists, orthopaedists, paediatrics, surgeons and general doctors. During their ten day visit they will extend free medical help to hundreds of locals. They have brought with them medical supplies and their own equipment and will begin their humanitarian mission on Wednesday in Hargeisa’s General Hospital. The visit follows a recent trip to Cairo by Somaliland Foreign affairs minister Mohamed Abdillahi Omar after receiving an official invitation from Egypt. Upon his return, Dr Omar emphasised that Somaliland and Egypt entered a new important stage in their bilateral relationship. He stated Egypt was ready to reverse a two decade-old policy that blocked Somaliland interest and was willing to establish ties. Former TFG defense minister warned civilians to move away from al Shabaab military bases10 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Somalia Report – 64 words A former Somali defense deputy minister and current MP, Abdirashid Mahamed Hidig, urged civilians in Juba and Gedo regions to be as far away as possible from al Shabaab bases because they are going to be targeted in airstrikes. The MP encouraged the people there to support the TFG security forces and the Kenyan troops who are conducting operations in the area against the militants. REGIONAL MEDIASomalia calls for lifting of 20-year-old UN arms embargo11 Jan – Source: Africa Review – 226 words The United Nations’ 20-year-old arms embargo on Somalia is severely hampering the fight against terror groups in the country, a top minister has said. Somalia’s minister for Defence Hussein Arab Issa urged the international community to lift the embargo arguing that it has had a negative effect on the government’s campaign against radical militant groups such as al Shabaab. The UN imposed the ban on weapons trade with Somalia in 1992 following intensification of the country’s civil war and the resulting anarchy following the collapse of the central government in 1991. But with the ongoing al Shabaab insurgency, the transitional government feels hamstrung by a lack of equipment for its forces. “Success against the terror groups will be positively influenced by adequately armed forces,” Mr Issa told independent Mogadishu broadcaster Kulmiye Radio in an interview this week. The minister said that the alliance of pro-government forces and African Union peacekeepers had led to the expulsion of al Shabaab militants from the capital Mogadishu. “We equally want [AU Mission in Somalia] AMISOM peacekeepers fully empowered to deliver their services effectively,” said Mr Issa. “The next plan is to sustain the achievement of the armed forces by not allowing al Shabaab fighters to return to the city.” Mr Issa added that his ministry had extensively re-organised the army but suggested that most of the armed personnel be trained inside Somalia. Seven al Shabaab recruits arrested in Kenya10 Jan – Source: Daily Nation – 295 words Seven foreigners including a former US soldier have been arrested in Kenya in the last two weeks over links to al Shabaab. Kenyan soldiers also killed six of the militants in Somalia on Tuesday. The seven were arrested as they tried to enter Somalia to join the militant group for training. Other suspects were from other European countries, said police spokesman Eric Kiraithe. Mr Craig Benedict Baxam, the ex-US soldier was charged in an American court on Monday with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group, CNN reported. The TV station said he was arrested by Kenyan authorities on December 23. A British national, Mr Jermaine Grant was also charged at a Mombasa court for being in illegal possession of explosive materials. Mr Kiraithe said that police were on the trail of 10 al Shabaab members who they believed were planning deadly attacks in Kenya. “There are so many people who have had contact with al Shabaab in the past and changed. But the 10 are dangerous.” The spokesman spoke amid reports of an impending terror attack that was spread through SMS. Mr Kiraithe said the SMS is neither from the UN or the police and termed it as fake. More assaults on al Shabaab militants10 Jan – Source: KTN – 1:43 minKenyan forces Tuesday repulsed insurgents who engaged them in a gunfire exchange in an attempt to re-gain control of the town of Fafadhuun, which is now under the control of transitional federal government forces after the militants were run out of town two weeks. Kenya crowned regional Peace Cup champions11 Jan – Source: the Standard – 354 words Kenya are the proud winners of the inaugural football East Africa Peace Cup whose finals were concluded on Monday evening at City Stadium in Nairobi. Kenya beat Somalia 2-0 in a pulsating battle to win the cup and Sh30,000 on offer. Somalia, who were the tournament sponsors, through Somalia Youth Advocacy Organisation (SYAO), bagged Sh20,000 for finishing second. The third place play-off was won by Uganda who beat Burundi 3-1. Uganda were awarded Sh10,000 during the weeklong tournament. Kenya squad, that was largely composed of former international players and coached by George Sunguti, scored the first goal through former Gor Mahia player William Oloo in the ninth minute. Former Harambee Stars skipper Robert Mambo, who came in as a substitute in second half, added the second goal when he converted an Alex Mwangi cross in the 52nd minute to silence the capacity crowd at the stadium composed mostly of the Somali supporters. Kenya at War: Ambush at Qoqani town10 Jan – Source: Citizen TV – 1:48 min Kenyan Defence Forces have killed 6 al Shabaab militants who had ambushed them earlier Monday during a fierce firefight, which was captured exclusively on camera by our Citizen Tv crew, embedded with the Kenyan military. One KDF soldier died in the exchange and another two were injured, according to a statement issued by Military Spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir. Our reporter Franklin Macharia and cameraman Mauritius Oduor were in one of the armored personnel carriers that came under attack and witnessed the Kenya Defence Forces repulse theaAl Shabaab attack on the ground as military choppers pursued the attackers from the air. Abdi Osman has that exclusive report. INTERNATIONAL MEDIAGrenade attack at UN’s Mogadishu base11 Jan – Source: AP / News24 – 733 words Unidentified men attacked the main United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, hurling two hand grenades that exploded near the wall, UN officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.According to witnesses, two grenades struck by the roadside next to the wall of the UN compound late on Tuesday. Security guards in the compound opened fire in response, but no casualties were reported.”There was a hand grenade attack at the compound last night, the explosions hit near the wall and there was no casualty as it did not reach the compound,” a local UN official said on condition of anonymity. Mohamed Jama, a neighbour of the UN compound, saw two men running after the explosions as the UN security guards opened fire.”I saw two men running in the street behind my house after throwing the grenades, the UN security guards on the watchtowers opened fire but no one was apparently injured,” Jama said.”The grenades exploded near the main airport road, just close to the wall of the UN compound,” he added.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a string of blasts including roadside bombs and grenade explosions that have rocked the Somali capital in recent months.The city has seen an increase in such attacks since the al Qaeda linked al Shabaab abandoned fixed positions there in August and switched to guerrilla tactics against the Western-backed government.”This is not the first attacks of its kind, there had been several grenade attacks targeting the UN compound in past years,” said Abdirisak Ali, another witness who lives near the UN compound.”The fact is that they could not come close to compound, so they have to hurl the hand grenades from some distances away,” he added. Is Kenya safe?10 Jan – Source: AFP Video – 02:20 min The Kenyan government says Kenya is as safe as any other country in the world after the British foreign office warned that a terrorist attack on the country was imminent. Last year, Kenya invaded Somalia, and the al Qaeda linked group al Shabaab, which controls large parts of the country, promised retaliatory attacks. Somalia’s refugees return home to rebuild the country’s education system10 Jan – Source: UNICEF – 874 words Ali Abdullah stands at the front of the class asking students their ages, how long they take to walk to school, whether they are orphans, and whether any have learning or development needs. Mr. Abdullah, headmaster at Koossar Primary School, is one of thousands of teachers conducting an unprecedented primary school census, helping produce the first comprehensive, government-led survey on the state of northern Somalia’s schools. “Before, the Ministry of Education did not have this correct data about school facilities. It was just theoretical information, guesses really,” he said. “Now when you have the right information, you can show how many students there are, what items are lacking like text books or latrines, and the ministry can then go to the Ministry of Finance and donors and show what really is there and what is needed.” The survey, to be repeated yearly, is part of a broad effort to rehabilitate and improve the country’s education system – from the inside out. Mercy Malaysia to expand ongoing humanitarian projects in Somalia11 Jan – Source: Bernama – Malaysian National News Agency – 244 words The Malaysian Medical Relief Society (Mercy Malaysia) is to develop a new project for Somali children, called “the Children Friendly Space programme,” to ensure their well-being is safeguarded against the currently hostile and difficult situation in the country. The non-governmental organisation also plans to develop and expand its ongoing humanitarian projects in Somalia, and has sent a two-man team to look into it last Monday, said a statement issued by Mercy Malaysia here today. The two-week mission, headed by Head of Relief Operations Hew Cheong Yew and joined by paediatrician Dr Wan Ariffin Abdullah, was a follow-up to last year’s medical and humanitarian response following the alarming rise in the famine situation and such complications as malnutrition in Somalia, the statement said.It said that the two-man team, expected to arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia, today, will join the Malaysian Mercy team stationed there.Following last year’s drought and famine, the situation in the country remains critical. At least 250,000 Somalis are in immediate danger of malnutrition, ill-health and starvation, with many more in great need of humanitarian aid. “In view of such developments, Mercy Malaysia implemented medical relief assistance projects in Somalia, which include the setting up of mobile clinics, a supplementary feeding programme and hygiene promotion,” the statement said. SOCIAL MEDIACULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDSVenal TFIs leaders shouldn’t be allowed to privatize Somalia’s sovereignty10 Jan – Source: Hiiraan Online – 1330 words After seven years, the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) that formed the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) have irreversibly morphed into the property of three venal leaders used by foreign powers, particularly Ethiopia. Today, TFI leaders speak and act only for compliance with foreign power dictates and for their personal political interests. In Q & A session moderated by Universal TV in collaboration with the Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD),[1] President Sheikh Sharif tried to justify this contemptible situation and stated that the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) did not consult with TFG on the Roadmap and did not give time to review the list of participants of the conference. Yet, he said, “he had no choice but to go with the flow, so he would not be blamed as peace spoiler” and candidate for removal from office. That self preservation and pecuniary consideration is why TFIs leaders are sycophant defenders and spokesmen of foreign powers contrary to the ethos of political leaders of sovereign country. All these have made the TFIs as private Institutions with no accountability to the people of Somalia. Venal TFI’s leaders shouldn’t be allowed to privatize Somalia’s sovereignty. Before the publicly opposed Roadmap and the Garowe Document labeled “Garowe Principles” have formalized the official transformation of TFIs into privately owned Institutions, there were series of political events which led to the present reality. The key events for the personalization of political power in Somalia are the Aden Declaration between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Speaker Sharif Hassan, the Baidoa Agreements between President Abdullahi Yusuf and his Prime Ministers- Prof Ali Mohamed Ghedi and Col. Nur Hassan Hussein a.k.a. Nur Adde, the Addis Ababa Agreement between TFG and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama, the ignoble 2008 Djibouti Agreement between TFG and Alliance for Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS), which unconstitutionally extended TFG term, inflated the Somali parliament from 275 to 550 MPs and ushered in President Sheikh Sharif, the Galkao and Nairobi Agreements between TFG and Puntland, the Kampala Accord between President Sheikh Sharif and Speaker Sharif Hassan. All those agreements were contrary to the spirit and letter of the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC) and detrimental to the unity and harmony of the Somali society. Now the reform of parliament from 550 to 225 MPs is seen as major achievement while the layoff of 325 MPs without proper deliberation would be a real nightmare for the internal politics of Somalia. It is travesty to entrust with the failed leaders the responsibility of both ending the TFG transition period and starting a new one. When will somalia get its independency?11 Jan- Source: SomaliNet Forum Some of the Threads“The country is colonized by ethiopians, kenyans, ugandans, burundis and wahabis.So when will we get our independency back and become strong?”“When the Somali leaders become independent.” “The great African Republics of Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi are there to save a brother African nation from its own self. How does AMISOM hurt the “independence” of Somalia when they are leading to Somalia’s independence?” “I have a feeling it will be within a decade or 2. 2030 is fair enough. If not then at least by then Somaliland and quite possibly Puntland a few years after that would have gain their separation wishes.” How did the civil war in Somalia lead to piracy?11 Jan- Source: Yahoo Answers Were learning about the somalia’s and I was interested in this question and would like to know how the war lead to piracy? |
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Teams representing Somalia and Kenya face off in the inaugural football East Africa Peace Cup sponsored by Somalia Youth Advocacy Organisation (SYAO) that concluded Monday in Nairobi, Kenya.