Government Troops Capture Somali Capital from Islamists
Nearly a week after Somali soldiers and their Ethiopian allies began fighting Islamic militias that claimed control over most the country, government troops entered Mogadishu unopposed Thursday forcing the Islamists to retreat.
Somali Islamists Clash with Ethiopian Forces
Ethiopian troops in Somalia to defend the country's embattled government exchanged heavy gunfire with Somali Islamist forces Wednesday, a day after an Islamist deadline passed demanding that the Ethiopians leave or face war.
Threat of War Rises in Somalia; Islamists Set Deadline for Ethiopian Withdrawal
Residents of the Somali town of Baidoa stocked up on emergency provisions Friday as tensions between Somalia's Islamic Court fighters and government-backed Ethiopian troops heated up.
Fesshaye Yohannes
Fesshaye Yohannes, a prominent Eritrean journalist, was one of four recipients of the 2002 International Press Freedom Award, honored for his demonstrated courage to report independently under repressive political conditions.
