Nov 17 Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Headed for U.S. By PBS News Hour Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi-owned supertanker Saturday hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the ship loaded with crude oil and its 25-member international crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Military Hopes Djibouti Humanitarian Work Will Combat Terror American troops have been stationed in the African nation of Djibouti to engage in humanitarian work that the Bush administration hopes will prevent terrorist groups from taking hold. Special correspondent Simon Marks provides a report. Continue watching
Jan 08 Somali President Returns Government to Embattled Capital By PBS News Hour Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf returned to Mogadishu on Monday, reclaiming the capital as the seat of his government for the first time since taking office in 2004. Continue reading
Dec 28 Government Troops Capture Somali Capital from Islamists By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading
Dec 20 Somali Islamists Clash with Ethiopian Forces By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading
Jul 20 Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia to Resist Islamic Militia By PBS News Hour Ethiopian troops rolled into the Somali town of Baidoa Thursday, Somali residents and other witnesses reported, in an effort to bolster the country's transitional government currently under threat from Islamic militants. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Severe Drought Hits Horn of Africa Millions of people in Somalia and Kenya "are on the brink of starvation" because of a severe drought that has swept the Horn of Africa. Continue watching