Somalia forms central government
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After years of anarchy, Somalia is poised to set up a new parliament which will elect a president.
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Somalia has long been a paradise for free enterprise. But its stability depends on establishing a central authority &#8212; and a month after ruling Islamists were ousted, the prospects are dim
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Somalia's weak government and an Islamic militia that controls much of the south signed an agreement late Monday to eventually form a unified national army, officials said.
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Somalia's government sets up a joint police and military unit to counter attacks by suspected Islamists.
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The Somali peace process that began in Kenya two years ago could soon come to a close. Somalia&#39;s new parliament, which is sitting in Kenya&#39;s capital, Nairobi, is on the verge of selecting a president, and
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Somalia's weak government and Islamic fighters that control much of the south signed an agreement late Monday to eventually form a unified national army, officials said.
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History was made as 11 heads of government witnessed the rebirth of the Republic of Somalia in Nairobi, yesterday - and declared it to be a triumph for Africa.
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Members of Somalia&#39;s transitional parliament began voting Sunday for a new interim president for the war-torn Horn of Africa nation in a stadium in neighboring Kenya.
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Hundreds of Ethiopian troops arrived to protect Somalia's government Friday as witnesses said a powerful Islamic militia massed nearby, raising concerns of clashes between the two forces.
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Islamists and opposition leaders are set to join forces to try to overthrow Somalia's transitional government.
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence against the new prime minister and his Cabinet yesterday, an official said, effectively sacking a government that had been expected to restore order to the country after 13 years of anarchy and war. The deputy speaker of the 275-member transitional parliament, Dalhar Omar, said 153 members voted against Prime Minister ...
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Somalia&#39;s parliament has approved Mohammed Ali Gedi as the country&#39;s new prime minister, nearly two weeks after rejecting his nomination.
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The newly inaugurated Somali parliament is due to elect the speaker of the transitional assembly later on Wednesday. Twelve members of parliament have expressed interest in the position.
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Somalia&#39;s new president Abdullahi Yusuf is calling for outside help to restore security to the war-torn Horn of Africa country, which has been without a central government for 13 years.
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: A former soldier, rebel and warlord was sworn in today as the new President of Somalia in the latest attempt to unite the nation under a Central Government for the first time since 1991.
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Somalia's interim government began imposing martial law in areas under its control, the prime minister said, as rising violence threatens its tenuous grip on power.
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Islamists and opposition leaders meet in Eritrea to forge a common front against Somalia's government.