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Somalia 

Somalia's Hour Has Come

05:49 GMT 30th March 2012

World leaders gathered in London last month in a last ditch attempt to bring peace to the troubled nation. But while the verdict has been mostly positive, some are concerned that the views of the Somali people themselves have gone unheard. Tamam Jama Ahmed reports
 

'Can-do Attitude'

01:17 GMT 30th March 2012

It is often said that, when Somalia's central government ceased to function , most Somalis simply continued to get on with their lives as best as they could.
 

Publisher's Note

04:24 GMT 29th March 2012

It is not without reason that Somalia is seen as the world's worst failed state. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the country's interim government, is unable to impose its authority beyond the capital Mogadishu.
 

Views

01:15 GMT 21st December 2011

'It would be naive and dangerous to make light of the ruling Zanu PF'
 

PM forced to resign

12:51 GMT 31st August 2011

Said to be the country's best hope, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's sudden exit has set back the government's plans to strengthen its mandate. By Tamam Ahmed Jama
 

Piracy hits a record high

02:00 GMT 15th June 2011

Despite the presence of international naval fleets off the Somalia coast, the incidence of piracy is on the rise.
 

Poet with a purpose

02:43 GMT 14th February 2011

Tamam Ahmed Jama salutes a young Somalian who came from nowhere to become one of Canada's top rappers
 

Somalia

01:03 GMT 9th February 2011

Pirates took a record 1,181 hostages last year, despite increased patrolling of the seas, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported.
 

No Safe Haven

01:37 GMT 19th October 2010

A scathing report from Human Rights Watch lifts the lid on how Somali refugees in Kenya are routinely harassed. By Tamam Ahmed Jama