In January 2009, Ethiopia withdrew its last troops from Somalia. The same month, the ARS politicians was Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (* 1964) elected as the new head of state. He appointed a new caretaker cabinet. Meanwhile, particularly the clashes escalated with the Al-Shabab, who refused the new government recognition. On June 22, 2009, President…
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Somalia 2010
Yearbook 2010 Somalia. After some slowdown in the first months of the year, piracy increased again. In November, at least 20 vessels with well over 400 crew members were reported to be in the pirates’ violence. A number of vessels were released during the year since the pirates received ransom payments, usually equivalent to tens…