Somalia
SOMALIA/JAPAN: Tanker is fired on in Gulf of Aden
An attack in the Gulf of Aden on a Japanese large crude oil tanker early yesterday may have...
SomaliaETHIOPIA: Polls conduct reflects government pressures
The second phase of local and district elections took place on April 20. Two years overdue, the...
EthiopiaFRANCE/SOMALIA: French seize Le Ponant pirates
The 30 crew of the luxury yacht Le Ponant seized by a dozen Somali pirates on April 4 arrived in...
FranceSOMALIA: Fractured TFG undermines security prospects
Insurgents temporarily occupied three strategic towns in southern Somalia on April 3. Hopes for...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Spreading insurgency continues to erode TFG
Eighteen are reported dead in separate attacks yesterday, as the insurgency intensifies outside...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Prospects for peace talks are poor
Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein called yesterday for peace talks with the political opposition...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Air strike undermines TFG security
At least two missiles are reported to have struck a border town today, where members of the...
SomaliaERITREA: Asmara retains role as regional spoiler
UN peacekeepers began withdrawing from the Temporary Security Zone on February 14. Heightening...
Eritrea