Written by Reuters Friday, 03 May 2013 09:13
About a quarter of Somalia's population still need aid to keep them from starvation and rebuild their livelihoods, even though much of the country has been stabilized by a campaign to drive back Islamist militants, the United Nations.Read more... Add new comment

A limited cabinet reshuffle will see six ministers replaced in Egypt, state newspaper al-Ahram said, citing government sources.
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan promised to punish any soldier found guilty of misconduct during a deadly raid on a suspected Islamist hideout after a rights group said satellite pictures had raised concerns of a cover-up.
Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria, killing three policemen and two civilians, authorities said, in a region struggling to control an Islamist insurgency.








