Somalia
SOMALIA: TFG pushes back against hardline offensive
The beleaguered Transitional Federal Government (TFG) today launched a counter-offensive against...
SomaliaSOMALIA: IGAD calls for tough intervention
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Horn of Africa's regional body, called...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Djibouti process approaches breaking point
Islamist militant groups opposed to the Djibouti Peace Process have made significant gains, with...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Drought impact compounds insecurity
The UN said yesterday that Somalia is facing the worst drought it has seen in a decade, as the...
SomaliaINTERNATIONAL: London tips off pirates - Spanish radio
Contacts in London are passing information to Somali pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and...
InternationalSOMALIA: Mogadishu violence strains Sharif government
The death toll is estimated at 65, following three days of violent clashes in Mogadishu between...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Sheikh Aweys rejects talks with government
Hardline Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said yesterday that he was not interested in...
SomaliaINTERNATIONAL: Russia claims capture of 29 pirates
The Russian Defence Ministry said today that an anti-submarine destroyer, the Admiral Panteleyev,...
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