Jan 6th, 2009 · News from Somalia usually involves violent warlords or pirates hijacking ships off the coast. Other than that, average Somalis don't have much of a voice. The rapper K'Naan is trying to change that, and in the world of hip-hop, he's become an artist to watch.
Dec 29th, 2008 · Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf stepped down Monday, dissolving his U.N.-backed government because he said he had lost control amid a growing Islamic insurgency.
Dec 29th, 2008 · Somalia's president resigned Monday as the head of his country's U.N.-backed government after four years. The speaker of parliament will stand in as acting president until elections.
Dec 25th, 2008 · Pirates have commandeered tankers full of oil and even boarded cruise ships to make a buck. But international police forces are hot in pursuit. Corey Flintoff gives us the view of the hunt for pirates in the Gulf of Aden from aboard a French frigate. (3:30)
Dec 6th, 2008 · Twenty people graduated from medical school at Benadir University in the war-torn African nation. Host Andrea Seabrook traces their amazing journey: Two of their classmates were killed in crossfire on their way to class.
Oct 30th, 2008 · Yesterday, rebels called a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in the Congo. Also, a 23-year-old woman was recently stoned to death in front of spectators at a soccer field in Somalia. Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau chief gives an update on news from Somalia and the Congo.
Sep 29th, 2008 · The highly trafficked waterway between Yemen and Somalia has seen a spike in violent hijackings by pirates in recent years. Increased patrols by the U.S. and Russian navies have done little to make the waters safer.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Commentator Leroy Sievers died over the weekend at his home outside Washington, D.C. He was 53. As a television journalist, he covered wars in Iraq, Central America, Somalia and Kosovo. After he was diagnosed with cancer, he began writing his daily blog, "My Cancer," on NPR.org. Through selections of past commentaries, Sievers says goodbye in his own words.