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Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive
allAfrica, 26 December 2008
The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both… Read more »
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Somalia: Fresh Turmoil as President Resigns
UNIRIN, 29 December 2008
Fresh turmoil and uncertainty loom for the people of Somalia - already ravaged by displacement, conflict, drought and hyper-inflation - after the country's interim president… Read more »
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Somalia: Regional, U.S. Leaders Press President to Resign
Garowe Online, 24 December 2008
The President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Mr. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, is 'pondering resignation' from public office following a meeting with the U.S.… Read more »
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Somalia: To Move Beyond the Failed State
Crisis Group, 23 December 2008
Somalia's latest transitional government is collapsing, but there is a chance to rescue a dire humanitarian and security situation if Western and other powers fundamentally revise… Read more »
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Somalia: 'Stakeholders' Fail to Fill a Perceived 'Security Vacuum'
Garowe Online, 23 December 2008
Through December, the political dynamics of Somalia have been determined by the growing expectation on the parts of all actors that exactly two years after Ethiopia invaded… Read more »
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Somalia: African Union Calls for Stabilization Force
African Union, 26 December 2008
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 163rd meeting held at ministerial level, on 22 December 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in… Read more »