Somali Pirates' New Land Tactics Worry UN
New land tactics being employed by Somali pirates may be a cause for concern, a UN spokesman told the BBC.
Peter Smerdon said three trucks...
125 Years of The Berlin Conference
"There is no single event in modern African history whose consequences have been as dire for the continent as the Berlin Conference of 1884-85,"...
AU Wants Somalia Declared No Fly Zone
THE Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has asked the UN to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea...
SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa
As a blogger using the web as an agent of social change, I find the growth of mobile phone use in Africa offers an...
Wetang’ula Wants Maalim’s Conduct Investigated
Nairobi, 1 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - For the first time in the country’s history, Parliament will investigate a Deputy Speaker for his activities while...
Israel accused of dooming Ethiopian baby boom
TEL AVIV (Somalilandpress) -- A feminist movement has accused the Israeli government of adopting a racist policy towards the country's Ethiopian Jews.
Activists believe black...
Somaliland: Police wary of revenge attacks on Puntland truckers
BURAO (Somalilandpress) -- At least five trucks belonging to businessmen hailing from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland were taken into custody in Burao on...
Ransom Paid To Somali Pirates for Indonesian Ship
MOGADISHU — Somali pirates said they were air-dropped a ransom of 3.7 million dollars (2.7 million euros) Friday to release an Indonesian chemical tanker...
Somali pirates seize Somaliland aid trucks
MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) -- Somali pirates in Puntland seized food aid trucks and their drivers to obtain the release of detained comrades, officials said Friday,...
Will the Dubai hit increase Israel's global isolation?
These are the known facts: The Dubai police claim that 26 visitors entered and exited the emirate over the past year on false British,...
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