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Anti-terror unit maps hideouts of Shabaab recruits
Kenya’s anti-terrorism police unit has identified hideouts where hundreds of youths returning from Al-Shabaab training camps in Somalia are said to be seeking refuge. Mombasa, Lamu, South Coast, Garissa, Isiolo are some of
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Meeting the mayor of Mogadishu: Somalia’s Tarzan
In a cluttered office in the centre of Mogadishu, a dozen men in suits squeeze round a table to haggle politely over the price of business licenses. An elderly air conditioner wheezes quietly in
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Turkey invests in education in Somalia
Three new schools were announced to be opened in capital Mogadishu soon. Bilal Kose, the principal of the only Turkish school — Bedir high school — in Mogadishu told AA correspondent that they were
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Coming face to face with Somalia’s al-Shabab
Freelance journalist Hamza Mohamed recounts the day he was able to put a human face to the Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab, in this article published in the latest issue of the BBC’s Focus
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ACT Alliance Preliminary Appeal: Humanitarian support for Somali refugees, IDPs and drought affected households, Somalia
Humanitarian support for Somali refugees, IDPs and drought affected households – SOM121 Following the Horn of Africa drought in 2011, the 2012 weather conditions have been seemingly better. However, the damage from recurrent droughts,
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Somalia: Two People Gunned Down in Somali Capital
Mogadishu — At least two people were gunned down in Mogadishu overnight by unidentified armed groups, the latest in string of coordinated killings in the capital for the last few months. Eyewitnesses said
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Somalia: Thousands at Risk of Polio in Somalia’s Port City of Kismayo
Kismayo — An estimated 135,000 children are at risk of polio in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Three years ago, Al-Shabab
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The Expensive, Diminishing Threat of Somali Piracy
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has dropped off dramatically in 2012. Successful ship hijackings have decreased from 31 in 2011 (and 49 in 2010) to only four so far in 2012. Attacks against
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Insight: California Democrats amass control over unruly state
(Reuters) – California just became a one-party state somalia Governor somalia and his Democratic allies on Tuesday won a mandate that might be the envy of President Barack Obama, turning the nation’s bluest state
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Manager Tony Pulis ‘praying’ defender Ryan Shawcross commits to Stoke for life
Tony Pulis is desperate to tie Ryan Shawcross to a new long-term deal before a “top-four club” comes calling. Stoke are thought to be preparing a six-year contract for their centre-half, who is
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