About Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Population Estimate: 15,893,222 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 637, 657 square kilometers.
Borders: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya
Independence Day: July 1, 1960
President: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo)
Major Religion: Islam
Other Common Religions: Christianity
Currency: Somali Shilling
Key Challenges: Terrorism (Al Shabab, ISIL), clan feuds, conflicts between federal and regional governments, territorial disputes with Ethiopia, piracy
Interesting Fact: Somalia is the most homogenous country in the greater Horn of Africa region
Country Analysis
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The Ankara Initiative: Turkey’s Diplomatic Triumph in the Ethiopia-Somalia Conflict
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The dust has settled on the twenty-ninth annual UN climate change conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the global ...
The Strategic Alliance Between Egypt and Somalia: Exploring Geopolitical Dynamics and Implications for Ethiopia
The Horn of Africa, a region of significant strategic importance, is currently experiencing heightened tensions among key regional players, particularly ...
February 2019
United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) continued airstrikes in the southern region of Somalia in the fight against Al Shabab targeting ...
January 2019
Somalia is still finding its footing back to stability, through economic reconstruction and security sector reforms. However, militancy of groups ...
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