AU seeks funding for Somalia peacekeeping mission

Mogadishu 01, March.07 ( Sh.M.Network) The African Union (AU) appealed today for urgent funding to activate a peacekeeping mission aimed at stabilising Somalia where an insurgency is brewing after a war over the New Year.

Advance team of African peacekeepers arrives in Somalia, says official

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The advance team of an African peacekeeping force to Somalia arrived unannounced in the country on Thursday, said a senior police officer.

Navy ready to support rescue of hijacked ship

U.S. warships are operating in waters near a U.N. cargo vessel that has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, but Navy commanders have not been formally asked to assist in any rescue, a Navy spokesman said Wednesday.

Ugandan troops head for Somalia

KAMPALA — Ugandan military officials were in talks with some of the warlords in Somalia ahead of the country’s deployment of peacekeepers, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said.

End of the TFG and the way forward

Somalis and Experts on Somali Affairs have recently witnessed a history without a known parallel. Much efforts and ink have been spent on analysing and discussing many noteworthy history events such as the transformation of the notorious.....

Somalia: Warlordism, Ethiopian Invasion, Dictatorship, and America's Role: I.A. Samatar

The American sponsored UN Security Council Resolution on Somalia in December 2006 prepared the grounds for an Ethiopia invasion of Somalia. This resolution authorized the deployment of an African Union force, excluding Ethiopia, Kenya, .....

Kenya Illigally Detains, Renders Ogaden to Ethiopian Militray

The Ogaden Human Rights Committee, (OHRC), endorses rights based perspectives to the overall well being of humanity, and particularly to the rights of the people of Ogadenia.

Muslim Cabbie Charged With Running Over Students After Religious Dispute

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Muslim cabdriver from Somalia ran over two college students near Vanderbilt University after getting into an argument with them about religion, police said.

Reconciliation Talks Begin in Somali

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's government began a weeklong meeting Monday with elders, traditional chiefs and representatives of aid groups as part of efforts to try to reconcile Somalis after 16 years of conflict.

Ethiopia: Any contribution made by current rulers?

Ryszard Kapuscinski the Polish author and journalist has died at the age of 74. In his book Cesarz(The Emperor) he described the last days of Negus Haile Selassi. And with it the des-functioning of the feudal system that owned Ethiopia in these times.

Ethiopia cholera death fears grow

Some 570 people have died in Ethiopia during what aid agencies say is a cholera outbreak.

Uganda: Points to Ponder Before Entering Somalia

Posted to the web February 1, 2007
Joshua Muvumb, KampalaUGANDA is one of the countries poised to send troops to Somalia. It is, however, important to consider the following factors. All Somalis claim to have a common ancestor - the Arab Abu Taalib.

Suspected cholera outbreak kills scores in Somalia

JOWHAR, Somalia, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of cholera has killed up to 121 people in Somalia in the past week, hospital sources and local elders said on Thursday.

Somalia: U.S. - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Posted to the web January 17, 2007
Kamurai Mudzingwa, Harare
THE United States finally attacked Somalia on the pretext of targeting suspected Al-Qaeda rebels.

Uganda: Soldiers for Somalia deployment to get more cash

The Ugandan army has said its soldiers who will be deployed in Somalia as peacekeepers will earn five times their wages. This

Ethiopian Intervention in Somalia

Djibouti (HAN) February 2nd, 2007 - Just one moth after the Ethiopian government officially recognized it had sent troops into Somalia, the first contingent of Ethiopian troops have started pulling out of Mogadishu. Although African Union (AU) troops are not expected to be deployed in Somalia for at least two weeks.

U.S. looks at diplomatic presence in Somalia

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering whether to have a diplomatic presence in Somalia, where Islamists were ousted from the capital at the end of last year, the State Department said on Thursday.

Burundi joins Somalia peace force

Burundi has offered to contribute to the proposed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, following an AU appeal for soldiers.
Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira told the BBC that Burundi could send up to 1,000 troops.

Somalia: Displaced Families Find New Homes With UN Assistance

(New York) February 1, 2007
Posted to the web February 1, 2007
Under an ambitious pilot programme in the northern Somalian port city of Bosaso, United Nations agencies, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and local communities have joined forces to relocate 120 internally displaced families who have fled intense fighting as well as 30 local poor families.

Somali Teen was Shot and Killed in Boston

Teen whose family escaped war-torn Somalia slain in Boston
June 27, 2006

BOSTON Globe --A teenager who escaped with his family from war-torn Somalia and planned to attend college in the fall was shot and killed by 15-year-old boy, authorities said.