World Leaders to Meet on Somalia's Future
After the world stood by for more than two decades while civil war destroyed Somalia, some 40 heads of government have been invited to an international conference in London on the country's future.
Somalia street scene.
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Somalia:
Heads of Govt to Debate Nation's Future
African Arguments, 7 February 2012
If I were a Somali I would thank Allah for the pirates. For more than 20 years the world has stood by while successive civil wars destroyed the country, killing hundreds of… Read more »
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Somalia:
London Conference 'An Opportunity' for Somaliland
UNIRIN, 7 February 2012
More than two decades after it unilaterally asserted its independence from the rest of Somalia, Somaliland plans to lobby hard at a major conference in London in February for… Read more »
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Somalia:
A Political Solution for Somalia
Chatham House, 6 February 2012
Last week Foreign Secretary William Hague made a surprise visit to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, ahead of an international conference on Somalia taking place in London this month.… Read more »
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Somalia:
Parliament Votes to Attend Conference in London
Garowe Online, 5 February 2012
The two houses of parliament in Somalia's separatist region of Somaliland have voted overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Somaliland, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
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Somalia:
Ahlu Sunna Hails London Conference On Nation
Shabelle, 5 February 2012
The moderate islamist group of Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a has greatly hailed the upcoming London conference on Somalia- move that hosting UK wants to play major role on the country's… Read more »
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Somalia:
Getting Somalia Wrong - a History of International Misreading
African Arguments, 6 February 2012
Writing a book about Somalia has become a cotton industry of late. Countless pundits with little or no experience of the country try to reduce its extraordinarily intricate… Read more »
InFocus
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Columnists discuss the new book, Getting Somalia Wrong? Faith and War in a Shattered State. Read more »
InFocus
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The African Union has asked the United Nations to authorise an increase of its peacekeeping force in war-torn Somalia amid mounting attacks by Islamist rebels. Read more »
