What is the Union of Islamic Courts? A network of 11 Islamic courts has been set up in recent years in Mogadishu , funded by businessmen who preferred any semblance of law and order to complete anarchy. The Union of Islamic...

Maryan Aliyow Isse had hoped the security situation in Mogadishu would stabilise after the Ethiopian-backed transitional government took control of the Somali capital in December. She was wrong. "We are in constant danger," said Maryan, who...

I n Togdheer region of Somaliland , over 70 per cent of the population is made up of pastoralists who migrate from place to place with their livestock in search of pasture and water. Migration of the population was found to be one of the impediments...