Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf announced the he intends to formally resign as of Saturday in a move praised by the African Union as a way to strengthen the mandate (such as it is) of the floudering Somali government and allow Yusuf to "go with some sort of dignity."...
US Presses for UN invasion of Somalia, but gets cold response.
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wraps up her final visit to the United Nations tomorrow, it is reported that she will urge the Security Council to authorize "all necessary measures" to combat piracy in Somalia, including allowing foreign militaries to launch...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi declared "mission accomplished" in their two-year military effort to prop up the self-appointed transitional national government of Somalia, and told parliament that Ethiopian forces would withdraw from the nation within weeks....
Human Rights Watch releases a report on war crimes in Somalia
It has been over three years since Somalia's self-proclaimed government was booted from its upscale hotels by the neighboring Kenyan government and attempted to actually assert its authority over the long-stateless nation. Propped up by international support and a...
It has now been nearly two weeks since pirates seized a cargo of Ukrainian military equipment off the Somali coast. The cargo, which included 33 T-72 battle tanks, was ostensibly bound for Kenya. Just days after their capture, however, the US navy said it believed...
