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Commander kills himself in Somalia (PressTV) (Latest News)
Monday 7 July 2008
An Ethiopian commander has committed suicide in Somalia after finding out about the UIC fighters’ destroying a long-awaited food convoy.
The commander, who used to serve in the Somali military in the central region of Hiiran, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he learned that the (...) > continue
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ARS, Eritrea, and the Somalis of the Center (Latest News)
Monday 26 May 2008
Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
At a press conference in Djibouti, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), hinted at problems originating from Eritrea´s involvement in the ARS; the foreign involvement is said to have turned some of the (...) > continue
Ethiopia says troops to stay in Somalia (Reuters) (Latest News)
Wednesday 21 May 2008
“Meles’ latest statement poses a threat to the talks. It will harden positions,” said one analyst, who asked not to be named. “One of the main contentious issues at the talks was the withdrawal of the Ethiopians ... This is not good.” > continue
Rights group: Ethiopian forces targeted Somali civilians (Latest News)
Thursday 24 April 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Amnesty International has accused Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital of "targeted killing of civilians" during a deadly raid on a mosque.
A spokesman for Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Wahide Belay, has called Wednesday’s Amnesty (...) > continue
At Least 10 Killed as Somalian Troops Shell a Market Used as an Insurgent Base (NYT) (Latest News)
Saturday 29 March 2008
According to witnesses, the fighting started when insurgents fired mortars at Villa Somalia, the presidential palace and seat of the transitional government. At > continue
Displaced families surviving on less than one meal a day, says ICRC (Latest News)
Tuesday 11 March 2008
"Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced," the ICRC said. "Their situation has been exacerbated by a chronic lack of rainfall. The cost of living has risen so steeply that many people cannot afford to buy food and other essential items." Click here > continue
’Human rights abusers must be punished’ (Latest News)
Tuesday 11 March 2008
More than 600 000 people have fled Mogadishu since violence convulsed the city in January 2007. Thousands have been killed in an Iraq-style insurgency Click here > continue
Ethiopian Gen. ’slaps Somali President’ (Latest News)
Saturday 23 February 2008
The angry general then swore that he would kill the president and left the room Click here > continue
South Africa says UN dragging feet on Somalia (Latest News)
Wednesday 20 February 2008
"They have the report," Kumalo said. "This is the way the UN is dragging its feet when it comes to Somalia, and we are not going to allow that because the people of Somalia have suffered enough." Click here > continue
Kenya: Crisis ripple effects felt across the region (Latest News)
Wednesday 6 February 2008
Southern Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced shortages of fuel Click here > continue
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