On Somalia
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bombing
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On October 4th, a bomb went off near the Kilometer 4 junction in downtown Mogadishu. The death toll was over 70, and hundreds were wounded -...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
K'naan NYT article
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A beautifully written and powerful article by Somali-Canadian musician K'naan. He clearly still feels nationalism for a land he's lo...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Starvation
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The horn of Africa is experiencing its first famine in three decades, affecting nearly 12 million people in the region. In Somalia alone, ne...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Returning
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I was flying over Hargeisa, Somalia on a UN flight along with colleagues from work. It was for them a routine trip into Somalia, but for me ...
Monday, May 30, 2011
Regional Governments Work
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Regional governments are working in Somalia. See Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug. They aren't perfect, but they function more effectivel...
Somaliland
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Somaliland is a politically autonomous region in northern Somalia. It's separateness is based on its colonial history of ocuption by the...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Impasse
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I'm tired of people using the word "impasse" to describe Somalia's current political situation. Its true that things look ...
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