News and Analysis: Somalia

Africa: invasions and interventions

Significant escalation by imperialism

November 3, 2011

A large-scale invasion of Somalia by Kenya and further escalation by U.S. imperialism in Uganda are poised to increase the level of violence and devastation in both countries.

Famine and war grip Somalia

Imperialist intervention no solution

August 15, 2011

The Horn of Africa is currently experiencing deadly famine, with 12 million at risk of starvation, 3 million of whom live in Somalia.

No end in sight for bloodletting in Somalia

African Union 'peacekeepers' prop up regime subservient to United States

July 30, 2010

During an African Union summit July 25-27 in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, U.S. and AU officials expressed continued support for the AU "peacekeeping" mission, with Guinea pledging 2,000 additional troops.

Fighting continues to rage in Somalia

United States and EU work to prevent emergence of independent government

February 9, 2010

According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 258 non-combatants died in Somalia in January, the bloodiest month since August 2009. February threatens to be no better as fighting continues between government troops and their supporters and fundamentalist Islamic militias.

African liberation struggle continues

Growing U.S. military presence seeks to assert hegemony over continent

August 14, 2009

The article below is an adaptation from a talk presented at the July 24 San Francisco branch meeting of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Africa has become a new focus of the imperialist powers’ inherent drive to divide and re-divide the world’s markets and resources.

United States lends military support to shaky Somali regime

Protection of African Union 'peacekeepers' insufficient in face of growing resistance

August 14, 2009

Somalia has recently returned to the headlines with the news that the U.S. government has been quietly providing low-level military hardware to Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, most recently shipping 40 tons of ammunition.

Obama denies any U.S. blame for imperialist aggression in Africa

Hands off Africa: Real change demands self-determination and independence

July 22, 2009

President Obama’s recent trip to Ghana, his first trip to Africa as president, drew a considerable amount of attention. As President Obama’s father was from Kenya, his first trip to the continent and his speech were highly anticipated.

Who are the real pirates in Africa?

The history the mainstream media chooses to forget

May 21, 2009

Somali hostage-takers have become a favorite topic of the business media. The coverage peaked in April, when the Maersk Alabama, a U.S.-based container ship, was hijacked and its captain, Richard Phillips, was taken hostage.

Who are the real 'pirates' in Africa?

Capitalists demonize Somalis, hide their own blood-soaked history

April 18, 2009

Recent news coverage has been dominated by sensationalized stories of Somali pirates hijacking ships and taking hostages in order to secure large ransoms. Most recently, the Maersk Alabama, a U.S.-based container ship, was hijacked and its captain, Richard Phillips, was taken hostage.

Somalis celebrate as U.S.-backed Ethiopian forces pull out

Struggle for self-determination not over

January 21, 2009

The last Ethiopian troops in Somalia left Jan. 15, ending a two-year occupation. The hatred of the occupation was on full display when the pullout began just two days earlier, as hundreds of Somalis lined the route of the retreating military forces and cheered their departure.

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