MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform.Full story
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels infiltrating their ranks remain hurdles for the cash-strapped government. Full story
A handout photograph taken on April 15, 2013 and released on April 16 by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team shows a Somali carrying cement unloaded from a ship to a waiting truck at Mogadishu's main port. Somalia's security forces launched a major security operation on April 1
Security surround the area following a suicide attack on a government convoy in Mogadishu on May 5, 2013. Around 11 people were killed today when a suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into a government convoy at a busy junction in the Somali capital, police said.AFP PHOTO/Mohamed A
Soldiers place unexploded ordnance at the bottom of a pit before detonation at a site near Mogadishu in this picture taken May 9, 2013 and provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team (AU-UN IST). Picture taken May 9, 2013. REUTERS/African Union-United Nations Information S
A mortar round is handed carefully from one soldier to another before being placed in a pit for detonation at a site near Mogadishu, in this picture taken May 9, 2013 and provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team (AU-UN IST). Picture taken May 9, 2013. REUTERS/African Uni
