Pirates Take Sides, Both Sides, in Somalia s War
After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia s heavily armed pirate gangs are taking sides both sides.
U.N. official is ‘hopeful’ for Somalia
A U.N. official who toured the Horn of Africa to assess its political climate thinks there’s hope for war-torn and chaotic Somalia.
Somalia showing signs of progress – U.N. official
Source: Reuters * Growing international resolve to end conflict * Challenges remain, including strengthened rebels * More fighting in Mogadishu By Richard Lough NAIROBI, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The twin-pronged …
In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates
After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia s pirate gangs are taking sides both sides.
Somalia: Journalist Murdered in Puntland
A Somali radio journalist died on Wednesday after being stabbed to death on his way home from work. Abdulahi Omar Gedi, 25, worked for the privately-owned Daljir Radio in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Somalia: Journalist is Stabbed to Death in Puntland
Reporters Without Borders today voiced its deep distress at the murder yesterday of Abdullahi Omar Gedi, aged 25, a journalist on Radio Daljir in Galkayo, capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia.
Somalia’s buffer statelets want more bucks for their bang
Central Somalia pleading for international support to save youth from falling into piracy.
Somalia: Third Journalist Slain This Year
A Somali reporter was viciously stabbed to death in the Galkayo district of Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, on 31 August, report the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Somali Islamists call for resignation of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA : Islamist rebel insurgents called for the resignation of Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed due to his failure to establish order in the East African country.
