Another attempt is being made to establish a functioning government inside of Somalia.

Abdullahi Yusuf, Somali president, left for lawless Somalia from neighbouring Kenya today to set up his government on home soil, saying he was confident of ending the infighting that had delayed the move for nine months. Somalia’s transitional federal government, tasked with ending fighting between rival clan warlords, had remained in Kenya since its formation at peace talks last year due to disputes about where inside the country it should be based.

Don’t expect the transition to be easy (or even successful). The warlords that have controlled Somalia since the government collapsed over a decade ago won’t happily let their power slip away.

Is my cynicism showing today?

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The Beeb is covering the story, too.