POVERTY IN SOMALIA ( Extracts from the internet ) I am sure many of you have noticed that Somalia is in the headlines every so often. Somalia is a country located at the border of East Africa, and next to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. There are constant problems in this poverty filled country, especially since 1991 when President Siad Barre was overthrown, causing Somalia to lose its central government.Going back a little further, Somalia was created in 1960 when a former British protectorate and an Italian colony merged, and ever since there have been issues involving territorial claims by counties such as Ethiopia and Kenya. In addition, deadly droughts between 1974 and 1975 have held back Somalia even further from developing as a country. So, as you can see, the conditions that are present in Somalia today have been the case for a while. However, the many disagreements between bordering countries as well as war-components have been some of the bigger causes of poverty in Somalia. There are many countries in our world today that live on less than two dollars a day, and unfortunately Somalia is one of them. Poverty has a huge impact here, especially as a result of the attacks from Ethiopia. Thousands of people are dying and people are being displaced, sending them into more poverty. They are lacking water, sanitation, health, and education. In October of 2004 the TFI chose Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed as their president, but as a result of various disagreements, he has failed to bring the country out of these unfortunate events. There is no proper protection supplied by Somalias government or from the government themselves. Recently, African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops (mostly from Uganda) have been in Somalia doing what they can to rebuild their government. However they are not close to success because they are constantly being attacked and lack military forces. And at this time Somali citizens are greatly in need of even more help which they are not getting.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:06:40 +0000
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