Somalia: We would not have recovered without the international community

Somália continua enfrentando a rebelião do al-Shabab e fricção política, levando os oficiais a pedir apoio internacional.

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Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Mohamed Omar says Somalia has come a long way since its government collapsed 30 years ago, plunging the country into civil war.

The United Nations established a political office to help rebuild institutions and resolve political disputes. And more than three decades after its creation, the mission ended in October at the request of the government, which says it wants to be responsible for its own affairs.

Mas o governo enfrentará desafios. Os pacifistas da União Africana ainda estão no terreno apoiando Mogadíscio em sua luta contra o al-Shabaab, um grupo armado ligado ao al-Qaeda que controla grandes partes do centro e sul da Somália.

Meanwhile, Somalia’s opposition says its president is not legitimate, as the government says the new constitution allows him to stay in office until next year.

Omar says that despite these issues, Somalia is more stable than it was a few years ago. And he hopes the international community will continue supporting it financially as it seeks to become a stronger state.