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Mar 30, 2010  Somalia: Situation Reports
    "The current military stalemate in southern Somalia is less a reflection of opposition strength than of the weakness of the Transitional Federal Government. Since the nomination of Sheikh Sharif to the presidency and the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia early in 2009, armed opposition groups -- Al-Shabaab in particular -- have lost their popular support base and been gravely weakened. ... Despite infusions of foreign training and assistance, government security forces remain ineffective, disorganized and corrupt." - UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, March 2010

Mar 30 2010  USA/Somalia: Engage or Disengage?
    With continuing conflict in Mogadishu, and reports of a forthcoming Transitional Federal Government offensive to gain control of areas of the city now controlled by Al-Shabaab rebels, debate about the extent of U.S. involvement intensified this month. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson held a press conference to refute media reports of direct U.S. involvement in the anticipated offensive, and a Council on Foreign Relations report called for "constructive disengagement."

Mar 30 2010  Somalia: Somali-Led Peace Processes
    "How do Somali communities deal with their need for security and governance in the absence of a state? The reality is that since 1991 numerous Somali-led reconciliation processes have taken place at local and regional levels. Often these have proven more sustainable than the better resourced and better publicized national reconciliation processes sponsored by the international community." Pat Johnson and Abdirahman Raghe in new report from Conciliation Resources and Interpeace

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

Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues

Aug   6, 2010  Africa: Migrant Rights Updates
Jul 20, 2010  Africa: Multilingual Education Pays Off
Jul 15, 2010  Africa: Global Fund Results
Jul 15, 2010  Africa: AIDS Treatment 2.0
Jul   6, 2010  Africa: Book Notes
Jun 24, 2010  Africa: South-South Cooperation

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Africa Policy E-Journal (1995-2003)

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) Sep 03, 2010
UN Political Chief Encourages Government to Do More for Its Citizens
UN Delegation Visits Mogadishu, Fighting Resumes
Bombs - Two More Held
Insurgents Predict Air Raids on Mogadishu
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