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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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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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