Nairobi/Mogadishu – At least nine people have died in the Somali capital Mogadishu after insurgents targeting the presidential palace hit nearby homes with mortars, witnesses said Wednesday. “At least six mortars hit the area,” a witness told Radio Garowe. The … read more »

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrea has dismissed as “utterly irresponsible” an African Union (AU) request for U.N. sanctions against it for allegedly supplying weapons to insurgents fighting Somalia’s new administration. Somalia’s government accuses Eritrea of supporting Islamist militants with planeloads of … read more »

Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni has described the situation in Somalia, where hard-line Islamists are battling the transitional Government, as genocide. “This is a type of genocide. Genocide does not have to be overnight. You can have slow genocide. Why … read more »

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP)–Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki has blamed the global economic slowdown on the “reckless policies” of some officials of the former U.S. administration. “The reckless policies pursued by a ‘special interest’ group in the United States who believed … read more »

Somalia’s president urged the international community Monday to help his country drive out hundreds of foreigers who are believed to be fighting alongside radical Islamic insurgents in the country.President Sheik Sharif Sheik Amed made the appeal as a radical Islamic … read more »

Mogadishu, May 25: More than two weeks of fighting between pro-government forces and insurgents in the Somali capital have left at least 208 people dead and 700 wounded, a government minister has said.  “We have conducted a count and 208 … read more »

Tired of long hours and low pay in a tightly controlled market, a group of veteran cabbies forms a cooperative. Reporting from Englewood, Colo. — Esam Yousif hovered by his freshly painted taxi, holding the decals that would christen it … read more »

Q: What are objectives of your visit to the UAE and which subjects will you be discussing with UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan? A — To be begin with, I would like to come back … read more »

THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg intercepted two pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday. The CBC says the two boats fled, but the Winnipeg caught up to one of them about 80 kilometres off the coast … read more »

MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s foreign minister has met with his Somali counterpart to discuss international efforts to protect shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirate attacks, the Russian ministry said. Lavrov met with Muhammad … read more »

THE battle for the Somali capital of Mogadishu has entered its second day. Witnesses say three were killed and 30 wounded in clashes between government forces and Muslim insurgents who have taken control of key neighbourhoods in recent weeks. A … read more »