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A Somali just home from eight years in the US jail at Guantanamo Bay told AFP the prison was "hell on Earth", and alleged torture there had scarred some of his fellow inmates. Mohamed Saleban Bare, »

New York, December 21, 2009—Mortar shells destroyed the Radio Voice of Democracy building this morning in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing Amal Abukar, 22, the wife of the director of the »

Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked Shebab overran and looted UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) compounds in the western town of Baidoa, humanitarian sources and witnesses said Friday. Heavily-armed Shebab »

New York, December 17, 2009—2009 has been the bloodiest year for media professionals killed in the line of duty worldwide since 1992, and has seen the highest death toll for journalists in »

omalia's hardline Shebab insurgents said Thursday they had banned the operations of UN Mine Action, accusing the organisation of "disrupting peace and justice" among other offences. The Al »

The 16th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, on 17 December 2009 in Jeddah, »

The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Bosasso, in Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, is increasing and rape has become "a major problem", »

The U.N. Children's Fund reports it is achieving significant results for millions of Somali children despite the humanitarian crisis gripping the country. While facing enormous difficulties, UNICEF »

Representatives from more than 30 countries, regional and international organizations are meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 17 December. They will discuss concrete measures to support further the »

Somali pirates freed the Greek ship Ariana and its 24 Ukrainian crew yesterday after a helicopter dropped a multi-million dollar ransom onto its deck and ended a more than six-month hostage »

A suicide bomber who killed 22 people including three government ministers in Mogadishu last week disguised as a veiled woman was a 26-year-old Danish citizen of Somali descent, Somalia's parliament »

Somali Pirates have released A ship that they were holding captive for the last Six months on the Somali waters,EUNAVFOR Official said. Commander John Harbour who is the Spokesperson of EUNAVFOR »

Committee to Protect Journalists 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465‑1004 Fax: (212) 465‑9568 Web: www.cpj.org Tom Rhodes | Africa Program Coordinator | »

The InterGovernmental Authority on Development League of Arab States Norway The United Nations The United States of America Nairobi, 03 December 2009: The European Union, the InterGovernmental »

A deadly hotel bombing in Mogadishu has killed at least 19 people, including three Somali Cabinet ministers. Some reports say the death toll could be higher. The blast targeted a university »

It's maybe not the ideal cinematic fare when you are a peacekeeper supposed to be maintaining some semblance of stability in the lawless Somali capital, where life is cheap and international troops »

The head of the African Union's troubled Somalia peacekeeping force expressed frustration at the failure of countries to honour troop commitments. Speaking in Uganda, one of only two nations to have »

EDMONTON — A man was found dead behind the wheel of a parked car Sunday after gunshots rang out behind a row of businesses near downtown. Someone who saw the dead man's body told The Journal he »