The tensions are going up between Georgia and South Ossetia (a separatist region with a major russian population inside borders of Georgia).
In last days there have been a fire fight at a georgian checkpoint and shells on town Tskhinvali. Georgia, pro NATO, is trying to retake the control of 2 breakaway separatist provinces and for this, is probably, that it has receiving reinforces (by shells and logistical apparatus) by NATO STates.
Abkhazia and South Ossetia,instead, are receiving important reinforces by Russia. But, it’s important to say that Russia army is still fighting with Chechnya separatists.

News of South Ossetia:
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/07/04/9956.shtml

News of Caucasus Region:
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/07/03/9932.shtml

From February 17 to today, only 43 States in the world have recognized the independence of Kosovo.
Why? What is the reason?
I can say that the first reason is that many Nations don’t want see secessionist pushes inside own borders. This, because, the fight of kosovari for having an Independent State is not a unic and casual fact, but in the world exist many independent movements that fight with weapons but also freely across the politic fight. In Europe exist many independent movements, such as IRA in Ireland, ETA in Spain, FLNC in France, PKK in Turkey-Iraq-Iran, Chechens in Russia, abkhazi and south-osseti in Georgia and transnistries in Moldova. In the world we remember tamil in Sri Lanka, Aceh in Indonesia, Somaliland in Somalia, Polisario Front in Western Sahara, christians in south of Sudan or sikh in India. In effect many of these countries have fear independent claims, so they prefer to don’t recognize a State of-fact. For example the same Serbia claims Kosovo how its historic Province (after the extermination against kosovari??) and Russia, its old friend, obviously it is pro-Serbia. Republic of Macedonia, having fear that Albany will become “Big Albany” with the union of “Albany-Kosovo-a little side of Macedonia”. obviously won’t ever recognize Kosovo. The reasons are different, many, unic from State to State, of little or big importance, but the serious thing is that Kosovo will can’t become part of ONU until a ninety of Nations won’t recognize it officially, how it’s happened to Montenegro.

Somalia that we know toward tv and newspapers is not like it seemes, but it is completely different. We can start to say that Somalia is formed by 2 different States…. Italian Somalia and English Somalia or Somaliland. Actual Somalia is divided in more States, Regions and clan. We’ll start to autonomous States or inside it that constitute Somalia. Talk about Somaliland at north that borders with Gjybouti, Ethiopia and news States Maakir, Northland and Puntland. I’ve written new States because neither somali Government, neither Somaliland and neither Puntland recognize de-facto these new 2 States (Maakhir and Northland). Puntland is founded on extreme point of horn of Africa and declares itself a State inside Somalia. Puntland borders with Ethiopia, with intern State of Galmudug, with Maakhir, Northland, but in reality with Somaliland. Galmudug instead, borders with Puntland, with Ethiopia and with the side of Somalia on hands of Government forces and islamic courtes. Moreover, Somalia is a calderon of clans, such as, Sade, Biyomal, Murosade, Cayr, Salleban and Daarood in Somaliland. Many of these clans gave a strong hand to islamic courts, than, gave their fidelity to somaly Government alleged by ethiope army. We have a sure fact, Somaliland such as second Somali State, want give up to the join with Somalia and become independent like 40 years ago.

The graphic:

Republic of Somaliland is one of 2 Republics that form Somalia (Italian Somalia and English Somalia) from 1960.
Somaliland is English Somalia.This wants to separate from Somalia and become autonomy, independent and sovereign. In effect it already is by 1991, it has own president, a Parliament, a Government, an army and a own currency.

Follows some link to know Somaliland.

http://www.somalilandgov.com/

http://www.somalilandtimes.net/

http://www.somalilandnet.com/

Horn States condemn the attack by eritrean forces to Djibouti army. Meanwhile French is deploying own army in Djibouti ground, because Djibouti was an old french colony and that actually is hosting some bases of french and american army.

News about condemn of Horn States:
http://www.eritreadaily.net/News0108/article0806142.htm

News about deploying of french forces:
http://www.eritreadaily.net/News0108/article0806141.htm

Last attack of Djibouti forces against Eritrea army:
http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2008/334/1.shtml

Today some soldiers of Djibouti have been killed in a gunfight with Eritrea soldiers, because these last have across the Djibouti’s border. Already by time Eritrea is searching to gain meters of border toward Djibouti. In the last 10 years, cause this reason, there have already been 2 wars.

The news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7448348.stm

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7453063.stm]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7453063.stm[/url]

On May 1 2008 in Somalia has been created a new State with name “Northland”. It is situated between Somaliland, Puntland, Maakhir and Ethiopia. In reality nobody recognizes it, even by Maakhir that has proclamed itself State and its ground is shared between Somaliland and Puntland.
This is the map of new State inside Somalia: