Somalia/Related Articles

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Africa [r]: Continent stretching over the equator, hosting deserts, tropical jungles and savannah as well as over fifty nations; population about 900,000,000. ^[e]
Horn of Africa [r]: A peninsula in East Africa, bordered by the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. ^[e]
Failed state [r]: A nation or quasi-nation unable to deliver minimal governance services to its citizens; there may not even be a functioning government ^[e]
Peace operations [r]: Operations other than all-out war, conducted by neutral parties, to ensure the continuance of a peace, or, in the face of resistance, to enforce it. ^[e]

Djibouti [r]: Republic located along the north-east coast of Africa, adjacent to the Horn of Africa. ^[e]
Kenya [r]: A country of 38 million in East Africa. ^[e]
Ethiopia [r]: Among the oldest countries of the world, from which Muslim-majority Eritrea split after a civil war; Coptic Christian-majority state in East Africa ^[e]

Qat [r]: Natural stimulant plant grown and used recreationally in East Africa; highly perishable; important in social bonding, especially in Somalia and Yemen ^[e]

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed [r]: President of Somalia, 2006, 2009-present ^[e]
Al-Shabaab (insurgency) [r]: An Islamist group in Somalia, accused of having generic terrorism and specific al-Qaeda affiliations ^[e]
African Union [r]: Continental organization, which succeeded the Organisation of African Unity on September 9, 1999. ^[e]
- Burundi [r]: A country of Central Africa, having borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania, as well as coast on Lake Tanganikya. ^[e]
- Uganda [r]: Landlocked republic in East Africa, located on the equator, bordering the northern and western shores of Lake Victoria. ^[e]

Piracy [r]: Violence against, or detention of, by private individuals, against aircraft or ships under national registry ^[e]
Task Force 151 [r]: A multinational naval task force, created around Expeditionary Strike Group TWO from United States Central Command, which is conducting counter-piracy operations in the waters off Somalia; now under Turkish Navy command ^[e]