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Blind Somali Journalist Defies Odds in Mogadishu MOGADISHU Despite improving security in the last few years, Somalia remains one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist even more so for someone who cannot see. Journalist Abdifatah Hassan K
After repelling the Ramadan offensive launched by al Qaida-linked force al-Shabab, AMISOM forces in Mogadishu have been able to exploit rifts within the insurgent group and gain ground throughout the city. AMISOM officials believe that with an additi
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 December 2007 Islamic insurgents in Somalia have shelled the main market in the capital Mogadishu, killing at least 13. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the transitional government's security chief says his forces have
MOGADISHU, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Somali government on Saturday confirmed that there are no cases of the Ebola virus in the Horn of Africa nation. Health Minister Ali Mohamed Mohamud refuted local media reports that there was suspected Ebola case in the
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 April 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross reports hundreds of civilians caught in fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia have been wounded in the past few days and thousands of people continue to flee. The ICRC warns t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it has begun distributing much-needed relief supplies for some 24,000 people in the Somali town of Afgooye, 30 kilometers west of the capital Mogadishu. The UNHCR reports families
Two western journalists reported missing in the Somali capital Mogadishu are believed to have been kidnapped by militiamen. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the journalists, along with a local interpret
Somalia's prime minister has fired the influential mayor of the country's capital, Mogadishu. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, Somalia's president has not publicly signed off on the action, raising concerns about gro
Mogadishu Feeding Centers Keep Thousands from Starvation Twice a day, crowds of hungry people line up outside feeding centers all across Mogadishu, holding a pan or a bucket to receive a hot meal. Anyone who shows up is fed. United Nations officials
Troops from the Islamic Courts Union, a former insurgent group that now backs Somalia's new president, have taken over control of checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu from government soldiers. The development comes as Ethiopian troops, who patrolled
Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somalis Arriving From Famine Famine is forcing Somalis by the hundreds of thousands to leave their homes in search of survival. Some are fleeing across the border to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, where intern
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 March 2007 Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Tuesday moved to Somalia's volatile capital from the government's former base in Baidoa. Several hours later, witnesses reported seeing several mortar shells hitting Somalia's p
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 October 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says a weekend of violence in Mogadishu has set off another wave of displacement from the war-torn capital of Somalia. It says an estimated 36,000 people have fled their homes and more ar
By Sarah Simpson Nairobi 01 November 2007 Residents are continuing to flee Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu, making the most of a lull in fighting following one of the most violent weekends in recent months. Aid workers and local journalists say
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 05 May 2007 The new mayor of Somalia's troubled capital says he has implemented tough measures to help secure Mogadishu and is appealing for international help to restore badly-needed services. Mohamed Dheere spoke to VOA Corr
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 03 May 2007 Businessmen in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, began handing over their weapons to the transitional government on Thursday, following an agreement by the government to protect the business community and its properti
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 July 2007 In Somalia, all businesses in Mogadishu's main Bakara market have shut down, while heavily armed Somali and Ethiopian troops say they are searching for insurgents and weapons in the area. Tensions have escalated sha
The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Mogadishu, the Somali capital has calmed somewhat since the intensification of fighting last week. Nevertheless, it says dangers persist and lack of security is causing difficulties
Southern Somalia is a dangerously unpredictable place. We flew into the region, unsure what reception we could expect from the commanders of al-Shabab, the radical Islamist insurgent group, viewed by some as al-Qaeda's proxy in the Horn of Africa. Ou
MOGADISHU, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The two athletes that will represent Somalia in the Olympics left Mogadishu for London to attend the Games which will open later this month. At a rapturous send-off ceremony, Zamzam Mohamed Farah and Mohamed Hassan Moha