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February 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
British Foreign Secretary William Hague is driven through the streets of the anarchic Somali capital Mogadishu in an armored vehicle on February 2, 2012
PressTV
Thu Feb 2, 2012
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a surprise visit to Somalia to resume Britain’s diplomatic presence in Somalia after two decades of destruction, social upheaval and a bloody civil war, Press TV reports.
Hague arrived in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, and met with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at the presidential palace.
He also appointed Matt Baugh as Britain’s first ambassador to war-torn Somalia in 21 years.
“I am delighted to have made the first visit to Mogadishu by a British Foreign Secretary for over 19 years. This is a sign of Britain’s commitment to the people and country of Somalia,” Hague said in a statement.
He added, “As a further demonstration of our long-term commitment to Somalia, the UK’s new ambassador to Somalia, Matt Baugh, has today presented his credentials to (Somali) President Sheikh Sharif.”
A British embassy spokesman in the Kenyan capital Nairobi said the new UK ambassador to Somalia will move to Mogadishu and open an embassy only “when the security situation allows.”
The appointment, and Hague’s surprise visit, come days after a Western oil firm began an oil exploration bid in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northeastern Somalia.
The Canadian firm behind the project, Africa Oil Corp., said its two wells are the first to be drilled there in 21 years.
The developments also come ahead of an international conference in London due on February 23 to discuss measures to tackle instability and resolve protracted crises in Somalia.
Some Somali political analysts have cast doubt on the outcome of the conference in London this month, saying they prefer the address to be inside Somalia and include the voices of all Somalia.
Somalia has been without an effective central government and descended into chaos since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
The weak Western-backed transition government in Mogadishu has been battling al-Shabab fighters for the past five years, and is propped up by a 10,000-strong African Union force from Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti.
Somalia is one of the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons in the world.
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