Somali refugees have become the victims of the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in nearly sixty years.
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Somalia: prime minister asks Italy more commitment
Prime minister of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has asked Italy a more stable commitment for his country. Video news by Frontierenews.it.
Somalia: the death fall off in 2009
Human rights group in Somalia had said on Thursday that the casualties of the street fighting between government forces backed by AU peacekeepers and the insurgents in Mogadishu has fell out in the year of 2009. A Mogadishu based Human Rights group of Elman said more than 1700 people, mostly civilians, were killed the fighting […]
Somalia: Man attempts to blow up plane
A Somali man was arrested in Mogadishu after being suspected of attempting to board an aircraft, Somali officials have announced. Officials said the man had chemicals, liquid and a syringe, same material to those used by the Nigerian man accused of attempting to blast a plane on Christmas Day. The man was arrested at the Mogadishu […]
Somalia: Islamist attacks into Ethiopia
Image via Wikipedia Somali Islamist rebel Hizbul Islam vowed on Thursday that they will invade inside Ethiopia towns, a top official threatened. Islamist governor of border region of Hiiran, Shuriye Farah Sabriye told reporters in Mogadishu that his group will launch cross border attacks against Ethiopia. He said that they were in the final preparations […]
Somalia
Full Name Republic of Somalia Capital Mogadishu Form of Government Transitional Federal Government Date of Independence 26 June, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 637,661 km2 (42nd)246,201 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 9,558,666 (85th) Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) Currency Somali Shilling GDP (PPP, 2007 estimate) $5.575 billion GDP Per Capita $600 […]