History of Somalia

Somalia also known as the “horn of Africa” is a country located in east Africa. The nation of Somali existed for more than a thousand year. In the 19th century Europeans countries such as Britain, France, and Italy came to colonies Somalia and split up the country. The British abandoned British Somalia after the natives uprising. After WWII the Italians were forced to leave Somalia and the country was given to the UN. In 1960 the Republic of Somalia was created from British Somalia and Italian…

The Republic of Somaliland (formerly known as north-west Somalia) is situated in the horn of Africa. Its boundaries are defined by the Gulf of Aden to the north, Somalia to the east, federal state of Ethiopia to the south and west, and republic of Djibouti in the northwest. The total area of Somaliland is 137,600 km2 with a coastline of 850kms with the most strategic sea ports in the world (i.e. Berbera Port, Zeila, and Los-qorey etc.). The population is estimated at four million consists of…

years after gaining independence in 1960, Somalia was overtaken in a coup, led by Mohamed Siad Barre. Despite his oppressive dictatorial rule, Barre maintained power until 1991 when he was ousted by one of many clans that had broken out in a civil war. The human rights condition during this internal conflict fell even further into turmoil. International communities became more aware of the overwhelming state of famine and many sent food and other aid to Somalia. Much of the food was stolen by…

Cultural Awareness of Somalia Somalia's terrain comprises principally of highlands, plains, and plateaus. The North of Somalia is an oceanic semi-desert plain parallel of the Gulf of Aden Coast. The plain ascents from the gulf coast to the steep northward-confronting bluffs of the dissected highlands. The majority of the nation is extremely flat apart from the mountainous coastal zone in the north and a few purported stream valleys. The South has broken mountain landscape, shallow level…

American but I defined myself as Somalia American. In this paper, I will discuss my racial identity as of Somalia American and my religion identity which is Muslim. I will be discussing how I became aware of my racial identity and how that had an impact in my life and how I felt about it. also, I will be discussing What is feeling be a Muslim woman in American and the way Muslim are portrayed in the media. I will be sharing my background of came from a rich family in Somalia and now being from a…

life in Somalia wasn't troublesome for me as it was for my parents, I was just seven years of age and I've heard bombs and gunfire, seen numerous individuals kick the bucket. In my nation, we haven't had a utilitarian government since 1990 which was before I was conceived. I was conceived when they were slaughtering one another; I was raised when they were murdering one another. War, apprehension, war, trepidation, war! You may be perusing this and intuition why he is discussing Somalia when…

I feel us as a community and state we need to help the people of Somalia with their famine, which makes life a struggle for them. Us as a community are very healthful and wealthy compared to them. Helping them would keep their country alive, along with their gratitude for us. I am writing to you this day to get people more informed on this issue in Somalia, which has been present for quite some time, and to help the people Somalia by donating money to buy food for them. Me as a person, want to…

promoted to the rank of General and appointed the Chief of the KDF, the highest rank of a commissioned officer within the Kenyan military. While some political leaders have argued that Kenya has lost many lives since invading the Al-Shabaab militias in Somalia,…

Maryam was born 1951 in the capital of Somalia Mogadishu. She is from a small family who consist of parents and two siblings. She is the oldest child in the family and her sister Halima was born in Mogadishu, the same house Maryam was born. Her father was a soldier and used to go to different cities in Somali. Her father went to a city called Kismayo, and built a house for his family. He was a loving and a caring father. Therefore, after living in Kismayo by himself, he felt that he lives in…

The next cause of the Somali Civil War is the prevalence of clans in Somalia. The role of clans in Somalia is an important social unit in Somalia just as it is in the rest of Africa. Upon saying that, there is a lot of division that goes into the formation of these clans despite the fact Somalia is very homogenous and the population is 99% Somalian (Terdman 2008, 12). Due to this, the vast majority of its citizens share both a common language and a common culture. (Woods 1997, 1) Still, clans…