Somalia, officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is located on the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the north-west, Kenya on its south-west, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen on its north, the Indian Ocean at its east and Ethiopia to the west. The Somali state currently exists solely in a de jure capacity; Somalia has no recognized central government authority nor any other feature associated with an established independent state ...
Bloggers ponder whether the Burmese junta's attempts to control aid to the devastated country justify a "humanitarian invasion." They also wonder why Cindy McCain refuses to release her tax returns. The next Somalia? : Six days after the disastrous ... ...