The ongoing captivity of the Chandlers, two elderly British couples in Somalia, flies in the face of the presence of any authority let alone a government in the capital. How long should it take for »
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Somalia: Ethiopian Immigrants seeks asylum in Puntland semi-autonomous Somalia
Two Ethiopian Immigrants who were part of 113-immigrants captured by Bosaso Police forces have asked for asylum from the Puntland government,a semi-autonomous region in Somalia. Mr.Asama Shewateka »
Michelle Obama visits San Diego community farm
Returning from Mexico, Michelle Obama made a brief stop Thursday in San Diego to visit a community garden farmed by international refugees that she called a model for building healthy communities »
Al-Shabaab:No more School Bells in Somali Town of Jowhar
Somalia's al Shabaab militants have ordered schools in Jowhar town to stop using bells to signal the end of classes because they sound like those of Christian churches, teachers said Thursday. Al »
Somali Youth: A Call for a Different Action
By M. J. Farah If you have to explain in three simple words how Somalia could emerge from the ashes of war, these words would be “peaceâ€, “diplomacy†and “education.†Somalia’s »
Somalia: Sweden takes Command of EU NAVFOR Task Force off Somalia
At 1200 GMT today, Wednesday the 14 April, the Italian Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero relinquished command of Task Force 465, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta. The Swedish Rear »
Somalia: Dahabshiil Receives Mayor’s Award For 40 Years Excellence In The Community
Dahabshiil, the UK’s leading money transfer provider to the Horn of Africa, has received the Mayor of Tower Hamlets Award for excellence in the community. The award, presented by the Mayor of »
SOMALIA: Pirates target food, pushing up prices
Pirates operating off Somalia's coast have started targeting vessels operated by Somali businessmen and carrying food - something which is leading to higher food prices in Mogadishu, according to »
Somali pirates hijack St Vincent, Grenadines flagged cargo ship with 23 Chinese aboard
Somalia pirates have hijacked a St. Vincent and Grenadines flagged cargo ship in the Indian Ocean waters near Seychelles with 23 Chinese crew members aboard, a regional maritime official confirmed on »
Confrontration Between U.S Navy and Somali Pirates
According to military reports, the US Navy detained six suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday off the coast of Djibouti. The suspected pirates had opened fired on the USS Ashland. The »
Piracy hits Puntland economy, brings vices-leader
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has damaged livestock exports and the fishing industry in semi-autonomous Puntland, bringing vices like alcohol and prostitution, the region's president said. A cash »
Somalia: Meles holds talks with Somalia Parliamentary Speaker
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi held talks here on Thursday with Speaker of Transitional Federal Government Parliamentary, Sheikh Adem Mohammed Nur. The talks focused on the current situation in »
SOMALIA: Isse Ahmed “They tied me to a tree by my hands and left me hanging”
Ahmed, a 35-year-old pastoralist, was watching over a herd of cows on the outskirts of Hagar town in Somalia's southern Juba valley when militiamen from Al-Shabab, the Islamist insurgent group that »
TEEN JOB FAIR WILL CONNECT TEENS TO EMPLOYERS, JOBS, JOB HUNTING EXPERTISE
WHAT: Teen Job Fair WHEN: Saturday, April 10 Noon to 3 p.m. WHERE: Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis WHO: For 'tweens and teens »
South Korean Ship arrives in Somali Coastal town Hobyo
A South Korean supertanker captured by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean at the weekend arrived Wednesday off the coast of Somalia. The Marshal Islands flagged, crude oil tanker Samho Dream, »
Al Qaeda members land in Somalia from Yemen-govt
At least 12 al Qaeda members have crossed from Yemen into Somalia in the last two weeks, bringing money and military expertise to Somali rebels battling the Western-backed government, a senior Somali »
Somali pirates hijack Turkish ship with 25 crew
Somali pirates hijacked a Turkish vessel with 25 crew onboard on Wednesday, the EU Naval Force said, the day after a hostage drowned during a separate encounter between naval forces and a pirated »
S.Korea sends destroyer to Somalia Sea after pirates seize tanker
South Korea has sent a destroyer to intercept a supertanker carrying as much as $170 million worth of crude oil that was seized by Somali pirates, officials said on Monday. The South »
Somali Pirates Hijack a South Korean Oil tanker Ship
South Korean oil tanker with 24 crew members was hijacked on Sunday off the coast of Somalia, apparently by pirates, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The 300,000-ton ship, , was on its way from Iraq »
Somalia:Puntland government Says it will tackle the Pirates
Today, the Security Minister of Puntland State of Somalia, General Yusuf Ahmed Khair, said Puntland will step up the against pirates during a press Conference in Bosaso. Talking to journalists in »
American Navy Capture 11 Somali Pirates
Somali pirates were captured by U.S. Navy forces on Friday after five were captured within the past 24 hours. U.S. officials say eleven pirates were captured in the Indian Ocean and were let go »
SOMALIA: Human trafficking on the increase
Officials in Somalia's self-declared independent state of Somaliland are concerned over a rise in human trafficking in the region. Children are mainly trafficked from south-central Somalia, because of »
AMISOM Says Al-Shabaab wants to attach Mogadishu Seaport
Hardline Islamist insurgents have plans to attack the Somali capital's seaport with vessels packed full of explosives, African Union peacekeepers and moderate Islamists said on Friday. Al »
Somali Pirates Hijack a Taiwanese Ship
Somali pirates attacked one Taiwanese fishing vessel, injuring one Indonesian crew member, and took control of another, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The pirates chased the Jui »
Turkish navy captures nine pirates off Somalia
A Turkish frigate intercepted a skiff in the Gulf of Aden and captured nine Somali pirates who were suspected of preparing to attack ships, the military said Thursday. The Gelibolu, operating with »
US Navy frigate captures 5 pirates near Seychelles
Suspected Somali pirates fired on a U.S. Navy warship off East Africa early Thursday in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate, officials said. The USS »
Kenya ends trials of Somali pirates in its courts
The Kenyan government has said it will not accept any more seized Somali pirates to be tried in its courts. It said the international community had not lived up to its promises to help Kenya with »
Taiwanese fishing vessel chased by pirates off Somalia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed that a Taiwanese fishing boat was chased off the Somali coast by pirates for several hours at about midnight. One crew member was wounded during the »
Somalia: EU governments approve Somalia training mission
European Union governments said Wednesday they had given the go-ahead for a military mission to start on April 7 to train Somali forces battling an Islamist insurgency. The mission will be led by »
Force alone cannot defeat Somali insurgents: PM
Somalia's prime minister has said military force alone will never defeat Islamist extremists engaged in a three-year-old insurgency in the lawless Horn of Africa nation. Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke »