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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
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
May 9, 2012 Africa: Decisive Year for Global Fund
May 3, 2012 Africa: Pushing Land Deals
Apr 11, 2012 Africa: "New Structural Economics"
Apr 11, 2012 Africa: Issues for the World Bank
Apr 4, 2012 Africa: BRICS Stepping Up on Global Health
Mar 14, 2012 Africa: KONY 2012, Military Realities
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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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