Jul 11 Drought Threatens Horn of Africa By Talea Miller Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in Somalia and Ethiopia due to severe drought and food shortages. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Al-Qaida Suffers Another 'Major Blow' With Death of Key Leader in Somalia Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, wanted in connection with the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed last week in a firefight in Somalia. Ray Suarez discusses the future of al-Qaida and the significance of the death of one… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch For Somali Pirates, Killing 4 U.S. Hostages an Abnormal Action Somali pirates killed four Americans who had been taken hostage aboard their yacht as U.S. forces followed the vessel. Gwen Ifill examines the problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa with Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett… Continue watching
Oct 21 Somalia Battles Militancy in Shape of Al-Shabab By Larisa Epatko The militant Islamist group known as al-Shabab is deepening control over much of south and central Somalia and parts of the country's capital Mogadishu, posing threats to the U.S.-backed government in Somalia and the United States itself. Continue reading
Sep 21 Somali Prime Minister Resigns Over Tussle With President By Larisa Epatko Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke announced his resignation Tuesday after months of disagreement with the president and stepped up attacks by insurgents. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Somali Group Claims Responsibility for Suicide Blasts in Uganda For more on the Somali terror group that claimed responsibility for the Uganda bombing, Gwen Ifill talks to an expert on the region. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Bombs Kill 74 During World Cup Viewing in Uganda Bombs killed at least 74 people Sunday during a viewing of the World Cup final match in Uganda. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jul 08 Somali Government Urged to End Use of Child Soldiers By Larisa Epatko A report from Somalia's capital Mogadishu describes how children, as young as 9, are carrying assault rifles and operating checkpoints for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. Continue reading
Jul 07 Slide Show: Somalia's Battle Scars By Larisa Epatko Somalia has suffered from nearly two decades of civil war, piracy and now fighting between government forces and an Islamist rebel group called al-Shabab. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch In Somalia, Political Instability Sustains Humanitarian Crisis As the nearly two-decade-old political turmoil continues in the troubled East African nation of Somalia, Jeffrey Brown has a rare look into the failed state's clashing militias and humanitarian crises with New York Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman. Continue watching