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 Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa. Its ten million people are united by common language, culture and Islamic faith. The land inhabited by the Somalis was divided by the colonial powers into five parts. In 1960, two of these territories, namely, former Italian and British colonies, united and formed the independent Somali Republic. More than four decades have passed since the promulgation of Somalia as a nation-state. However, Somalia has failed to establish stable state institutions capable of coping with the problems and challenges of the social and economic developments.
 Only after nine years, gradual deterioration of the public administration, disruption of the local economic base and widespread corruption of the political process had ultimately encouraged national army to launch a bloodless coup d'etat on October 21st 1969. Emergent democracy had shifted into the hands of the brutal dictatorial regime of Siad Barre. Obviously, after a decade of military rule, armed opposition movements were established, and the spark of the civil war was ignited almost in every region towards the end of 1980s.
 Political, economic and social activities have undergone an unprecedented degree of destruction and fragmentation. The real solutions to such problems are hard to come. Nevertheless, restoration of civil society and public order, return to the rule of law, and establishment of effective, and legitimate authority are the basis of the way out. Of course, this required well-trained human recourses. On the other hand, for the last 12 years and Somalia had been losing thousands of professionals needed for the reconstruction of the country through migration, displacement and deaths.
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