MOGADISHU, SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Mogadishu’s new mayor has paid his employees, gotten some of the garbage picked up and turned the lights on. In this city of rubble and bombed-out buildings, ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A veiled female journalist (who also happens to be wearing a snug denim skirt) sits in a soundproof studio with a fuzzy microphone in front of her face. “Salaam Aleikum,” she says ...

MOGADISHU, SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 12 people, including two government soldiers, were killed in two days of battle between Islamist militants and government forces backed by African Union ...

Bashir Osman moves hurriedly along a white sandy beachfront, giving instructions to a driver operating a bulldozer. Near them, a large truck is ferrying away piles of rocks, clearing a sun-soaked ...

NPR's Frank Langfitt begins a four-part series on Somalia today on Morning Edition. Today he visits the front lines of the seemingly endless war with African Union peacekeeping troops, who control ...

On the night before Mohamed Ahmed Noor left his London home, he gathered his family together. He was leaving a comfortable life, his six children, seven grandchildren and his wife, who made their home ...

Jeffrey Gettleman calls Somalia the "most dangerous place in the world." The East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that the country -- where violent rebels ...

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Islamist fighters took position Monday during clashes with Somali government soldiers and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, Somalia. A spike in violence since Saturday has killed 23 people and ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 12 (UPI) -- A top State Department official said Friday the Somali transitional government cannot expect direct U.S. military aid as fighting continued in Mogadishu. Johnnie ...

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