Somalia

joined along to participate in the mission to bring peace to Somalia. After the Second World War, Somalia became one nation in 1960 as they were once colonies of Europe. This brought conflicts in Somalia. The civil war and famine spread out through the entire country. In the mission, hundreds of thousands had died in the war. In 1995, the peace mission was a failed. Government of Eastern Africa had collapsed causing a controversy. As Somalia was an independence country for many years. There…

Even though Sierra Leone is more than 9,100 km away from Somalia, the two countries face similar problems of poverty and civil warfare brought on by severely limited natural resources, dramatically low wages, and environmental hardship. Throughout the arid continent, there is a sinister demand for child soldiers…

country face extreme persecution at the hands of Islamic jihadists, according to an International Law analyst for Open Doors International’s World Watch Research Unit. Based on Open Doors’ 2017 World Watch List of the worst Christian persecutors, Somalia ranks second with its persecution levels almost equal to that of North Korea. Open Doors UK & Ireland CEO Lisa Pearce said persecution driven by religious nationalism is often condoned and encouraged by some governments, the Catholic News Agency…

World Free of Poverty Possible? A world free of poverty is like a perfect dream come true, but is this dream actually possible for us, I would have to say no to that. I believe that as human beings regardless what country we live in, we have given our individual governments enough power that they now have brainwashed us to think all of the important issues we need to fix require lots of time, money and effort which makes it inconvenient for us all. I also, believe that the issue of poverty is…

Burnett, “Most of these routes pass through congested shipping lanes, narrow channels and straits, busy international canals, winding rivers, and heavily trafficked harbors” (11). This makes these areas prime targets for pirate activity. Before Somalia became a popular area for pirate attacks, the Malacca Strait proved to be a common location for piracy from the mid-1980s until the late 1990s. This narrow channel of water between Sumatra and Malaysia creates the link between the Indian Ocean and…

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, increased speculation of terrorist attacks connected to maritime piracy has occurred in social media and national government discourse (Young & Valencia, 2003). Young and Valencia (2003) provide a valuable contribution to the issues concerning maritime piracy and terrorism by defining the differences and similarities between these two types of crimes. The similarities between terrorism and maritime piracy are that the underlying environmental…

As stated by Burnett, “Blackbeard is long gone but a new and violent breed of pirate is taking his place, plundering ships in most oceans of the world” (9). The global phenomenon of contemporary piracy exemplifies modern trends which contribute to its reawakening. In modern day piracy, pirates are criminals who are driven by economic necessity. According to Martin Murphy, piracy can be referred to as a gang crime because the act of piracy occurs in small groups rather than individually (23).…

The HIV rates in Somalia are reasonable low compared to neighbouring sub-Saharan countries and most common among the heterosexual couple as a result of sexual activity and due to unsafe healthcare facilities (‘Antiretroviral…

Leaving Somalia was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. I didn’t want to leave behind my friends and family, but most of all, I didn’t want to leave my favorite banana tree. This sounds silly, but this tree was planted by my grandfather before he passed away. I helped him water it every day. It was located in the middle of our yard facing towards the north side of our house. It gave a cool shade in the hot, humid summers and in the winter, we sat below it, enjoying the cool air of the…

Somalia a country which once had a government and proper control over its land and territory is now known as a failed state. It was officially no longer recognized as a state in 1995 when the international community such as the United Nations peacekeepers…