UN's Man in Somalia Says To Embrace and Not Question the Baidoa Government

UNITED NATIONS, March 2 -- Jump in and take a side. That was the message of Eric Laroche, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, speaking to reporters on March 1. Mr. Laroche chided most "international NGOs" for not being where the humanitarian problems are.

UPDF starts Somalia peace mission

AT least six explosions rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu yesterday as Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country, BBC and Reuters reported.