The National Reconciliation Congress is held in Mogadishu with the participation of 2,600 delegates representing clans, as well as women's groups and the Diaspora. It is organized by the National Governance and Reconciliation Committee, chaired by former...
15 Jan 2010 - President Yusuf winds up 6-week-long peace conference with no results.
15 Jan 2010 - Congress for the Liberation and Reconstitution of Somalia meet in Asmara and establish the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.
15 Jan 2010 - Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah takes up post as the new SRSG.
15 Jan 2010 - SRSG Ould-Abdallah visits Mogadishu on his first trip to Somalia.
15 Jan 2010 - Heavy fighting erupts in Mogadishu between insurgents and Ethiopian troops. Residents say dozens of people are killed in the three days of battles that follow.
15 Jan 2010 - Nur Hassan Hussein sworn in as Prime Minister.