Seychelles gets tough with Somali pirates (MalaysiaNews.net)
Rachel Chandler in central Somalia. She and her husband Paul were kidnapped by Somali pirates as they sailed from the Seychelles. Photograph: MOHAMED DAHIR/AFP/Getty Images The
Football United: ‘Put Down The Gun, Pick Up The Ball’ – Football Gives Hope To Somalia’s Child Soldiers (Goal.com)
Somalia is a hard one. Looking behind the headlines for examples of how football can bridge divides, bring people together and provide hope is the reason behind this Football United series but few countries have such a bad press.
Ethiopian troops cross into two Somali towns-locals (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Residents say troops seeking man linked to insurgents * Say troops seize family of man they sought By Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Ethiopian troops in armoured …
Somaliland town quiet after deadly riot (UPI)
LAS ANOD, Somalia, Feb. 7 (UPI) — All was quiet Sunday in the Somaliland city of Las Anod, one day after large-scale anti-government protests broke out, witnesses said.
Seychelles will try Somali pirates (MENAFN)
Seychelles will try Somali pirates
Ten die on drifting Gulf of Aden migrant boat (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
HARGEYSA, Somaliland (AFP) – At least 10 migrants died and 30 went missing when the boat smuggling them from Somalia to Yemen suffered an engine failure in the Gulf of Aden, officials said Sunday.
Delays plague Somali offensive against Islamists (MalaysiaNews.net)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Thursday to send more help to Somalia’s besieged interim government to prevent radical Islamist militias from turning that troubled country into “a future h…
Ethiopian troops enter Somali towns (Independent Online)
Ethiopian troops in armoured vehicles have crossed into two border towns in southern Somalia and seized the family of a man with links to al Shabaab insurgents.
Somalia : Kenya Trains ’2,500 Somalia Troops’ (AllAfrica.com)
Some 2,500 Somali troops have finished training in neighbouring Kenya and are ready to join a Somali government offensive against rebels, which control much of the war-torn country.
Delays plague Somali offensive against Islamists (WFMJ Youngstown)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Top Somali officials are threatening to begin a military offensive against Islamist insurgents but critics – some of them demoralized soldiers – say a lack of equipment, funds and training put any ultimate success into doubt.
Minnesota Somali children document a tattered history (Pioneer Press)
MINNEAPOLIS At the Minnesota International Middle School, a charter school that enrolls mostly East African students, groups of elders from the local Somali community wander the halls between classes and convene in several “elders corners” throughout the day, always ready to dispense advice and wisdom and serve as good examples.
