Somalia – SOMALIA: Donor caution alarms aid workers (AlertNet)

SOMALIA: Donor caution alarms aid workers (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Aid agencies operating in Somalia say they need more money but that some donors are holding back, concerned at where resources might end up in areas too dangerous for international staff.

China hosts meeting on Somalia piracy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China on Friday opened a two-day international conference on efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirates, the defence ministry said.

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. The trawler’s captain told Spanish media Thursday that the pirates on board had threatened to start killing the hostages. Deputy Defense Minister Constantino Mendez said Friday the two Somali men were captured in connection with …

U.N. Says U.S. Delays Led to Aid Cuts in Somalia (International Herald Tribune)
The American government has delayed food contributions out of fears they would be diverted to terrorists.

Palace orders immediate rescue of 14 RP seamen held captive in Somalia (GMA News)
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure the immediate release of 14 Filipino seafarers on board a Malaysian fishing vessel that was hijacked off Somalia by pirates.

Somali adulterer stoned to death (BBC News)
Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery, but say they will spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. Three crewmen that had been removed from the vessel and taken to the Somali mainland by hijackers to add pressure on Spain to repatriate the arrested pirates were returned to the ship late Friday, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel …

Tecore Wins in Somalia (Unstrung.com)
GAROWE, Puntland-Somalia — Somafone, a GSM mobile network operator in Somalia, today announced that it has launched service in the Puntland region including Garowe, Galkaio, Bosaso and other cities, utilizing hosted managed services from Tecore Networks, a global supplier of multi-technology 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure.

Spain Refuses Prisoner Exchange Demanded By Somali Pirates (INO News)
(RTTNews) – Spain on Friday refused to release two captured Somali pirates in exchange for three Spanish nationals seized by pirates from a fishing trawler off Somalia last month, stressing that it will not negotiate with the pirates.

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (AP via Yahoo! News)
Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.

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