A recent surge of high-profile piracy has drawn attention to the Gulf of Aden – one of the world’s most important seaways – now under siege and frequent assault by brazen pirates, based in Somalia. More on Try a fresh approach in the Horn of Africa… and (carefully) assert power for good.

As I watched terrorists attacking Mumbai, India’s business capital, and playing havoc with the city’s famous landmarks, on November 26, I immediately remembered Hargeisa, capital of my country Somaliland, where almost a month before suicide bombers caused chaos by driving SUVs laden with explosives to the presidential palace, UNDP headquarters and the office of the Ethiopian Political Representative, killing scores of people and injuring many others. More on The Mumbai attacks call for a collective Muslim outrage

 The BBC Somali Service was established with the mandate of providing information to all Somali speaking communities in Eastern Africa regardless of their nationality and country of origin. It remained as a major source of unbiased and authentic information for decades. More on BBC Somali Service: from news provider to another political opponent in Somali Affairs

“I was not surprised to hear Teddy was ‘convicted’ in Zenawi’s kangaroo court. I predicted long ago that he would be “convicted.” Logically, Zenawi had no choice but to convict him. After all, Teddy is the ultimate musical symbol of Ethiopian unity. His songs foster Ethiopian unity and reconciliation. His music was a bridge — an arch — across ethnic and religious lines.

Student doctors have graduated from a medical school in the Somali capital of Mogadishu – for the first time in nearly two decades.

The ceremony for 12 men and eight women was held inside a barricaded hotel, guarded by police, in the capital.

 At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured from suspected shelling by Ethiopian troops in the north of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, witnesses say. More on ‘Ethiopian(Woyanne) troops shell’ Mogadishu