Somali Pirates have been terrorising the coast of eastern Africa for over a decade. Starting off as innocent fisher men and now becoming the notoriously dangerous seamen that will hold their victims at gunpoint for a large ransom working for the war lords that are continually fighting for power and land. Somalia now famous for its piracy antics and dangerous waters were once known for its growing fishing industry and its diverse marine life. Somalia has been crippled by lawlessness, poverty, unemployment and hunger due to the constant conflict since 1991 when the last functioning government was in power, now different rebel groups continue to rise and harass the local population into battling different regions, creating a deadly civil war.
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To try and stop the separatist movements in 1980s Somali’s armed forces targeted civilians in the northern regions of Somalia, claiming the lives of thousands of innocent people. In 1991 Somalia saw the collapse of its government and the dictator Siad Barre, this forced Somalia into a civil war. Different tribal groups and different warlords fought for land and power. Foreign countries continually try and intervene; the UN continued to give aid in the form of food, which ended up in the warlord’s hands fuelling the war. The UN also invested heavily into the fishing industry allowing it to become a high-income industry to allow Somali to begin to not be so dependent on other forms of aid. This was soon taken over by warlords lining their own pockets and the local economy didn’t see a penny, causing extreme poverty and hunger. Kenya also tried to intervene by having talks held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, with the different warlords. They managed to reach an agreement in which they would try and create a stable government and trained government officials democratically . This was another failed attempt at democracy as the people of Somalia didn’t have a say in who the leader should be, foreign countries continued to place leaders in power that continued to be unpopular and …show more content…
People could finally begin to build their lives. Sadly this only lasted for six months when the president of America, George Bush, decided to invade Somalia as he saw Islamic courts as a threat. Although it was the first time in over two decades that there had been some sort of peace and stability. Somalia is a Muslim country but foreign countries didn’t agree with a Muslim government running the country. In 2006 Ethiopia invaded from the north, Kenya invaded from the south and America also invaded causing yet again war and terror. These countries getting involved saw more division, fighting and death than ever before. The cause of this fighting saw a huge rise in the south of Somalia with a group we know today as Al Shaba that have large links with the terrorist group Al Qaida . By 2010 over 1.5 million people had been internally displaced, forcing around 500,000 to seek asylum in neighbouring countries. In 2011 Somalia also experienced a large famine forcing nearly half the population, over 4 million people, to become reliant on external aid . After three decades of fighting there is still little hope of any change happening soon. There are elections being held in 2016 but Somalia’s people still don’t believe this will make a difference to the amount of corruption and war that continues to
To try and stop the separatist movements in 1980s Somali’s armed forces targeted civilians in the northern regions of Somalia, claiming the lives of thousands of innocent people. In 1991 Somalia saw the collapse of its government and the dictator Siad Barre, this forced Somalia into a civil war. Different tribal groups and different warlords fought for land and power. Foreign countries continually try and intervene; the UN continued to give aid in the form of food, which ended up in the warlord’s hands fuelling the war. The UN also invested heavily into the fishing industry allowing it to become a high-income industry to allow Somali to begin to not be so dependent on other forms of aid. This was soon taken over by warlords lining their own pockets and the local economy didn’t see a penny, causing extreme poverty and hunger. Kenya also tried to intervene by having talks held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, with the different warlords. They managed to reach an agreement in which they would try and create a stable government and trained government officials democratically . This was another failed attempt at democracy as the people of Somalia didn’t have a say in who the leader should be, foreign countries continued to place leaders in power that continued to be unpopular and …show more content…
People could finally begin to build their lives. Sadly this only lasted for six months when the president of America, George Bush, decided to invade Somalia as he saw Islamic courts as a threat. Although it was the first time in over two decades that there had been some sort of peace and stability. Somalia is a Muslim country but foreign countries didn’t agree with a Muslim government running the country. In 2006 Ethiopia invaded from the north, Kenya invaded from the south and America also invaded causing yet again war and terror. These countries getting involved saw more division, fighting and death than ever before. The cause of this fighting saw a huge rise in the south of Somalia with a group we know today as Al Shaba that have large links with the terrorist group Al Qaida . By 2010 over 1.5 million people had been internally displaced, forcing around 500,000 to seek asylum in neighbouring countries. In 2011 Somalia also experienced a large famine forcing nearly half the population, over 4 million people, to become reliant on external aid . After three decades of fighting there is still little hope of any change happening soon. There are elections being held in 2016 but Somalia’s people still don’t believe this will make a difference to the amount of corruption and war that continues to