Somalia: A shot at stability
- 17 Aug 2012 14:00 - Nastasya Tay
- This election is a crucial turning point that could 'seal the deal' or see Somalia slide back into chaos.
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Car bomb kills former Somalia minister in Mogadishu
- 16 Jul 2012 11:41 - Sapa-AFP
- A car bomb has gone off in Somalia's volatile capital Mogadishu, killing a former trade minister and wounding six people nearby.
Somali militants vow to intensify war against AU troops
- 26 May 2012 09:54 - Sapa-AFP
- Despite the fall of their key stronghold of Afgoye, al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed to intensify the war against government and AU troops.
Voting in a country that doesn't exist
- 11 Jul 2010 10:38 - Stefan Simanowitz
- Somaliland voters braved al-Qaeda threats to engage in “the devil's practice” -- but the result of the poll won't be recognised outside the country.
A land of despair
- 02 Mar 2009 00:00 -
- It's been a bad week for Somalia. It would also be accurate to say it's been a bad few decades..
Somalia's total meltdown
- 04 Feb 2009 06:00 - Simon Tisdall
- Humanitarian crisis on an unimaginable scale looms in lawless state. Simon Tisdall reports.
Somali Islamists to rule by sharia law in Baidoa
- 27 Jan 2009 15:05 - Staff Reporter
- Somalia's insurgent group al Shabaab introduced sharia law in Baidoa on Tuesday, a day after taking the town that had been a government stronghold.
Somali lawmakers delay presidential vote
- 27 Jan 2009 14:10 - Staff Reporter
- Somali lawmakers on Tuesday extended by five days the time period needed to elect a new president.
Bigger not better for Somalia
- 01 Dec 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Parties to the peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Somalia have reached a power-sharing deal in Djibouti that doubles the size of Parliament.
'Let the Somali people decide'
- 21 Nov 2008 14:59 - Staff Reporter
- Leaders' split could lead to the collapse of the transitional federal government.
