Chronology of Events

  • 29 July 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein dismisses Mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeeb, citing the mayor's incompetence, mismanagement, embezzlement, insubordination, and abuse of power, increasing the growing rift between the President and Prime Minister....
  • 31 July 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    President Abdullahi Yusuf revokes the order to dismiss Mogadishu mayor, Mohamed Dheere, and ten out of 15 cabinet ministers, believed to be allies of Yusuf, resign on 2 August.
  • 16 - 18 August 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    Parties to the Djibouti Agreement hold the first meetings of the two committees mandated by the Agreement: the High Level Committee (...
  • 18 August 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    The Djibouti Agreement is formally signed.
  • 19 August 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    The Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1831 renewing the mandate of the AU mission in Somalia for a further six...
  • 25 September 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    Attention to the growing piracy problem off the coast of Somalia increases after the capture by Somali pirates of the MV Faina, an Ukrainian Frigate, carrying weapons, tanks and ammunition.
  • 07 October 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    The Council adopts Resolution 1838 calling for intensified action to combat piracy.
  • 09 October 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    NATO agrees to send seven frigates off the coast of Somali join anti piracy operations.
  • 11 - 12 October 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    Approximately 800 additional Burundian troops are deployed in Mogadishu, bringing the strength of AMISOM to a total of just over 3,000.
  • 20 October 2008
    08 Jan 2010 -
    UNPOS chairs a meeting with the International Community in Stockholm. The "UN Preparatory Meeting for International Conference on Reconstruction and Development" lays out the progress to date on the outstanding needs and resources, and the challenges that...

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