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Somalia

KDF will stay a while longer

In ousting the Al Shabaab Islamists from Kismayo port last week-end, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) achieved the target the [...]

Subscribers only 02.10.2012

Sam Ongeri

The diplomatic blunder committed last week in Mogadishu by the Kenyan foreign affairs minister Sam Ongeri, gives a good illustration [...]

Subscribers only 21.09.2012

Afars worried by death of Meles

Two hundred Afars from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea or from the Diaspora in Europe and the United States, converged on Brussels to meet from 30 August to 2 September.

Subscribers only Politics 07.09.2012

A host of candidates for the Somalian presidential election

Several of the candidates running for President in Somalia hold [...]

Subscribers only 07.09.2012

Genel Energy

The British oil company Genel Energy is taking an interest [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.09.2012

Second well a bust for Africa Oil

The operator of the Nugaal and Dharoor license, Horn Petroleum [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

Last minute bids for oil

Just before the mandate of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu came to an end, the outgoing oil minister, [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.08.2012

The duo shepherding Silanyo

While President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud known as Silanyo, who has now reached the ripe age of 76 and will soon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2012

Oil security in Puntland

The methods used by Africa Oil, its partners and Pathfinder to provide security for its oil permits in Puntland is criticised by UN Somalia Eritrea Monitoring Group.

Free access Business 20.07.2012

A decidedly odd consultancy

An Indian Ocean Consultant Company based in Mogadishu has become specialised in handing over ransoms to free hostages from Somalian pirates. But is complicity involved?

Subscribers only Business 20.07.2012

The war of ports has begun

Just as Dubai World Ports is negotiating a contract to run the port of Berbera in Somaliland, Djibouti inked a port cooperation agreement with a Chinese company.

Subscribers only Business 20.07.2012

Gallice Security… at ease!

The French company Gallice Security has just sent a delegation led by one of its co-founders Frédéric Gallois to Hargeisa.

Subscribers only Business 20.07.2012

French DGSE still very cautious in Mogadishu

. The tone of the military balance of power against [...]

Subscribers only 20.07.2012

Europol and Atalanta mission join forces against Somalian pirates

. Since the beginning of the year, Europol set up [...]

Subscribers only 20.07.2012

Spotlight
From civil war to squabbling over oil

The prospect that conditions conducive to searching for oil in Somalia are returning has resulted in a variety of initiatives. And this despite the fact that the civil war against the Al Shabaab Islamists has not yet been won, even [.

Free access Politics 06.07.2012

The return of an Al Shabaab member

A number of Al Shabaab militia who left Mogadishu including one, Portuguese man, have been arrested in Somaliland. Another one, the son of a Hargeisa government minister, went back without difficulty.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2012

How the French military networks

The French defence ministry has invited a number of Somalian dignitaries to its next high level seminar on maritime piracy.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2012

Madagascar funds could go to Amisom

The United Kingdom is applying pressure on Brussels for the European Union to finance the wages of the Amisom contingent. This could be done using money earmarked for Madagascar.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2012

Abshir Sylvain Aden

The French-Somalian Abshir Sylvain Aden has major political ambitions in his home country and has an influential international network of [...]

Subscribers only 06.07.2012

NSIS fears political agitation by Somalians in Kenya

. The prospect of designating a new president in Somalia [...]

Subscribers only 06.07.2012

French Defence ministry to work on piracy

The Délégation aux affaires stratégiques (DAS - strategic affairs department) of the French ministry of defence is to hold a [...]

Subscribers only 02.07.2012

EU creates new anti-piracy mission

A third European Union (EU) mission will soon be fighting maritime piracy in the Indian Ocean and off the Horn [...]

Subscribers only 25.06.2012

Strained relations with UN and CIA

Relations between the interior minister, Mohamed Nour Arale, and the UNDP are at rock bottom. The same goes for his relations with the CIA representatives in Hargeisa.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2012

Washington can see a window to get Al Qaeda in Somalia

American diplomats were very sceptical at the start of the [...]

Subscribers only 22.06.2012

Kismayo assault set for August

The Kenyan army would like to wrest the Somalian port of Kismayo from the Al Shabaab Islamist militia by August, [...]

Free access Politics 08.06.2012

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Somalia

KDF will stay a while longer

Sam Ongeri

Afars worried by death of Meles

A host of candidates for the Somalian presidential election

Genel Energy

Second well a bust for Africa Oil

Last minute bids for oil

The duo shepherding Silanyo

Oil security in Puntland

A decidedly odd consultancy

The war of ports has begun

Gallice Security… at ease!

French DGSE still very cautious in Mogadishu

Europol and Atalanta mission join forces against Somalian pirates

Spotlight
From civil war to squabbling over oil

The return of an Al Shabaab member

How the French military networks

Madagascar funds could go to Amisom

Abshir Sylvain Aden

NSIS fears political agitation by Somalians in Kenya

French Defence ministry to work on piracy

EU creates new anti-piracy mission

Strained relations with UN and CIA

Washington can see a window to get Al Qaeda in Somalia

Kismayo assault set for August

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Somalia

KDF will stay a while longer

Sam Ongeri

Afars worried by death of Meles

A host of candidates for the Somalian presidential election

Genel Energy

Second well a bust for Africa Oil

Last minute bids for oil

The duo shepherding Silanyo

Oil security in Puntland

A decidedly odd consultancy

The war of ports has begun

Gallice Security… at ease!

French DGSE still very cautious in Mogadishu

Europol and Atalanta mission join forces against Somalian pirates

Spotlight From civil war to squabbling over oil

The return of an Al Shabaab member

How the French military networks

Madagascar funds could go to Amisom

Abshir Sylvain Aden

NSIS fears political agitation by Somalians in Kenya

French Defence ministry to work on piracy

EU creates new anti-piracy mission

Strained relations with UN and CIA

Washington can see a window to get Al Qaeda in Somalia

Kismayo assault set for August

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From civil war to squabbling over oil