Warfare and independence in the Horn

Twenty years ago in May two remarkable events took place in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland re-established the old colonial boundary and declared itself independent from the rest of Somalia and in Ethiopia the Mengistu regime collapsed and was replaced by Meles Zenawi’s Tigrayan rule. The main city of Somaliland, Hargeis, had been utterly destroyed [...]

Written on May 12, 2011 | Posted in Analysis,Commentary

Foreign journalists abducted.

Mogadishu: Two foreign journalists have been kidnapped from a hotel by gunmen in the Somalian capital. About 10 gunmen disguised as government security forces arrived at the hotel in the south of the city and took them. A BBC Somali Service journalist says African Union military officials are aware of the report. It is not [...]

Written on July 20, 2009 | Posted in Featured Articles,Inside Africa