Somalia: UN report s key findings (Channel 4)
Channel 4 News has obtained a recent UN monitoring group report on Somalia. Foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman highlights the key findings of the report, which is not expected to be officially published until next week.
Somalia : U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says (AllAfrica.com)
Washington, DC The United States should accept an “Islamist authority” in Somalia as part of a “constructive disengagement” strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new report released here by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.
Somalia, rebels clash in air wars (The Washington Times)
NAIROBI, Kenya | Last year, Somalia’s Radio Warsan was a pro-government station that vilified al Qaeda-linked insurgents. Today, it is in the hands of the rebels as they battle the U.N.-backed government on the ground with guns and on the nation’s airwaves with pro-jihad messages. As the propaganda war intensifies in the battered Horn of Africa nation, the government is using a newly modernized …
Food aid for Somalia being diverted: UN (Taipei Times)
Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers, a UN Security Council report said.
Dozens die in Somalia in two days of fighting (Independent Online)
Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people in Mogadishu over two days.
U.N. ends some food contracts in Somalia (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 11 (UPI) — The U.N. World Food Program said Thursday it wouldn’t award new contracts to three Somali businessmen accused of diverting food aid to Islamic militants.
