Somalia

NEXT ADB LOANS

The November and December board of directors' meetings of African Development Bank (ADB) are expected to examine loan applications for [...]

AIDEED'S TERMS

The chairman of Somali National Alliance (SNA), general Mohamed Farah Aideed, has launched a major political offensive aimed in particular [...]

JEAN HEINRICH

Although France's Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM) was only set up in May 1992, its boss (and founder), general Jean Heinrich, [...]

BACKROOM HUDDLES

Fighting broke out again in Mogadiscio on October 25 between Somali National Alliance (SNA) headed by general Mohamed Farah Aideed [...]

RICHARD BEGOSIAN

The US State Department announced on October 26 the appointment of Richard Begosian to replace Robert Gosende, who has been [...]

VOLKER RUEHE

Germany's defence minister said on October 26 that he thought [...]

JONATHAN HOWE

The US Defence Department has disavowed the country's former deputy national security adviser to US president George Bush, admiral (USN [...]

FRENCH SELF-SATISFACTION

An in-depth examination of France's involvement in the UNOSOM 2 operation in Somalia, appearing in the latest issue of the [...]

NO FOLLOW-UP FOR SELF-CRITICISM

A confidential report dated July 30 from C. R. Gharekhan, the special adviser to the United Nations secretary general, Boutros [...]

MOHAMED NUR GUTALE

A close supporter of Somali National Alliance leader Mohamed Farah [...]

FRENCH AND ITALIAN REDEPLOYMENT

French military commanders are speeding up preparations to leave Somalia by advancing the cut-off date fromnuary 15 to December 15 [...]

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IN OFFING

The US administration has asked the United Nations to set up a provisional government in Somalia by November 15. The [...]

Exasperated with not being "correctly briefed" by the US general [...]

POLEMICS OVER BELGIAN CONTINGENT

Belgium's defence minister, Leo Delcroix, has been questioned in parliament on the presence and conduct of the Belgian contingent in [...]

HABR GEDIR CLAN SPLIT

Three leaders of the Habr Gedir clan headed by general Mohamed Farah Aideed (Abdulkadir Farah Saddik, Abdi Daher Ougass and [...]

FRENCH SIDESTEPPING ISLAMISTS

France's contingent under UNOSOM 2 orders in Somalia is working on progressively returning Somali displaced persons to their homes from [...]

FIRST RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

An informal meeting of fund donors for Somalia is expected to be held in Paris on October 22 under the [...]

BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI

The United Nations secretary general is to visit Somalia after [...]

A meeting of fund donors for Somalia has been called [...]