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Nov 3, 2011  Somalia: Economies of War
    "Al-Shabaab's resilience, despite its lack of popular support and the chronic divisions within its leadership, is principally due to the weakness of the Transitional Federal Government, and the latter's failure to broaden its political appeal or share power with other de facto political and military forces in the country. The endemic corruption of the leadership of the transitional federal institutions ... is the greatest impediment to the emergence of a cohesive transitional authority and effective State institutions." - UN Monitoring Group

Aug 5, 2011  Somalia: Updates and Reflections
    It is difficult to get beyond dichotomies. Either focus on responding to undeniably massive life-threatening famine or on understanding the multiple causes and the reasons that it is happening again. Highlight one cause or another among the factors responsible: drought, global warming, war, failures of governments and international agencies, and more. Nor is it sufficient to say "all of the above."

Jul 24, 2011  Somalia: Refugees and Camps
    The new drought crisis, and increased flow of refugees to Kenya and Ethiopia, comes on top of years of overcrowding and incapacity to deal with the refugee flow from Somalia. The greatest responsibility has fallen on Kenya, where the vast majority of refugees are housed in the huge camp at Dadaab. The failure of the international community includes not only the lack of early response to the latest drought, but the inability to find a sustainable solution other than warehousing refugees in camps.

Jul 24, 2011  Somalia: Local Crisis, Global Crisis
Mar 30, 2010  Somalia: Situation Reports
Mar   30 2010  USA/Somalia: Engage or Disengage?
Mar   30 2010  Somalia: Somali-Led Peace Processes
Sep 15, 2009  USA/Somalia: Slippery Slope
Feb 16, 2009  Somalia: First Steps in a New Direction
Dec 14, 2008  USA/Somalia: Obama's First Africa Test
Nov 22, 2008  Somalia: Piracy and the Policy Vacuum
Apr   6, 2008  Somalia: "Most Neglected Crisis"
Nov 15, 2007  Somalia: Journalists and Civilians under Attack
Aug 22, 2007  Somalia: Shell-Shocked
Jun 24, 2007  Somalia: Blind Alley, Mounting Casualties
Apr   9, 2007  Somalia: Escalation and Human Rights Abuses
Jan 16, 2007  Somalia: Creating Another Iraq?
Nov 30, 2006  Somalia: Getting It Wrong, Again
Jun 19, 2006  Somalia: Renewing Diplomacy

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Dec 17, 2011  Africa: Capital Flight Updates
Dec 17, 2011  Africa: Measuring Capital Flight
Dec 12, 2011  Africa: Books New & Notable 2011
Dec   7, 2011  Africa: Carbon Trading Deceptions

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2002-01-21 Somalia: Background Documents, Links
2001-11-13 Somalia: Remittances and US Action
1999-09-12 Somalia: Peace and Development
1999-03-19 Somalia: Recent Documents

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News (allafrica) Feb 04, 2012
Famine Over, Says UN
Country World's Most Failed State, Says UK Foreign Secretary Hague in Mogadishu
Famine Ends, but Situation Still Dire
Britain's Thumbs Up to Somalia Mission
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  Internet guide (Stanford)
  Internet guide (Pennsylvania)