Somalia kidnap couple in urgent plea for help (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
AMARA, Somalia (AFP) – A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in October said they were not being well treated and needed urgent help, according to an AFP reporter who met them in captivity.
Somalia Islamist group bans video games (Mail and Guardian)
Somalia’s Hezb al-Islam insurgent group on Thursday slapped a ban on video games in areas under its control.
Chasing peace in Somalia (Toronto Star)
The transitional government is trying to unite the troubled nation, but after a year in power it controls little more than a small area of Mogadishu.
British kidnap couple in Somalia need urgent help (Malaysian Mirror)
AMARA, Somalia -A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in October said they were not being well treated and needed urgent help, according to an AFP reporter who met them in captivity.
African summit hears world ignoring Somalia crisis (TVNZ)
The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ignored by the world, delegates told an African Union summit
African summit hears world ignoring Somalia crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ignored by the world, delegates told an African Union summit on Sunday.
