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Somalia SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Somalia when you search their database on the word "Somalia": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Somalia. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Somalia. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Somalia, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Somalia in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Somalia. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Somalia and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Somalia. Write "Somalia" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Somalia, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to Somali and non-Somali newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Somalia, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Somalia.
The Press in SomaliaNorthernlight-Somalia News is a website with a list of links to some daily updated news about Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
Press reporting about SomaliaAfrica Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Somalia of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Somalia. Africa News Online is an electronic network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides a showcase for journalism from across the African continent. You can also go directly to their Somalia page, listing the latest news stories. Recommended. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Somalia archive, where articles from the last months about Somalia figure. NewAfrica, Somalia offers interesting information about Somali infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Somalia. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Somalia News is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you daily news about Somalia, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world. In English. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Somalia.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Somalia page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
News & Discussion GroupsAfrica Online Somalia offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.
Government Offices
About Somali government, see also Politics and General Information, below.
OtherCities & TownsWeather.com has a page about the weather in Somalia, with special information about some cities, like Mogadishu.
Companies
CultureAfromix' web page to Somali music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Somali musicians. French and Spanish versions. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries.
EconomyMbendi Consultants' country profile on Somalia concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. Planet Business-Somalia offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. Somalia Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality.
EducationIn the website Somali Education - RSC Refugee Service Center you'll see an essay that profiles the education system of Somalia from colonial era to our days.
Environment/NatureNewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Somalia.
General Information/Read about SomaliaThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including Somalia, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA.
annual Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about Somalia with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. NewAfrica Somalia offers interesting information about Somali infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has a very ample country profile of Somalia. Includes lots of humanitarian information, especially about internally displaced people ("IDPs") and links to other resources (maps, etc). Very informative! You can order books about Somalia on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Somalia in 1997. The most informative site about human rights in Somalia is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Somalia. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Somalia, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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