Vol 42 No 23 | SOMALIA Moving target 23rd November 2001 A state in turmoil offers no safe haven for terrorists feeling the onslaught in Afghanistan If Usama bin Laden and his comrades headed for Somalia, they could find it even less comfortable than Afghanistan. American and French ships patrol the coastline and blockade...
Vol 42 No 22 | SOMALIA Usama's allies 9th November 2001 Somalia is moving up the agenda: the United States believes Al Qaida may have used Al Itahaad's bases there as operational staging posts. In particular, that Al Itahaad...
Vol 42 No 15 | SOMALIA Transition to where? 27th July 2001 Though recognised by the Organisation of African Unity, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and United Nations, the Transitional National Government (TNG, AC Vol 42 No 10) controls just a...
Vol 42 No 10 | SOMALIA Independence vote 18th May 2001 Battling a powerful lobby for postponement, President of Somaliland Mohamed Ibrahim Egal is determined to hold a long-delayed constitutional referendum on 31 May. He wants voters to back...