Articles related to "Somalia"

Piracy in Somalia drew global attention when U.S. Captain Richard Philips was held in captivity for 5 days. Behind this unrest, hovever, there are many underlying forces.

The surge of piracy has exposed the threat that chaotic Somalia poses to world peace. Has the Brussels Conference set the right path to curbing the crisis?

As most of the U.S. national news outlets continue to focus on health care reform and the economy, Somalia is locked in what seems to be a war without end.

A quick look at the crisis in Somalia, and how the situation must be dealt with in order for there to be stability and a lasting solution to the pirate epidemic.

In efforts to prevent Mogadishu and Somalia from slipping back into anarcy and clan-based rivalry, Somalia's Baidoa-based government has declared a state of emergency.

Since his return from exile, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys has eroded all expectations of peace in Somalia. He has made it clear that he will fight with pirates.

Tensions mount in the Horn of Africa as several countries try to resolve Somalia's political conflict. But Mogadishu's new leaders want no foreign intervention.

Six journalists have died in the past year in Somalia and although two suspects have been apprehended in these latest killings, Mogadishu remains insecure.

For the first time since the voyages of Zheng He in the fifteenth century, China has deployed its navy overseas, in response to the threat posed by Somali pirates.

The speaker for Somalia's interim government went to Mogadishu to try to revive peace talks. He brokered a deal with the Islamists that his own government won't recognize

For several months the threat of war has loomed inside Somalia. Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia's interim government are now battling fighters loyal to Islamists.

Somalia's interim government met with representatives from the nation's major clans to discuss the future of their country while a wave of attacks rocked Mogadishu.

Piracy is a reoccurring theme that is effecting international trade security and Somalia has become a breeding ground for it due to two decades of destructive civil war.

The Union of Islamic Courts, an Islamist Militia group, have taken control of Mogadishu, bringing a lull in violence.

Reports of jihad recruiters allegedly making the rounds in America's Somali communities are forcing Somali community leaders to try to stop further successful recruiting.

Illness and deaths associated with Rift Valley fever have been reported in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania.

For over 10,000 Somali refugees struggling to survive in a squalid camp in southern Yemen, daily life is almost as perilous as in their former homeland.

The calls to invade Burma are beginning. But should the military be used as a relief organization? And why didn't the left make that argument for the people of Iraq?

Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a hardliner in the Islamic Courts, is named as head of parliament

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime options for bringing piracy suspects to justice have created some confusion among countries and captains with warships in the region.

After nine days of heavy battle in the Somali capital, the city has become quiet again and some people are returning but a cholera outbreak looms on the city's outskirts.

Somalian pirates present an ongoing threat with bold, high ransom attacks on ships of all nations. How soon and decisively the world responds is important and matters.

The Union of Islamic Courts continues to exert its influence over Somalia and has declared 'holy war' against Ethiopia, whom they accuse of meddling in domestic affairs.

A lack of prospects and concern for Somalia's stability are the reasons refugees cite for leaving their country. But it will be some time before things improve for them.

Leaders of 25 states met to foster sustainable economics in the Saharan region but talks were dominated by ongoing conflicts in Darfur and Somalia.

A series of recent explosions in Mogadishu are signs that Somalia's turmoil is far from over. Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian forces continue to battle in the streets.

Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti are facing a major food crisis after continued drought and increased food prices. Find out more about the situation and how you can help.

The Eritrean army has gone into a U.N. buffer zone close the Ethiopian border,a move that increases tension in the volatile Horn of Africa region.

Cambara, a Somali-American Woman, returns to war-torn Mogadiscio to mourn the death of her son. She builds a new life for herself in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Wavin Flag by Somalian born K'naan is the rousing Soccer Anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Conflict, women's health and football are some of the issues that African leaders discussed during their two-day summit in Addis Ababa.

The world watches in awe as Somali pirates continue to hijack freighters and other ships. Are they simply trying to preserve their waters or are they ruthless criminals?

Somali refugees escape peril at home, however, it appears that many of them still face further danger in neighbouring Kenya at the Dadaab refugee camp.

Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood are actively recruiting and smuggling operatives into the U. S. and Canada to plan and carry out terrorist attacks in North America.

More global conflict situations deteriorated than improved during the last month, according to a new monthly assessment by the International Crisis Group.

Nepal, land of Mount Everest and mystical monastries, has long been a tourist attraction. This week we will dicuss Nepal as a business location.

The summit, which concluded on July 3, brought together those who desire to create a United States of Africa with 'gradualists' who feel the continent is not ready yet.

The Boxing Day or Asian Tsunami on December 26 2004 affected Indonesia in the east to Africa in the west.

Military analysts fear one of the first exercises Iran would undertake, should America invade, would be the mining of the vital Straits of Hormuz waterway.

Former President Bush was plagued with complaints of his unilateral approach to terrorism; but following the pirate standoff, Obama's unilateral action has been praised.

Somali pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden have proved there is no target too big or too small as the latest attack on a luxury cruise liner come to surface.

Residents of Mogadishu have been confined to their homes and hospitals are overflowing as Islamists, clans and Ethiopian troops battle in the streets.

Conservative Muslims control parts of what used to be Somalia and deal with transgressions with what the rest of the world sees as excessive cruelty.

The World Food Program committed $11.5 billion to the aid the food crisis, but still funding is stretched thin as 22 countries are vulnerable to the threat.

Assessing the path to economic recovery, the challenges faced by Barack Obama, and how the current economic crisis threatens to dislocate international balances of power.

Africans listened to President Obama's inaugural speech with keen interest as they hoped to know early enough what to expect from their son in the White House.

The sudden increase of food prices in 2008 had a devastating effect on the world's poor. 150 million people were added to the list of chronically hungry people in 2008.

A new, well-written, professional, comprehensive book by an experienced Master Captain is sure to please. It is a must-read for all commercial (and other) sea persons.

In the Gulf of Aden en route to the Suez Canal, sea-savvy pirates are waiting to attack merchant ships transporting cargo valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.

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