Somalia, Africa

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (IRIN) - Somalia's first medical doctors in 18 years officially graduated in Mogadishu on 20 November. Twelve men...

NAIROBI Monday, November 24, 2008 (IRIN) - Talks aimed at ending the conflict in Somalia have resumed in Djibouti, amid reports that dozens of...

Somali militants vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are...

HARGEISA Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (IRIN) - More and more children are missing out on childhood as conflict continues in war-torn Somalia. Families...

HARGEISA Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (IRIN) - Conflict, drought and economic hardships have led to an unprecedented increase in the number of street...

HARGEISA, SOMALILAND Monday, October 27, 2008 (IRIN) - In September, Sophie (not her real name) fled fighting in Mogadishu to seek shelter in a camp...

HARGEISA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - Up to 40 people are reported to have been killed and many others injured as near-simultaneous...

HARGEISA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - When he fled Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi thought life outside the war-torn capital could not be worse than...

HARGEISA Thursday, October 30, 2008 (IRIN) - As security forces investigate the three suicide car-bombs that went off on 29 October targeting a UN...

HARGEISA Monday, November 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Hawa* is determined her young daughter will not undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), which...