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Somalia, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, [b] is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti [11] to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest.
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.
Climate change in Somalia refers to changes in the climate in Somalia and the subsequent response, adaption and mitigation strategies of the country. Climate models predict that the East Africa region is likely to experience both near-term alterations in climate such as warmer temperatures, changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme events, and decreased precipitation, as well as long ...
The Ethiopian–Somali conflict is a territorial and political dispute between Ethiopia, Somalia, and insurgents in the area. Originating in the 1300s, the present conflict originates from Ethiopian Empire's expansion into the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region during the late 19th century.
The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based in Broadcasting House in West London and in Nairobi, where most of the radio and digital operations are based. Most of the listeners live in the Horn of Africa and nearby regions. [1] According to the station, it provides a key link between ...
24,398 killed [30] [31] 1.9 million displaced [32] (see § Casualties and human rights violations) The Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia [33] or the Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War, [34] was an armed conflict that lasted from late 2006 to early 2009.
Somali Civil War (2009–present) Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen ( Arabic: حركة الشباب المجاهدين, romanized : Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn ), commonly known as al-Shabaab, [note 2] is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa.
The United Nations Operation in Somalia II ( UNOSOM II) was the second phase of the United Nations intervention in Somalia and took place from March 1993 until March 1995, following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991. UNOSOM II carried on from the transitory United States -controlled (UN-sanctioned) Unified Task Force (UNITAF), which ...