somalia

Q&A: Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15336689 Related thread on today's sl-Shabab attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. So far 39 are reported dead. http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/world/41596-somalia-al-shabab-claims-nairobi-westgate.html...

Somalia Al-Shabab claims Nairobi Westgate Kenya attack Video and extensive photo coverage at this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24191606 A senior figure in the Somali militant group al-Shabab has told the BBC it carried out a deadly attack on a shopping centre in...

UNHCR in Somalia 'human tragedy' warning Many young children are in such a weak condition it is difficult to save their lives The levels of malnutrition among children fleeing Somalia's drought could lead...

In this Horn of Africa nation that has been mired in anarchy and war for two decades, nearly all families have been touched by tragedy. The World Health Organization estimates that one in three Somalis have suffered from some kind of mental illness, a rate that is among the highest in the world...