Somalia Hopes Security Cameras Deter Mogadishu Terrorist Attacks

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - Authorities in Somalia have installed security cameras on major roads in the capital, Mogadishu, in an effort to deter ongoing attacks by the Islamist militant group Al-Shabab.  Residents and business owners have welcomed the stepped-up security.  But, as Mohamed Sheik Nor reports from Mogadishu, some analysts doubt...

Somalia hit by worst desert locust invasion in 25 years

ADDIS ABABA - Desert locusts are destroying tens of thousands of hectares of crops and grazing land in Somalia in the worst invasion in 25 years, the United Nations food agency said on Wednesday, and the infestation is likely to spread further. (more…)

5 die in militant attack on Somalia army

MOGADISHU — Four civilians and a soldier were killed when heavily-armed Somali militants attacked an army base north of the capital, military sources and witnesses said on Thursday. (more…)