Somalia

  • Sep 2, 2010
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2010 Q4: International terrorism

Terrorist attacks in 2009 fell slightly, a trend which seems to be continuing into 2010. ...

  • Sep 1, 2010
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SOMALIA: TFG remains least worst option for donors

A mortar struck the Villa Somalia compound on August 30, killing four African Union peacekeepers....

Somalia
  • Aug 24, 2010
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SOMALIA: Mogadishu attack kills TFG legislators

More than 30 people are reported dead today, including six parliamentarians of the Transitional...

Somalia
  • Aug 23, 2010
  • 8 min read

SOMALIA: AMISOM expansion risks bolstering al-Shabaab

Following the July 11 Kampala bombings, analysis of al-Shabaab has emphasised its alleged global...

Somalia
  • Jul 27, 2010
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AFRICA: AU backs calls for more robust Somali force

The African Union (AU) yesterday endorsed calls by Uganda to increase the number of troops for...

Africa
  • Jul 16, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: IMB says pirate attacks fall by fifth

Reported pirate attacks on shipping declined by one-fifth in the first half of 2010, the...

International
  • Jul 15, 2010
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EAST AFRICA: Kampala bombs regionalise Somali conflict

The US ambassador to Uganda warned yesterday that future attacks like the twin bombings in...

  • Jul 13, 2010
  • 3 min read

UGANDA/SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab reaches beyond comfort zone

Following the twin bomb attacks on July 11, the Ugandan government today reported that a...

Uganda