Shiikh Politics News

Somalia has been without an effective central government for 17 years. Major part of south and centre of Somalia is controlled by various Islamist factions opposed to the Western-backed transitional government and to its Ethiopian military allies. The Ahlu Sunna...

Heavy fighting across Somalia has driven more than a million people from their homes. The lawlessness has also spilled onto the seas off the Horn of Africa, where international vessels are routinely hijacked by suspected Somali pirates. Somalia's president said...