Episode 97: Rebuilding Somalia

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In January 1991, Mohammed Siad Barre’s government was toppled when rebels from the United Somali Congress toppled the Red Berets, in a culmination of a struggle that began in 1986. Since then, Somalia has been in a state of civil war. It has displaced over 1 million people within the country, and over 1 million more are living abroad in the Somali diaspora, either as registered refugees or undocumented migrants. We’re joined by Fadumo Dayib, a social justice activist, Somali politician and the first woman to vie for president of Somalia (in November 2016) to discuss being Somali in Somalia, as well as the diaspora.

What was the cause of the civil war, and what factors have allowed it to continue for almost 30 years? What has the effect of having international intervention been? What factors make it possible for Al Shabaab to exist within Somalia and East Africa, and recruit from throughout the region? What has this conflict meant for the rights of Somali women and girls? How has it affected their rights, freedoms and access to opportunities? And, what is the way forward when it comes to resolving this conflict? Press play to find out!

Resources

Siad Barre’s Fall Blamed for Somalia’s Collapse into Civil War

Understanding Civil Militia Groups in Somalia

Somalia: a history of events from 1950 to the present - in pictures

Somalia: The Forgotten Story

The 4.5 Formula

Somalia's Clan Politics

The Rotation Convention: the real scandal of Somalia’s 4.5 power sharing system

The Business of Fear in Boomtown Mogadishu

Ethiopian Invasion of Somalia

Ethiopia ends Somalia occupation

WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Twisted Ethiopia’s Arm to Invade Somalia

Ethiopian troop withdrawal from Somalia exposes peacekeeping problems

Explaining the differences in Al-Shabaab expansion into Ethiopia and Kenya

Al-Shabab [an explainer]

Understanding Drivers of Violent Extremism: The Case of al-Shabab and Somali Youth

Explaining Transborder Terrorist Attacks: The Cases of Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab

History of Al-Shabaab and its link with Kenya

The Unseen War

The Unseen War - Part 2

Somali militants al-Shabab threaten Kenya retaliation

Somalia: Why is Al-Shabaab Still A Potent Threat?

Why is Al Shabab making inroads into Kenya?

Why is Kenya an al-Shabab target?

Somalia's Al Shabaab: Clans vs Islamist nationalism

What Kenya has to show for sending troops into Somalia seven years ago

PROXY WARS: The intrigues leading to Kenya’s invasion of Somalia

What's Wrong With Kenya's Invasion of Somalia

Kenya and Somalia: landscape of tension

The Road to Garissa

Corruption and Terror: Somali Community in Kenya Caught in the Crossfire

Women’s Rights in Somalia: Women’s Role in Conflict Resolution

Human Rights Brief: Women in Somalia

GIRLS AND GIRLHOOD INTERRUPTED: TWO DECADES OF STATELESSNESS AND MILITARIZED VIOLENCE IN WAR-TORN SOMALIA

Somalia: A state of male power, insecurity and inequality

Women Needs in Somalia after Civil War

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