Somalia: Is There Hope?
Somalia: Is There Still Hope?
Professor: Dr. Agnes Leslie
Model African Union
April 23, 2007
Somalia: Is There Still Hope?
Throughout their history, the country of Somalia has suffered many ups and downs that have shaped it into the country that it has become today. As many African countries, Somalia has been through colonization, independence and has regressed into a whirlpool of political instability. The country of Somalia has been in a state of civil unrest since 1991 when their president, General Mohamed Siad Barre, was removed from power by warlords. The tensions have been high since the takeover of these warlords. The tensions came to a head in March 2006, when the coalition of warlords, Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter- Terrorism (ARPCT) and the militia that supported the Islamic Courts Union. Throughout the year the fighting evolved from the Islamic Courts Union taking over cities of Somalia, such as Mogadishu, to becoming a war with the Ethiopian......
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