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Presentation by the Prime Minister of Somalia

Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011 / Time: 6:00am - 7:30am 

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Somalia's Transitional Federal Government is struggling to assert its authority in a country plagued by lawlessness and a ruthless insurgency waged by a rebel group affiliated with al Qaeda. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is a Somali American who is serving as prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government. In a presentation at the U.S. Institute of Peace he described the steps his government is taking to stabilize Somalia.

Somalia's Transitional Federal Government is struggling to assert its authority in a country plagued by lawlessness and a ruthless insurgency waged by a rebel group affiliated with al Qaeda. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is a Somali American who is serving as prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government. In a presentation at the U.S. Institute of Peace he described the steps his government is taking to stabilize Somalia.

Speakers

  • Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Featured Speaker
    Prime Minister of Somalia
  • David Smock, Moderator
    Senior Vice President, Centers of Innovation, U.S. Institute of Peace

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