World U.N. report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (Japan Today)
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
Report: Contractors, militants steal half of food aid to Somalia (EARTHtimes.org)
New York – At least half of the World Food Programme’s food supplies to Somalia’s needy people has been diverted by unscrupulous contractors, radical Islamist militants and even UN staff in the country, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Time…
Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Finds (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report.
UN report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (Boston Globe)
Much of the food aid intended for Somalia’s poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report.
Somali gov’t to wage Mogadishu offensive “with U.S. help in weeks”: officer (People’s Daily)
The Somali government will begin within weeks the much anticipated major onslaught to retake the Somali capital Mogadishu from Islamist groups with help from the U. S. military, a Somali military officer said Wednesday. Although Somali government officials have either been evading the whole question of whether the United States will get involved in the much speculated offensive or been …
UN report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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 U.N. workers, according to a U.N.
U.N. report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (USA Today)
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 U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report.
Fights between Islamists and Somali gov’t kills 17 (WFMJ Youngstown)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A medical official says intense fighting in the Somali capital between Islamist insurgents and government forces has killed at least 17 people.
Disengaging From Somalia (Foreign Relations)
A bloody war between Somalia’s al-Shabaab militias and the ineffectual, U.S.-supported Transitional Federal Government that is backed by African Union troops could escalate amid reports of an imminent TFG offensive.
Somali aid theft rife, UN says (The Age)
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN staff.
