Recent efforts have been made by the Somali federal government to lift an arms embargo that has been in place since 1992. When Somali dictator Mohammed Siad Barre was ousted from power in 1991 and the country fell into a civil war between warlords struggling for power, the UN Security council unanimously passed the embargo […]
Tunisia: Decision to Expel Syrian Ambassador Sparks Heated Debate
Written by Afef Abrougui On February 1, 2012, Tunisia, the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, has started procedures to expel the Syrian Ambassador in Tunis, and to withdraw recognition of the Syrian regime. That move followed the deadly assault launched on the city of Homs on Friday night, and which resulted in hundreds of […]
Will Egypt Repeat in India?
Egypt and India are two growing economies of incomparable sizes but with analogous legacies. Historical timelines of both the nations are dotted with millennia of civilizations, centuries of alien dominion, trails of social inequality and political unrest. And, I have enough reasons to believe that recent anti-establishment uprising of the Egyptians has high potential to […]
Peace Keepers or Biological Warfare Agents ?
PEACE-KEEPERS OR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS ? By Venatrix Fulmen A Call to End the Deadly Impact of Foreign Troopers on Innocent Civilians OUTBREAK +++Cholera+++RiftValleyFever+++MarburgFever+++DengueFever+ ++YellowFever+++HIV/AIDS+++Malaria+++AvianFlu+++SwineFlu++ +++HantaVirus+++ and so on – these lines run through the news tickers of media agencies every day. In well-off societies, at least the pharmaceutical industries are interested in upping […]
Piracy “Business” is Booming – for pirates, navies and merchenaries
From the SMCM (Somali Marine and Coastal Monitor): (and with a view on news with an impact on Somalia) The continuing plight of the sailors Efforts must be stepped up to free them (DailyStar) The state of uncertainty over the fate of the crew of MV Jahan Moni continues. There is little sign of […]
The Scramble for Somalia
How the Sick Games are Played By Venatrix Fulmen Ethiopia Not Enthusiastic About Kenya’s Jubaland Initiative in Somalia – Nairobi – In a cable sent by and from the U.S.American embassy (YATES) in Addis Ababa concerning U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI on JANUARY 31, 2010, it was reported that […]