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Somalia: Politics and Government

Question for Department for International Development

UIN 12848, tabled on 21 October 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of political and economic progress in Somalia.

Answered on

28 October 2015

During my recent visit in July, I saw the complex challenges that Somalia faces after more than two decades of conflict. Despite this, real progress is being made in reaching a political settlement, tackling the threat posed by Al Shabaab, and rebuilding the economy and the state. Credible elections next year will be a further important step forward. As one of Somalia’s leading international partners, we are doing everything we can to support the completion of the federal map, the electoral process, and the economic development of the country.