Somali police say a suicide car bomb has exploded near the country’s foreign ministry, killing at least three people. The bomber was among those killed in Tuesday’s blast. Police officials say at least six people were wounded. The bombing was the second suicide bombing in Mogadishu this month. Two weeks ago, a truck bomb went […]
Blast Near Somali Foreign Ministry Kills at Least 3
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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Large Explosion Near Somali Foreign Ministry
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Somalia’s capital report a large explosion near the country’s foreign ministry. Initial reports indicate the blast Tuesday was the work of a suicide car bomber. A journalist in Mogadishu tells VOA that at least three people were killed. Earlier this month, a suicide truck bomb went off near a compound housing several government […]
Maritime Watchdog Says Piracy Hits Record Levels
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
A maritime watchdog says piracy worldwide has hit record levels so far this year, with Somali pirates accounting for more than half of the 352 reported attacks. But the International Maritime Bureau said in a report Tuesday that Somali pirates have been successful in hijacking fewer ships, despite a 57 percent jump in the number […]
Somali Militants Send IDPs Back to Famine Zones
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Somali doctor tells VOA that al-Qaida-linked militants have forcibly dismantled one of the biggest camps for displaced people near Mogadishu. The doctor said Sunday al-Shabab militants loaded more than 4,300 families into trucks and sent them back to the areas they had fled. The doctor said Al-Shabab had decided to dismantle the camp overnight […]
UN Scales Back Kenya Aid Operation After Kidnapping
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has scaled back its humanitarian effort at Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee complex, as government troops search for two kidnapped aid workers. U.N. officials say all non-lifesaving activities have been put on hold until the security situation improves at the world’s largest refugee camp. Aid groups are continuing to provide food, water and […]
UN Scales Back Kenya Aid Operation After Kidnapping
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations has scaled back its aid operation at Kenya’s massive Dadaab refugee camp near the Somalia border, after two female aid workers were kidnapped. U.N. officials say all non-lifesaving activities have been put on hold until the security situation improves. Aid groups are continuing to provide food, water and medical services. Nearly 500,000 […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities say they suspect the Somali militant group Al Shabab is behind the kidnapping of two European aid workers Thursday, the third kidnapping of foreigners near the Kenya-Somali border in the past month. Police spokesmen said gunmen seized the two aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. So far, there […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped two European aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says two of its staff, both Spanish, were abducted Thursday at the Dadaab refugee complex. An official for the group told VOA that the two were seized at gunpoint from Dadaab’s recently-opened Ifo […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped two international aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. VOA’s Somali Service has learned the workers, from the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, were seized Thursday at the Dadaab refugee complex. An official for the aid group told VOA the kidnap victims work for the group’s Spanish […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped at least two international aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. VOA’s Somali Service has learned the workers, from the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, were seized Thursday at the Dadaab refugee complex. A journalist in Dadaab told VOA the two workers appear to be European and […]
