Somalia’s presidential election on Sept. 10, 2012, was historic: It was the first since a civil conflict erupted in the Horn of Africa country in 1991. Is it the dawn of a new era for Somalia? Perhaps. Here’s a look back at some of Somalia’s development milestones.

1. How
interna+onal
investors
are
responding
to
historic
elec+on
in
September
2012
10
top
moments
in
Somali
#aid
CC image courtesy of john lamb on Flickr

2. Somalia’s
presiden+al
elec+on
on
Sept.
10,
2012,
was
historic:
It
was
the
first
since
a
civil
conflict
erupted
in
the
Horn
of
Africa
country
in
1991.
Is
it
the
dawn
of
a
new
era
for
Somalia?
Perhaps.
Here’s
a
look
back
at
some
of
Somalia’s
development
milestones.

3. Donors
welcome
the
elec+on
in
Somalia,
recommending
the
country
focus
on
ensuring
peace
and
security,
building
ins+tu+on
and
improving
governance...Read
more
September
2012
UN Photo/Stuart Price

4. October
2012
Leaders
of
al-­‐Shabab
ban
Islamic
Relief
from
working
in
southern
Somalia,
large
parts
of
which
are
under
the
Islamist
rebel
movement’s
control.
The
official
reason:
The
U.K.
nonprofit
failed
to
comply
with
Somali
registra+on
policy
and
collaborated
covertly
with
another
“blacklisted”
group,
the
U.N.
World
Food
Program...Read
more
Photo by: Ridwan Adhami / Islamic Relief

5. November
2012
The
EU
approves
€158
million
($210
million
today)
in
aid
for
Somalia,
par+cularly
to
improve
governance
and
security,
promote
democra+za+on
and
boost
food
security...Read
more
CC image courtesy European External Action Services on Flickr

6. December
2012
For
the
first
+me,
the
United
Na+ons
issues
a
3-­‐year
aid
appeal
for
Somalia
—
previous
appeals
were
issued
annually
—
star+ng
in
2013
and
with
a
price
tag
of
$3.8
billion.
The
money
will
be
“par+cularly
needed
to
strengthen
resilience,
which
is
necessary
to
address
the
protracted
nature
of
the
crisis,”
the
U.N.’s
humanitarian
affairs
office
says...Read
more
UN Photo/Stuart Price

7. January
2013
Somali
President
Hassan
Sheikh
Mohamud
flies
to
Washington
to
seek
support
from
the
United
States
and
World
Bank.
His
efforts
bear
fruit:
For
the
first
+me
since
1991,
the
U.S.
recognizes
a
Somali
government
as
legi+mate...Read
more
CC image courtesy U.S. Department of State on Flickr

8. February
2013
Mohamud’s
campaign
to
afract
foreign
investors
con+nues
in
Europe.
Both
the
European
Commission
and
U.K.
government
pledge
support
and
promise
to
host
donor
conferences
for
Somalia
later
in
the
year...Read
more
CC Image courtesy of DFID - UK Department for International Development on Flickr

9. March
2013
Somalia
is
said
to
be
establishing
a
unit
to
coordinate
donor
efforts
on
the
ground.
A
USAID
official
tells
Devex:
“The
last
thing
that
you
want
is
having
one
donor
in
one
ministry
talking
about
the
provision
of
services
and
another
ministry
or
another
donor
with
a
different
model
of
delivering
services.”...Read
more
CC image courtesy of john lamb on Flickr

10. May
2013
In
London,
interna+onal
partners
commit
more
than
$300
million
in
funds
and
exper+se
to
help
rebuild
Somalia.
A
local
NGO
consor+um
voices
concerns
about
how
the
government
will
be
able
to
handle
the
influx
of
aid...Read
more
CC image courtesy Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Flickr

11. June
2013
Al-­‐Qaida
bombs
a
U.N.
compound
in
Mogadishu,
killing
eight
staff
members
and
five
Somali
civilians.
Some
donors
appear
unfazed,
reaffirming
support
to
rebuild
the
country...Read
more
UN Photo/Tobin Jones

12. July
2013
Despite
resuming
about
$55
million
in
direct
bilateral
aid
to
Somalia,
the
Japanese
aid
agency
JICA
refuses
to
carry
out
technical
coopera+on
ac+vi+es
on
the
ground
“unless
the
security
condi+on
has
changed,”
an
official
tells
Devex...Read
more
UN Photo/Tobin Jones