William Hague Visits Xamar

[NGONGE]

Pressure, British style. They know their Somalis.

[Macallinka]

^Maal mahaaan waxbaa si kaa ah. Mid yaroo Konfuriyaan ah miyaad ku qastay lol That is what JB and others thinking about u .

 

Laakiin we still don't know Mr Hague going to visit SL . lets wait and see

[Che -Guevara]

NGONGE-That they do, now how do you gonna convince Oodweyne? Nothing short of Cameron would suffice.

[Che -Guevara]

William Hague visits Somalia's Mogadishu

 

William Hague has called for renewed pressure against Islamist militants during the first visit to Somalia by a British foreign secretary for 20 years.

 

His arrival in the capital, Mogadishu, amid tight security, signals the start of a major diplomatic push to restore stability in the country.

 

He praised African Union troops for forcing al-Shabab out of the city.

 

But he warned that much of the south remains in the hands of the militants, saying: "We need to step this up".

 

After meeting Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Mr Hague described Somalia as "the world's most failed state".

 

The country has been torn apart by two decades of war, beset by drought and famine and is home to a piracy industry that threatens shipping across the Indian Ocean.

 

But analysts say the military fortunes of al-Shabab have dramatically worsened in the last year.

 

Mr Hague's visit follows another sign of growing international confidence in the improving security situation - at least in Mogadishu - the UN special envoy to Somalia has moved his office back from neighbouring Kenya to the city - after an absence of 17 years.

 

The British government is hosting a conference in London on 23 February, aimed at resolving the protracted crises in the lawless Horn of Africa nation.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16851216

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Loool@ che

 

But the brits are up to something the conference this month is something real big

Let's see how it goes

[Che -Guevara]

^I am assuming the neighboring states are among the invited. Italy has been sidelined and I see no major Arab player apart from Qatar I think.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Yes Ethiopia kenya and mr muuse faniin from uganda is coming

[Jacaylbaro]

Why Africa matters to the UK

 

On 23 February senior representatives from over 40 governments and many multi-lateral organisations will come together in London. As the Foreign Secretary stated in his video blog last year, “Britain will be giving a lot of attention to Somalia and bringing greater stability there over the coming years.” The Conference will be an opportunity to build momentum amongst the international community to step-up its efforts to tackle both the root causes and effects of the problems in the country.

 

We have been inspired to host this conference partly by the problems that affect us directly and partly by the terrible suffering of the Somali people.

 

For example, terrorism and organised crime, manifested in piracy and kidnappings pose direct threats to UK citizens and economic interests.

 

The cost of containing these problems is already high and will continue to grow unless the international community acts.

We have been working with international partners to tackle piracy. There are now approximately 1,000 pirates in custody and there have been no hijacks in the Gulf of Aden since 2010 but this remains a very important issue for Britain. Here are just a few of the reasons why:

 

23,000 ships transit through the Gulf of Aden each year, making it the second busiest international trade route in the world.

Nearly one trillion dollars of trade to and from Europe travelled through the Gulf of Aden in 2008.

The turnover of the British shipping industry is worth £10.7Bn of our national GDP.

[The Hermet]

The brits want to compete with its former rival Italy for influence over the horn of africa...simple as...Somalia as a state will be put back under some form of trusteeship as of August as and when the TFG's term expires. Hence why they are pre-occupied with Somalia and area's were they have no influence or compete for influence. instead of areas they have built decades of working relations with i.e. Somaliland. It typical of Somali's to throw a party for no reason as usual as khatumoo and others are a testimant to...anywho just because william hague puts on a bullet proof vest and jumps on board an AU tank doesnt really change much...he will be gone then what.....????

[Che -Guevara]

looool@Muusi Faniin...The man in sense dethroned Zenawi among certain circles.

[The Zack]

One of the first steps of the new era colonization. Somalia is under attack folks! Time to support shabaab!

[Che -Guevara]

^lool@Zack-how are your Kenyan boys?

[Che -Guevara]

Britain appoints first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years

Britain appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years on Thursday during a visit to the capital of the anarchic Horn of Africa nation by Foreign Secretary William Hague.

 

It was the first visit to Mogadishu by a British foreign minister since 1992 and comes ahead of a conference in London this month to discuss measures to tackle instability in Somalia and piracy off its shores.

Britain's new envoy to Somalia, Matt Baugh, will remain based in Kenya's capital Nairobi until security conditions permit the opening of an embassy in Mogadishu.

 

Somalia descended into chaos after dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted in 1991 and a Western-backed transition government has been battling local al Qaeda-linked insurgents al-Shabaab for the past five years.

At the moment, there are six diplomatic missions in Mogadishu, representing Djibouti, Ethiopia, Libya, Sudan, Turkey and Yemen. The UN's special envoy to Somalia also moved to Mogadishu last month.

An African Union force (AMISOM) in Mogadishu has helped drive al-Shabaab out of the capital, but much of the south of remains in the hands of the rebels. Kenya and Ethiopia have both sent forces into Somalia to battle al-Shabaab.

 

Analysts say the departure of al-Shabaab from the capital, combined with the offensives by neighbouring states, has opened a window of opportunity to defeat the hardline militants, although Mogadishu remains prone to almost daily bomb attacks.

"We need to step this up. We are not complacent about it," Hague said, describing Somalia as "the world's most failed state".

 

"For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place," he said. "Some progress has been made on this, partly because of the progress of the AMISOM force."

Al-Shabaab struck Uganda in 2010, killing nearly 80 people watching the football World Cup final. The militants have launched a series of grenade and roadside bomb attacks in Kenya since it sent troops into Somalia in October.

Britain has warned it is only a matter of time before Islamist militants trained in Somalia strike on British soil.

"One of the objectives of our conference in London is to strengthen counter-terrorism co-operation to make it easier for countries in this region to disrupt terrorist networks, to disrupt their financing and the movement of potential terrorists," Hague said.

 

Hague's visit came as Kenyan and Somali troops seized two towns in southern Somalia from al-Shabaab in a bid to consolidate control of border areas, a Kenyan military spokesman said, ahead of an eventual push on rebel strongholds.

 

Source: Reuters

[The Zack]

Che -Guevara;783864 wrote:

^lool@Zack-how are your Kenyan boys?

Stay on subject waryaa and join me. The white man is up to something. Let's put our differences aside for now and unite against cadaanka.

[Che -Guevara]

^The man is not in our neighborhood. I am more worried about 80 million Ethios to my west but the Brits are definitively peddling something.