The country has lacked an effective central government since 1991, with portions of the Horn of Africa nation left lawless.

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World leaders met in London in February to address terror and conflict in the Horn of Africa nation and seek ways to resolve other critical problems, including famine and weak leadership.

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"The Somali government will assist in any way it can in the capture and the arrest of the kidnappers who murdered her husband and kept her hostage since September 2011, " he said, urging assistance from the international community in thwarting the extremism and piracy plaguing the Horn of Africa nation.

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