Somalia's continuing troubles MOGADISHU, Jan 30 -Somalia's new interim authorities, the first semblance of a national government since the collapse of Siad Barre's regime in 1992, not only face the immense . .. .

Somali town falls to rebels MOGADISHU, Jan 30 (BBC) - A faction opposed to the interim government in Somalia has seized the southern town of Garbaharey. .. .

Somalia: Gunmen attack minister's delegation, MP missing MOGADISHU, Jan 30 (BBC) - Report received on VHF radio say there were clashes yesterday in Garbahaarrey, in Gedo Region . .. .

Somalia: Four reportedly killed in clashes in southwest MOGADISHU, Reports received from Buulo Berde in Hiiran Region [southwestern Somalia], which is gripped by fighting, say there were . .. .

Ethiopian-backed Somali group capture town: official MOGADISHU, Jan 30 (AFP) - An Ethiopian-backed Somali faction opposed to the transitional government in Mogadishu seized the southwestern town .. .

SOMALIA: Anti-Ethiopian demonstrations in southern towns NAIROBI, 29 January (IRIN) - Public demonstrations protesting the alleged presence of Ethiopian troops have been held in Kismayo, Lower Juba ... .

Kenya Somalia flights suspended Nairobi, (BBC) -- Flights between Kenya and the Somali port of Kismayu have been suspended after Somali gunmen destroyed a small aircraft making a delivery ... .

Minnesotans help support new teaching hospital in Somalia MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A new maternity hospital built in Somalia is now close to opening, thanks to some Minnesota support. ... .

Somali gunmen blow up Kenyan plane over row Nairobi, January 29, (AFP) Somali gunmen blasted a Kenyan-registered light aircraft with rocket fire in the southern Somali port town of Kismayu ... .

On the general conditions in Somalia Somalia, Politics (ArabNews) News reports issued on Friday said that the International community has not succeeded since ten years, either in using the policy .

Somalia Still Riven 10 Years After Siad Barre NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ten years after the overthrow of dictator Mohammed Siad Barre plunged Somalia into chaos, the newly established administration . .

EL-BERDE DECLARATION El-Berde, Somalia - The El-Berde Meeting of four Somali political organizations and Puntland State of Somalia has decided to establish the National Restoration Council (NRC). . ...

Ethiopia destabilising Somalia -- Somali PM NAIROBI, Jan 25 (BBC) - The Somali Prime Minister, Ali Khalif Galaydh, has repeated allegations that Ethiopia is trying to destabilise his country and . ...

'No Ethiopian troops' in Somalia NAIROBI, Jan 25 (BBC) - Ethiopia has rejected accusations from the government in Mogadishu that it has troops in Somalia. . ...

New meeting planned for regional state NAIROBI, 25 January (IRIN) - Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed, the second deputy chairman of the Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA) . ...

Faction leaders object to planned UN presence NAIROBI, 25 January (IRIN) - Opposition leaders in Somalia have sent a joint letter to the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and representatives of UN . ...

Member of parliament abducted NAIROBI, 25 January (IRIN) - Gunmen continue to hold a member of parliament (MP) from the interim government. Abdrihman Du'ale Ali, a member of the Transitional . ...

After a decade of hell, Somalia offers faint glimmers of hope NAIROBI, Jan 25 (AFP) - Ten years after the fall of dictator Mohammed Said Barre, Somalia seems a shade, just a shade, closer than it ever ...

Somalia's warlords in thumbnail sketches NAIROBI, Jan 25 (AFP) - Somali society and politics has always been dominated by the clan system, kinship ties that lie at the heart of the armed factions which have . . ...

A decade of turmoil in Somalia NAIROBI, Jan 25 (AFP) - In the decade since civil war prompted the fall of Somali president Mohamed Siad Barre, the country has been ravaged not only by more factional . . ...

Banaanbax wayn ayaa Somalida Degan London , UK ay uga soo hor jeedan Faragelinta Shisheeye ka dhigi doonaan fagaaraha Hyde Park corner (Dhanka knightsbridge xiga) London , UK , 2-da bisha Febraayo, 2-da duhumimo (2 pm).

Somalia escalates row with Ethiopia NAIROBI, 25 January (BBC) - Somalia's Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has said that the Ethiopians have a policy of "suppressing, of shooting, of killing [and] of maiming" . ...

SOMALIA: Speaker condemns proposed southern region NAIROBI, 25 January (IRIN) - The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA), Abdallah Derow Isaq, criticised the proposed ...

SOMALIA: French companies to explore for oil NAIROBI, 25 January (IRIN) - A consortium of French oil companies plans to prospect for oil in Somalia. The cabinet of the TNG had approved plans by a French ...

Somali leaders ponder breakaway Mogadishu , January 24 (AFP) - Clan leaders in southwest Somalia met this week to discuss setting up a regional government for a large swathe of the war-ravaged country ...

SOMALIA-ETHIOPIA: UN "concerned" over reports NAIROBI, 24 January (IRIN) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative to Somalia, David Stephen, has said he is concerned over persistent . ...

Survival on a strange continent January 24, 2001 By JOHN GITTELSOHN The Orange County Register In the faraway land of Somalia, red-bearded Hussein Osman lived as men did long ago. . ...

46 militiamen defect to pro-government forces NAIROBI, 24 January - Latest reports about the tense situation in Gedo Region [western Somalia] say at about 2.30 p.m. yesterday, a group of militiamen loyal ...

Somaliland president protests to UN over "inaccuracies" NAIROBI, 24 January (IRIN) - The UN Secretary-General's Report to the Security Council of 19 December contained inadequate and . ...

Somalia accuses Ethiopia of continued occupation NAIROBI, 23 January (BBC) - The interim government in Somalia has said Ethiopian troops are continuing to occupy areas of southern Somalia. . ...

SOMALIA: Preparations for southern autonomous region NAIROBI, 23 January (IRIN) - Preparations are underway to launch an autonomous southern regional state in Somalia. Delegates from Bay . ...

SOMALIA-ETHIOPIA: Government condemns alleged action NAIROBI, 23 January (IRIN) - Meanwhile, the interim Somali Transitional National Government (TNG) said in a press statement released in ...

Ethiopia denies press reports of shootings NAIROBI, 23 January (IRIN) - Ethiopia has angrily denied press reports that its troops shot and killed at least two Somali demonstrators during anti-Ethiopian protests . . ...

Somali gunmen kidnap MP Mogadishu, 22 January (BBC) - Gunmen in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have kidnapped a member of the transitional parliament who's alleged to owe them money. . . ...

Somalia says Ethiopian troops kill 5 demonstrators in occupied town MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) -- Ethiopian soldiers opened fire on demonstrators in an occupied Somali border town over the weekend. . . ...

Senior UN official unwanted in Somaliland NAIROBI, 22 January (IRIN) - The UN Secretary-General's special representative for Somalia, David Stephen, has been declared "persona non grata" . . ...

Facing Down the Warlords NEWSWEEK - January 22, 2001 Jan. 29 issue — Ali Khalif Galaydh: Well, you don’t take anything for granted in my neck of the woods, so staying alive is a measure of success, yes . . ...

Press Release January 22, 2001- Somali Circle Forum [SFS], a network of Somali intellectuals in the Diaspora is honoured to address your Excellencies to draw your attention "Ethiopia’s Involvement" is . . ...

Immigrants riot in Australian camp BBC - January 22, 2001 - Scores of illegal immigrants, armed with bricks and iron bars, have fought a battle with police at a detention centre in north-west Australia . . ...

Bannaanbax Looga soo horjeedo Faragalinta Itoobiya ay ku hayso dalka Soomaaliyeed. Ottawa - Canada (SCI SCC) - Waxaa dhammaan dadweynaha Soomaliyeed ee deggen Ottawa iyo guud ahaan dalkan Kanada la Ogeysiinayaa in la qaban doono . ...

Thousands of refugees jailed under immigration law NEW YORK (AP) - Undocumented asylum seekers - some fleeing clan violence in Somalia, rape in Kosovo, or forced sterilization in China . ...

6 Died in Road Accident in Somalia MOGADISHU, (Xinhuanet) -- At least six people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in a tragic road accident outside Mogadishu's . ...

Tusker Humiliate Somalia's Elman Nairobi (The Nation, January 21, 2001) - Tusker 4 Elman (Somalia) 4 Defending East and Central Africa club champions Tusker FC yesterday made a dream start in . ...

SOMALIA: Telecom companies reduce charges NAIROBI, 18 January (IRIN) - Mogadishu-based telecommunications companies agreed to jointly reduce phone charges for international calls. ...

3 hostages are released By NATION Reporter Three Kenyans held by militiamen in Bulahawa, Somalia, were released yesterday. ...

Somalis tell of their bloody lesson in plight of refugees Cape Argus January 18, 2001 Jeannie van der Merwe and Johan Schronen Cape Town Until the night of the police dog attack, Somali refugees were ...

Somali Prime Minister meets with Washington, D.C. community Washington, D.C., January 18, 2001 On Monday, January 15, the Somali Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government met with the ...

Seyoum Mesfin " TNG Trying to make Ethiopia a scapegoat " Adis Tribune - The Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Seyoum Mesfin refuted the TNG's allegations saying those statements are designed to ...

Faction leader Muse Suudi refuses to recognize interim government Mogadishu, Somalia - A Mogadishu faction leader, Muse Sudi Yalahow, has said there was no official communication between him ...

Plans under way for Ethiopian-backed administration in Baydhabo Mogadishu, Somalia - Reports reaching us from various sources say a regional administration government is expected to be announced. ...

STOP Ethiopian Aggression in Somalia Washington, DC. Waxaa la ogeysiinayaa dhammaan dadweynaha Soomaaliyeed ee ku sugan Waqooyiga Amerika in ururka ISRAACA . . ...

The Case For A Strong Nation Addis Ababa (The Monitor - Addis Ababa, January 17, 2001) - It is alarming to hear that Somalis have burnt Ethiopian flags in their stadium. It is very unsettling to have a . . ...

Somalia's New government now accepted New York, 16 January - In a press briefing in New York, the Secretary-General's representative for Somalia. . ...

Ethiopia strongly rebuts accusations of "meddling" in Somalia NAIROBI, 15 January (IRIN) - On 2 January 2001, IRIN published a two-part article entitled "Ethiopia-Somalia An uneasy relationship". . ...

Somali warlords warn UN over plans for new mission MOGADISHU , Jan 15 (AFP) - Two faction leaders in Somalia on Monday expressed grave reservations over plans by the United Nations to . . ...

Gunmen Stage Attack on Somali Court MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Gunmen attacked one of Mogadishu's Islamic courts and released 48 prisoners, including five convicted murderers, a court official . . . ...

SOMALIS BURN ETHIOPIAN FLAGS AT MOGADISHU RALLY MOGADISHU, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Somalis burned Ethiopian flags at a rally in Mogadishu's main sports stadium on Sunday and accused Ethiopia . . ...

Somalia Seeks Funds to Rebuild After War New leaders ask for U.N. help retraining soldiers United Nations -- It was as if Rip Van Winkle had awakened and walked through the door. . ...