Information on "Conflict" and "Somalia"
October 2012
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22 Oct 2012
Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia
The African Union Mission's advance across Somalia transformed al-Shabab from a powerful militant group to a weakened band of insurgents. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and Hussein Solomon also attribute the decline of al-Shabab to clan rivalries and poor handling of the drought in 2011. More on «Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia»
June 2012
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8 Jun 2012
Why Less Haste Would be Progress for Statebuilding in Somalia
On 24 December 2011, Somalia’s top political leaders signed an agreement proposing new political structures from September 2012 when current transitional arrangements end. Is this progress or are Somalia and the international community stuck on a political treadmill with no end in sight? More on «Why Less Haste Would be Progress for Statebuilding in Somalia »


