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26 May 2013
                       
 
 
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09 May 2013
 
 
Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons – minister
ARMS EMBARGO
Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defence minister said on...
 
 
06 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 6, 2013.
PODCAST
Statistics South Africa says the country needs a policy discussion on the stagnant unemployment rate.
 
 
18 Jan 2013
 
Great expectations: Can President Mohamud create a more stable Somalia in 2013?
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
“We are much better than to be called terrorists, better than to be branded as pirates, better than having the largest refugee camps in the world and better than being known as the most failed...
 
 
16 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Peace and Security Council Report (October 2012)
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
This month ISS researchers in Addis Ababa and Dakar have produced country analyses on Somalia, South Sudan and Côte d’Ivoire, focusing on the introduction of Somalia’s new constitution, the...
 
 
10 Jul 2012
 
Rooting Out Somali Piracy Starts On-Shore
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The dilemma facing those trying to solve piracy in Somalia is that any such efforts should start on-shore. Yet piracy’s yields are significant and alternatives are limited. On October 31 2011,...
 
 
06 Jul 2012
 
Addressing Rising Insecurity in Kenya
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Kenyans are still reeling from the shock of the latest of an increasing spate of terror attacks on civilians across the country, mostly blamed on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab. On Sunday, 1 July, 17...
 
 
23 May 2012
 
The Soft Power Role of Turkey in Somalia
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Turkey has suddenly and vigorously undertaken a series of initiatives to help Somalia out of its dire political and economic crisis. Turkey’s first visible initiative was organising a meeting of...
 
 
22 Nov 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 22, 2011
PODCAST
Various human rights groups and media houses will be protesting the controversial Protection of State Information Bill when it appears before the National Assembly for a vote today, Rights group...
 
 
17 Nov 2011
 
Nigeria Seeking an Effective Response to Boko Haram
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Nigeria’s internal security remains extremely volatile following a spate of recent shootings, bombings and suicide assaults in the country’s northern cities of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital...
 
 
26 Oct 2011
 
Implications of Kenya’s Military Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Saturday October 15, 2011 marked a dramatic turning point in the history of Kenya, and particularly the Kenyan army, as the political leadership of the East African country announced a major...
 
 
06 Sep 2011
 
Feuding Somali regions agree immediate truce – UN
SOMALI CONFLICT
The leaders of the Somali regions of Puntland and Galmudug have agreed an immediate ceasefire and committed to a peaceful end to a dispute that has killed at least 27 people in the past week, the...
 
 
30 Aug 2011
 
A New Phase for Boko Haram as UN Deplores Attacks in Abuja
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Boko Haram’s suicide attacks on the United Nations headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, last Friday, 26 August, which killed 19 people (9 of them UN staff) and injured scores of others, represent a...
 
 
25 Jul 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – July 25, 2011
PODCAST
Trade union and ruling party allie Cosatu has called for an investigation into the financial affairs of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, aid agencies cannot reach more than two million...
 
 
08 Jul 2011
 
French Arms to Libyan Rebels Exposes Weaknesses of UN Arms Embargoes
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Earlier this week France announced that it had delivered arms and ammunition to Libyan rebels in the Nafusa Mountains in early June. This was reportedly an attempt by France to assist the rebels in...
 
 
28 Jun 2011
 
Killing of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed in Somalia a blow to Al Shabaab
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Since the death of Osama bin Laden on 2 May this year, Al Qaeda has lost two more important operatives – Ilyas Kashmiri in Pakistan and Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who was killed on 7 June in...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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