Canberra, 08 March 2013 On 8 January, the acting President of Mali formally requested French assistance to roll back the advance of rebel Islamic forces that had already overrun the entire northern part of the nation and was in the process of advancing on the town of Mopti, on the way to the capital Bamako. […]
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THE TURMOIL IN SOMALIA: PART IB
November 3, 2012 
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Canberra, 3 November 2012 Post-Independence History 1960-1991 As with most post-colonial nations, the early days of independence in Somalia was also dominated by the leaders who had led and borne the brunt of the struggle for independence against the colonial powers. The first President of the newly established Somalia Republic was Aden Abdullah Osman Daar […]
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August 27, 2012 0 Comments
History Until Independence in 1960 Canberra, 27 August 2012 Somalia, located in the Horn of Africa, is one of the poorest and most violent failed states in the world—it ranks first in a survey of 177 nations that took into account a number of factors that contributed to a nation becoming a failed state. It […]
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