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Somalia

US backing for the intervention

After training Ethiopian special troops, American servicemen provided support for their operation against Islamist forces in Somalia.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2007

The Islamist Internet instrument

The Internet web site set up by partisans of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) relates back to associations and companies based in the United Kingdom.

Free access Politics 02.02.2007

A new Islamist military chief in Somalia

A new Islamist military chief prepared to do battle with [...]

Subscribers only 02.02.2007

How Ethiopia beat the Islamists

According to information obtained in Nairobi by The Indian Ocean Newsletter from a Kenyan military intelligence officer, the Ethiopian army [...]

Subscribers only 23.01.2007

America’s multiple visions

Washington is looking for an African Muslim leader to head the peace-keeping operation in Somalia.

Free access Politics 19.01.2007

Salad Ali Jelle

The Somalian deputy minister of defence who chairs the security committee created in Mogadishu last week (see p. 2) has [...]

Subscribers only 19.01.2007

The Somalian Deputy Minister of Defence Salad Ali Jelle

The Somalian Deputy Minister of Defence Salad Ali Jelle is [...]

Subscribers only 19.01.2007

Fragile reconciliation between the clans in Baidoa

The Transitional Federal Government under Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi is looking for ways of damping down the conflicts between [...]

Subscribers only 17.01.2007

Transition government still divided

The Ethiopian military intervention against the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) has put the Somalian Transitional Federal Government (TFG) led [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2007

The United States in turmoil

The Bush administration is divided about Somalia. The President, busy with his problems in Iraq, initially handed the problem to the CIA and later to the State Department.

Free access Politics 05.01.2007

Firebird Bets on Range

The New York-based venture capital fund Firebird Management has laid out $1.5 million to acquire a 2.3% holding in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2007

Spotlight
Chronicle of a war foretold

Alarm bells rang in the neighbouring countries when the heads of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) referred to "greater Somalia", the ideology responsible for the war in the Ogaden thirty years ago, as well as calling for support from [.

Subscribers only Politics 15.12.2006

Christopher Lovelace

A few weeks ago the World Bank designated a country manager for Eritrea and Somalia, who will be based in [...]

Subscribers only 15.12.2006

Call to the Jihadists for help

During a meeting in Mogadishu this week, the leaders of the UIC invited international Islamists to join them in the event of war with Ethiopia.

Free access Politics 01.12.2006

Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur

The number two to Yusuf Mohamed Siad "Indha-Adde", the head of security of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), is [...]

Subscribers only 01.12.2006

Call to resist the Islamic Courts

While the partisans of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.10.2006

Lundin Plants Flag in Puntland

A company run by Lukas Lundin, Canmex Minerals Corporation, is teaming up with Range Resources to work in Puntland.

Subscribers only Energy 17.10.2006

Islamists at the wheel

The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) is applying pressure to make Somaliland and Puntland accept the idea of applying Sharia law.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2006

Adan Hashi Ayro

One of the most radical leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) who is believed to be one of [...]

Subscribers only 13.10.2006

Threats by Somalian Islamists

Hassan Abdulah Hersi al-Turki, one of the leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, interviewed by the Somalian [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.10.2006

Ugandan preparations for an intervention

President Yoweri Museveni has taken the lead in the crusade to send African troops to Somalia following his meeting with [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2006

German grand projects

While on a recent visit to Germany, President Dahir Riyale Kahin of Somaliland signed an agreement with a local company [...]

Subscribers only 15.09.2006

The Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung goes on the attack

A report published in July by the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (KAS, a foundation close to the Christian Democrat Party CDU, part [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.09.2006

Sam Jonah

Chairman of the British junior Equator, Sam Jonah has joined the board of the Australian explorer Range Resources that controls [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.07.2006

Belgium supports the TFG

While visiting Nairobi this week, the Belgian Minister of Cooperation and Development Armand De Decker had a meting with his [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.07.2006

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Somalia

US backing for the intervention

The Islamist Internet instrument

A new Islamist military chief in Somalia

How Ethiopia beat the Islamists

America’s multiple visions

Salad Ali Jelle

The Somalian Deputy Minister of Defence Salad Ali Jelle

Fragile reconciliation between the clans in Baidoa

Transition government still divided

The United States in turmoil

Firebird Bets on Range

Spotlight
Chronicle of a war foretold

Christopher Lovelace

Call to the Jihadists for help

Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur

Call to resist the Islamic Courts

Lundin Plants Flag in Puntland

Islamists at the wheel

Adan Hashi Ayro

Threats by Somalian Islamists

Ugandan preparations for an intervention

German grand projects

The Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung goes on the attack

Sam Jonah

Belgium supports the TFG

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Somalia

US backing for the intervention

The Islamist Internet instrument

A new Islamist military chief in Somalia

How Ethiopia beat the Islamists

America’s multiple visions

Salad Ali Jelle

The Somalian Deputy Minister of Defence Salad Ali Jelle

Fragile reconciliation between the clans in Baidoa

Transition government still divided

The United States in turmoil

Firebird Bets on Range

Spotlight Chronicle of a war foretold

Christopher Lovelace

Call to the Jihadists for help

Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur

Call to resist the Islamic Courts

Lundin Plants Flag in Puntland

Islamists at the wheel

Adan Hashi Ayro

Threats by Somalian Islamists

Ugandan preparations for an intervention

German grand projects

The Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung goes on the attack

Sam Jonah

Belgium supports the TFG

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Chronicle of a war foretold