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Puntland dismisses AU peacekeepers’ deployment

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The Puntland semiautonomous region in northern Somalia dismissed UN’s proposal of deploying troops from the African Union forces in the region as the region struggles to stave off a stubborn deadly insurgency by the Al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. The United... More »

Remarks by Secretary Kerry in Mogadishu, Somalia

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the first secretary of state to visit Somalia. He announced that the United States plans to reopen its embassy in Somalia, which was closed in 1991. We all have a stake in what happens here in Somalia. The world cannot af... More »

History learned # 1: The Great China Project

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The so-called Somali civil war cannot be regarded as entirely an internal affair. Several countries have provided support to the factions in the conflict. Somalia is subject to an arms embargo, so any such armed intervention, military aid or provision of arms ... More »

Community development

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Community development is a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems. Community wellbeing (economic, social, environmental and cultural) often evolves from this type of collective action b... More »

Bajuni history # 1

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For at least five centuries the Bajuni thrived, living a fairly peaceful subsistence existence, fishing, trading, and farming, in a string of cross-border settlements, from Kismayuu in southern Somalia down to the northern tip of Pate Island in Kenya, a distan... More »