Somalia
# somalia - Friday 3 May, 2013
Women ‘embarrassed’ after dressing as pirates to meet former Somali hostage
“There he was delivering this harrowing story about how he was held hostage and feared for his life, and we were all sitting there dressed as Captain Hook.”
# somalia - Sunday 14 April, 2013
16 dead following al-Shabab attack in Somalia’s main court complex
The preliminary death includes all nine attackers.
# somalia - Friday 29 March, 2013
9 striking photos from some of the worst crises of the past 40 years
From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.
# somalia - Monday 18 February, 2013
Danish brothers charged with plotting terror attack
Two brothers with links to Somalia’s Islamist Shebab rebels have been formally charged over suspicions of plotting a terror attack.
# somalia - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Captors kill hostage in Somalia during French raid
The hostage, known as Denis Allex, had been captured in 2009.
# somalia - Saturday 29 September, 2012
Shebab Islamists abandon last stronghold in Somalia
Kismayu has been a vital lifeline for the Shebab in their five year revolt against African Union and Somali government troops.
# somalia - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Ethiopia’s long-time ruler Meles Zenawi dies aged 57
Zenawi was an ally of the US in its counter-terrorism fight but his leadership raised many human rights concerns. He won his last election two years ago with 99 per cent of the vote.
# somalia - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Ireland to provide €3 million in vital aid to Somalia
Eamon Gilmore announced the funding during a trip to the capital Mogadishu today.
# somalia - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Running from war: Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory
From Mogadishu, the road to the London Olympics is fraught with more uncertainty than most.
# somalia - Monday 2 July, 2012
Aid workers kidnapped in Kenya safely released
The four were working with the Norwegian Refugee Council when they were abducted and one of their colleagues was killed during an ambush last week.
# somalia - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Grenade and gun attacks on Kenyan churches kill 10
Two churches were targeted in what officials believe were attacks mounted by Somali militants.
# somalia - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Al-Qaeda affiliate offers 10 camels as bounty on Obama
The Somalian group also offered up 10 hens and 10 roosters for Hillary Clinton.
# somalia - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
EU carries out air strikes on Somali pirates
Attack helicopters took part in the attacks early this morning along the coastline of Somalia.
# somalia - Monday 2 April, 2012
The 9 at 9: Monday
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# somalia - Tuesday 27 March, 2012
China is the world’s ‘number one executioner’ – Amnesty report
A new report says that the number of countries who have the death penalty is declining but there has been a surge in the number of executions in the Middle East.
# somalia - Thursday 22 March, 2012
Kidnapped British woman freed by Somali pirates
Judith Tebbutt and her husband David were kidnapped in September. David was killed during the attack – a fact Judith, who spent six months in captivity, did not find out until weeks after.
# somalia - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Two hostages dead after pirates hijack ship off Somali coast
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days before attempting to board it.
# somalia - Thursday 23 February, 2012
World leaders threaten sanctions over Somalia
Those who hamper the troubled state’s political progress will face serious sanctions, leaders attending today’s major international conference in London warned.
# somalia - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
‘For children in Somalia, nowhere is safe’ – HRW report
The rights group has criticised all sides of the Somali conflict of recruiting child soldiers and failing to adequately protect children.
# somalia - Monday 6 February, 2012
UN: Somali famine is over, but action still needed
The UN said that long-awaited rains, coupled with substantial agricultural inputs and the humanitarian response are the main reasons for the improvement.
# somalia - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Praise for Special Forces after Somalia hostage rescue
Two hostages – a man from Denmark and an American woman – were freed after the operation.
# somalia - Thursday 19 January, 2012
Bomb attack targets packed refugee camp in Somali capital
Two people have died in the explosion which occurred shortly after a UN and media visit.
# somalia - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Failure to respond led to thousands of needless deaths in Africa – aid agencies
“Many donors wanted proof of a humanitarian catastrophe before acting to prevent one” – Oxfam, Save the Children.
# somalia - Friday 30 December, 2011
MSF “deeply shocked” by staff killings
The staff members were killed in Mogadishu yesterday. MSF has said today that some staff members are to be relocated from the compound there for security reasons.
# somalia - Thursday 29 December, 2011
Two Doctors Without Borders staff “shot by fellow employee”
The incident involved a disgruntled former employee and took place in the Somali capital of Mogadishu today.
# somalia - Wednesday 28 December, 2011
In pictures: the natural disasters of 2011
Last year saw a number of major natural disasters strike, including earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Turkey, volcanic eruptions in Chile and Iceland, and severe tropical storms in Asia.
# somalia - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
Concerns raised for humanitarian work after Somali militants ban aid agencies
UNICEF says it fears for the lives of malnourished children who have been receiving food from its workers, who have been banned by al-Shabab fighters.
Somali militants ban 16 aid groups and UN agencies
The Islamist group has banned Concern, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and UNHCR – amongst others – from operating in the country, where 250,000 people face the immediate risk of starvation.
# somalia - Saturday 19 November, 2011
Ethiopian troops spotted in Somalia: report
Has Ethiopia followed Kenya in sending its troops to tackle Somali insurgents?
# somalia - Friday 4 November, 2011
Kenya warns of ‘Al Shabab donkeys’ in Somalia
Tensions on the Kenya-Somalia border follows a spate of recent kidnappings and the imposition of a Kenyan military force in the region.
# somalia - Tuesday 25 October, 2011
Somali gunmen kidnap US, Danish aid workers
The two colleagues work for a Danish organisation which works to remove unexploded mines.
# somalia - Monday 24 October, 2011
France to supply troops fighting Somalia militants
But French authorities have denied reports that French naval vessels had carried out attacks near an al-Shabab stronghold.
14 injured in grenade attack at Kenyan nightclub
Kenyan police say they believe Somali militant group al-Shabab is behind the attack, which comes after the group’s recent warning of “bloody battles” which would endanger the lives of civilians.
# somalia - Friday 21 October, 2011
Al-Shabab display bodies of African Union peacekeepers
The fighters displayed around 70 bodies of the troops after a battle in Mogadishu yesterday.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
# somalia - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
Frenchwoman abducted in Kenya dies weeks after kidnapping
The 66-year-old woman was taken from her rented house on a Kenyan island earlier this month by suspected Somali militants.
# somalia - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Car bomb hits Somali capital Mogadishu
This is the second bombing in Mogadishu in the past month. People have been leaving the city in droves (pictured) in recent weeks.
# somalia - Monday 17 October, 2011
Kenyan military is moved into Somalia
The move comes after a spate of abductions in Kenya that are suspected to involve Somalia’s al-Shabab militants.
The 9 at 9: Monday
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