Car bomber kills 5 in Somali capital
Source: Associated Press
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-05 07:04:49 -0700 | travel-news
A Somali police official says five people were killed after a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy. Mohamed Abdi, an officer at the scene of Sunday's blast, said four civilians and a...
Somalia's famine death toll worse than thought
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-03 04:35:06 -0700 | travel-news
The report, by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network, says half of those who died were children under the age of five. The number of deaths is higher than the estimated 220,000 people who...
Federal Faces: Cara Christie of USAID
Source: Washington Post
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-13 15:58:57 -0700 | travel-news
EDT The Washington Post Name: Cara Christie Position: Disaster operations specialist, U.S...Best known for: In 2011 and 2012, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia were reeling from the region's worst drought and famine in 60 years. Malnutrition and death rates soared, crops...
Analysis: Politics, people contributed to famine deaths in Somalia
Source: United Press International
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-03 07:39:03 -0700 | travel-news
An extremist militia and U.S. anti-terrorism policy share blame for the food crisis that caused tens of thousands of deaths in Somalia, an analysis indicated. Analysts said the deaths were caused by, among other factors, al-Shabaab, which denied humanitarian access...
Somalia: Aw Diinle Free Again From Al-Shabaab
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-12 23:20:29 -0700 | travel-news
Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian troops completely pushed al-Shabaab out of Aw Diinle in the Bay region on Friday (May 10th), UN-funded Radio Bar-Kulan reported. Aw Diinle, a former militant stronghold in the region, has switched hands multiple times...
Somalia: Fierce Fighting in Kismayu
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-10 09:12:19 -0700 | travel-news
A fierce fighting between Alshabab militia and the Raskamboni brigade occurred last night at the surrounding of Kismayu airport and the Kismayu University. This happened when members of Alshabab started a hit and run fighting at the airport. The airport...
AU soldiers destroy key Shabaab base
Source: Daily Nation
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 22:38:28 -0700 | travel-news
African Union peace-keeping forces in Somalia have destroyed an Al-Shabaab base in Kismayu amid reports that the jihadist group is fast disintegrating due to internal wrangles. A statement from the Department of Defence said the peace-keeping forces killed several Al-Shabaab...
Somalia: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-07 05:52:45 -0700 | travel-news
The conference has attracted the attention of Somali people inside the country (file photo). It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one....
Security Council Approves UN Political Mission in Somalia
Source: Scoop
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-03 04:35:09 -0700 | travel-news
Mogadishu, beginning on 3 June for an initial period of 12 months. State building; assisting in coordinating international support; helping build capacity in human rights and the rule of law; and monitoring and helping prevent human rights violations.
Kenya: Arrests, Arraignments Continue in Garissa
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-04-28 21:11:29 -0700 | travel-news
Several hundred people have been arrested since a security crackdown began in Garissa over a week ago, AFP reported Friday (April 26th). The crackdown follows a series of attacks culminating April 18th in an attack by gunmen on a restaurant...
Somalia: Conference Finds Funds for Stability
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-07 22:59:03 -0700 | travel-news
The European Union has pledged 44 million euros ($58 million) toward building Somalia's justice system and police force. Delegates gathered in London Tuesday for a conference on the east African nation. With the pledge, the EU has given more than...
Somalia: Govt Troops Freeze Charcoal Export At the Port of Kisamyu
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-07 19:07:21 -0700 | travel-news
Reports from Kismayu, the port city of the lower Juba region confirm that governmen troops stopped charcoal that was to be exported from the port. The cities administration allowed the coal export but the federal troops seized the thousands of...
Somalia: London Conference On Somalia - Placing Human Rights At the Center of Reform
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-06 13:30:19 -0700 | travel-news
Throughout Somalia's armed conflict, successive transitional governments and international actors have overlooked widespread human rights abuses by all parties. The failure to address these abuses and the culture of impunity in which they have taken place has contributed to ongoing...
Somalia: Somali President Requests African Support in Fighting Security Threats
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-04-22 07:43:39 -0700 | travel-news
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday (April 20th) called on African governments to assist his country in combatting piracy, terrorism and other threats to security and sustainability, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported. In his address before the Tana High...
Somalia: We Request Amisom and Govt Troop Forces to Intervene Between the Two Opposing Sides
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-20 02:59:03 -0700 | travel-news
Kenya based in Kismayu and government troops to intervene and reconcile the two opposing sides in Kismayu. The minister said it was the responsibility of the foreign troops to maintain peace in the region...On the other hand Mr. Abdi Karin...
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