MPs debate Somalia
10 February 2012 (updated on 10 February 2012)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, moved a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday 9 February on Somalia.
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Douglas Alexander, responded in the debate on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the debate and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and Commons Hansard. Find parliamentary material on Africa in the Topics and News sections on the Parliament website.
Somalia
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee published on 5 January 2012 a report into piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The House of Commons Library have produced a briefing paper on recent political, security and humanitarian issues in Somalia.
Debates
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