Somalia


It’s official, Somalia is an emergency

Escalating armed clashes in Mogadishu have prompted Somalia’s interim president to declare a state of emergency in the war-torn nation.

Inside the booming business of Somali piracy

CSM meets the bucaneers behind the lucrative Somali piracy operations.

Radio reporter killed by Somali militia

Journalist Nur Muse Hussein has died of a bullet wound after being shot by militia fighters in Somalia, making him the fourth journalist killed in the line of duty this year.

Kidnapped Australian photographer asks for more help

Australian photographer Nigel Brennan, who is being held hostage in Somalia for nine months, has urged the government to do more to secure his release.

Another government on the brink in Somalia

Somalia’s 15th government in 18 years could be on the brink of failure, with word that leader Sheik Sharif Ahmed now controls little more than a small patch of territory near the center of Mogadishu.

Somalian chaos: the product of international intervention

The problem in Somalia hasn’t been a lack of engagement: it’s been engagement on the wrong side.

Q& A with a Somali leader on dealing with pirates

Puntland leader Abdirahman Mohamed Farole discusses his plans to break the scourge of piracy in the Somali region.

Mystery surrounds Somali pirate’s personal life

The life of 16-year-old Somali pirate Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse.