Word: ethiopia
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...Whether Somalia can rebuild itself as a nation state depends on its ability to create a central government whose power trumps that of any one warlord. And a month after Ethiopia invaded in a lightning advance that ousted the ruling Islamists and installed the centrist Transitional Federal Government (T.F.G.) in Mogadishu, the prognosis has to be: unlikely. The T.F.G. has little popular support inside Somalia and - crucial in a place where muscle counts most - only a hastily reconstituted army of retired soldiers to protect it. The T.F.G. needs help. But from whom...
...Ethiopians are no use. Coming from a majority Christian country and an old enemy, the Ethiopian soldiers must go - and fast. Most Somalis view their presence as an outrage, and they are a first, and very vulnerable, target in any gathering Islamist insurgency. Moreover, Ethiopia's successful invasion will have raised the hackles of regional rival Eritrea. The two sides have previously fought proxy wars in Somalia by backing rival warlords, and there is no reason why Eritrea would desist...
...road, where gestures of kindness and casual acts of cruelty constantly occur. To my mind, Another of Day of Life and Shah of Shahs, about the mechanics of the Islamic revolution in Iran, are his finest works. Others might vote for The Emperor, about the court of Ethiopia's longtime dictatorial emperor, Haile Selassie, or The Soccer War, which covers time spent in Africa and South and Central America...
...country where there is no real legal framework for adoption. Personally, I prefer to stay on the right side of the law," it sounded like the makings of an A-list mama brawl. But Jolie, whose adopted children Maddox, 5, and Zahara, 2, are from Cambodia and Ethiopia, later issued a statement saying her words had been taken out of context: "I feel we must encourage everyone to be supportive so that every child can adjust nicely to their new home." Offer up Brad to baby sit, Angie, and this whole thing may just blow over...
...Western policymakers to wash their hands and wish Gedi luck. But Somalia's strife has repercussions beyond its borders. The country is victim to the worst ravages of man and nature. Instability there has the potential to engulf the entire Horn of Africa in war, with neighboring countries Ethiopia and Eritrea jockeying for influence and pirates using the lawless coast as a base to launch attacks on the freighter traffic headed for the Suez Canal. Some of the Islamists have vowed a guerrilla war against the new government, which they deride as a puppet of Ethiopia...