Golden Horn

Somalia, a country that has been in turmoil and political instability during the past decade. Somalia, like other countries in Africa, was colonized by European nations during the late 1800s. Britain became concerned with keeping the route to India open for trade through the Suez Canal, which opened in 1869. In the beginning of the 20th century, British control was being challenged by native uprisings. In 1910, the British abandoned Somalia and withdrew to the coastal areas. Italy seized the

The Somali National Army has got an important part to play in neutralizing the Al-Shabaab, it is also a crucial component of AMISOM’s exit strategy and of ensuring that peace in Somalia is sustained over a longer period of time. But the leaders of the new Somali Armed forces, face challenges of tribal differences, lack of focused political ideology, Islamic extremism and technical challenges. In terms of equipment, the Somali National Army (SNA) is particularly lacking in acquiring basic force multiplier

The unconditional scenarios shown in the table above imply a reduction relative to what emissions would otherwise have been in the future in the absence of specific GHG mitigation actions, in relation to a given base year, what is commonly known as Business-as-usual. Therefore, mitigation does not necessarily imply an absolute reduction in emissions, but climate friendly practices for development. Anyway, with the global average of emissions per capita of 7,58MtCO2eq, IGAD countries are among the

and support Al Shabaab can withstand a certain amount of public backlash and cuts in financial assistance from the Somali community, which overall makes the organization more formidable and increasingly difficult to topple. Since July 2011, Horn of Africa countries have been suffering through the worst drought and famine period in the last 60 years, causing a humanitarian crisis throughout several countries including Somalia where the drought has affected an estimated four million Somalis

The Horn of Africa has become a hotbed for extremist activities, terrorist groups and piracy due to its diverse cultures, large Muslim populations, and poor economies. All of these components threaten the peace and stability of the area and affect many countries abroad. The United States plays a major role in assisting countries in the Horn of Africa to ensure stability and security. The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) was created to accomplish this mission in the region.

In African contexts, an emphasis was given to the fact that national self-determination meant self-determination of the people against the colonial landlords. The nation didn’t oppose so much another nation as it did the colonial autocratic ruler (xxx, xxx). But what seems more important is the fact that when the colonial power finally realized the need to prepare their colonies for self-government, they did so within the framework established by the colonial state (xxx, xxx). The colonial state

region called horn of Africa. Information, results show the arid Horn of Africa has been a renowned source of biological resources for thousand of years. 3. What are two important species (give common and scientific names) that live there? Why are they important? The largest biodiversity species which live in the horn of Africa is Diversity and Endemism which the scientific and the common name called

Somalia’s pirates did not start off as desperate bandits. Instead, they were once as Somalia’s fishermen. So what happened? Due to the second phase of the Somali Civil War, the government of Somalia stopped functioning in 1991, the Somali coastline and waters “have become the site of an international ‘free for all,’” which many fishing fleets from around the world were stealing Somali goods and stocks, as well as dumping toxic waste materials. Somali fishermen were forced over the years to defend

The country of Somalia, is situated in the Horn of Africa, Somalia lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Its boundaries are Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the Southwest. Somalia itself is slightly smaller than State Texas. COUNTRY OF SOMALIA 3 The country of Somalia is mostly arid and barren, Somalia has two main rivers, the Shebelle and the

combatants could not say the same to Isaias? During the time of independence, when Isaias was belittling African leaders by calling them “a group of baboons”; those who are now incarcerated, frozen, those combatants who gave Eritrea their youthful time and golden lives, many of them whose death was hastened due to frustration and are now buried in the Asmara Patriots cemetery, had all trusted Isaias and considered him a just leader. They did not go beyond hiding what they observed of him without disclosing