Somali women members of the business community attended a meeting with foreign journalists to discus
Somali women members of the business community attended a meeting with foreign journalists to discuss the recent liberation of the city from al-Shabab militants and the future of the region’s charcoal industry in Kismayo, Somalia. While being free from Al-Shabab is positive to fully be capable of controlling their futures for these women lies with their being able to make use of ports to conduct business. Since Kenyan troops took this territory from Al-shabab their support Ras Kamboni in Kismayo, and its controversial treatment of a federal delegation sent to Kismayo in May, as well as its alleged role in exporting charcoal illegally with Madobe’s forces have sustained tensions in the region. The charcoal allegation affirms worries that Kenya is seeking connections with local actors to gain influence over the extraction of natural resources in Somalia. read more about this issue here: http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/08/14/feature-01 -- source link
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