Somalia

What Happened to Somalia’s Pirates?

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:50 -0500

From Economist: On May 10th pirate-busters celebrated the fact that one year had passed since a ship was successfully seized by Somali hijackers.

Bronwyn Bruton Discusses UK Aid to Somalia (BBC Radio 4)

Adrienne Chuck — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:19:35 -0500

Bronwyn Bruton, deputy director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, joins BBC Radio 4 to discuss the United Kingdom's pledge to send security aid to Somalia.

J. Peter Pham Discusses Somali Famine Report (BBC)

Adrienne Chuck — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:14:12 -0500

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was interviewed on both BBC Television’s World News and the BBC World Service’s News Hour radio program on the Somali famine of 2011-2012.

Briefing on Somalia by Former Coordinator of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea

Adrienne Chuck — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20:38 -0500

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted Matt Bryden, director of Sahan Research and former coordinator of the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea for a briefing on the current situation in Somalia.

De Maiziere defends Germany's reluctance to deploy combat troops

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:11:06 -0500

From Nick Hopkins, Guardian: He [Germany's Minister of Defense Thomas de Maizière] has also been thinking about the lessons from Afghanistan, which should inform how the international community deals with conflicts in Syria, Mali and Somalia.

Somaliland’s Achievement in a Fragile Region

Adrienne Chuck — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:54:11 -0500

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a speech today by His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo, president of the Republic of Somaliland, on “Somaliland’s Achievement in a Fragile Region.”

J. Peter Pham Gives Lecture at US Army War College on “Lessons from the Former Somalia”

Adrienne Chuck — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:15:49 -0500

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, spoke today on “Lessons from the Former Somalia” at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

New Book on Somalia by J. Peter Pham, Greg Mills, and David Kilcullen

Adrienne Chuck — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:15:09 -0500

Cape Town, South Africa-based publisher Tafelberg released today a new book on the Somali crisis co-authored by J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, with Greg Mills, director of the Brenthurst Foundation, and David Kilcullen, former chief strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the US State Department and former senior counterinsurgency advisor to General David Petraeus.