Fragile states / Comment
After the peace comes the storm: Somalia's relentless crisis
27/08/2008 By Richard Cornwell
After 17 years without a functional national state, hopes for peace in the war-torn African country rose after a surprising agreement in June between the government and the opposition-in-exile, blessed by the United Nations. But the fragmentation of armed groups, the calculations of foreign governments and continuing militia violence in this country of nine million people has meant that the chances of an end to a worsening humanitarian crisis are more remote than ever.
In this Comment article Richard Cornwell explores the prospects for peace and asks what lies ahead for the people of the troubled nation.
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Conflict Fragile state SomaliaBio author: Richard Cornwell
Senior Research Associate, African Security Analysis Programme, ISS (Pretoria, South Africa).
