Famine,civil war,fundamentalism,piracy and corruption are words that have become synonymous with the east African state of Somalia. Events that have occurred in the last three decades have resulted in the country being deemed as a “failed state” by the UN. Once standing as the example of democracy after its 1960 independence, its lengthy war with Ethiopia over the disputed Ogaden region and a foreign invasion by the United States has led to political Famine, civil war, fundamentalism, piracy and corruption are words that have become synonymous with the east African state of Somalia. Events that have occurred in the last three decades have resulted in the country being deemed as a “failed state” by the UN. Once standing as the example of democracy after its 1960 independence, its lengthy war with Ethiopia over the disputed Ogaden region and a foreign invasion by the United States has led to political