Yemen Civil War and Stability in Somalia
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2021-03
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study was set to examine the effect of the Yemen war on the stability of Somalia. The study objectives were to establish the effect of the Yemen war on the social stability of Somalia, to examine the effect of the Yemen war on the political stability of Somalia and to assess the effect of the Yemen war on the economic stability of Somalia. The study was conducted in Somalia in the Regions of Puntland, Somaliland and Mogadishu. The quantitative data was collected from 215 respondents while qualitative data was attained from 35 respondents who were heads of ministries and Heads of international and local NGOs. The study employed a descriptive research deigsnwere data was collected through both quantitative and qualitative and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including thematic analysis for qualitative dats. The study findings reveal that there Yemen war had an insignificant negative effect on stability in Somalia (Sig=.916) while it was discovered that Yemen war had a significant negative effect on political stability of Somalia (Sig=.037) and finally Yemen war had an insinficantnegatve effect on economic stability of Somalia (Sig=.690).
The study on the first objective reveals a low effect of the Yemen war on the social stability of Somalia. The researcher concludes that the Yemen war has had less effect on the social systems of Somalia; these could be due to the effective handling of the migrants to Somalia. The study further concludes for a social intervention to curtail the effect of spreading. Secondly the study concludes that the Yemen war presents a strong political threat to the political stability of Somalia. The study concludes that the effect of the warlike terrorist strengthening in Yemen poses a serious threat especially to the central government in Mogadishu. Thirdly, the study concludes that the Yemen war has still confronted the economic activities of Somalia though this was to a small extent. The study concludes that mechanisms of economic activities need to be effectively managed, monitored and control by the central government in Somalia.
The study recommend for the increase surveillance across the boarders in order to monitor refugees from Yemen entering Somalia in order to reduce the physical they can present to the state. There is further need for cooperative border patrols to reduce the wrong people from Yemen entering the country to cause harm. The study recommends the effective strengthening of economic activities of Somalia, regulation of trade to enable the prevention of illegal traders into Somalia that can disturb the economy. There is also a need for a strong policy of trade across the boundaries and on refugees to protect the economic interests of nationals.
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A Research Report presented to the College Of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Master of International Relations and Diplomacy of Kampala International University
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Yemen Civil War, Stability, Somalia