Af-somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Two Somali radio stations say the government has ordered them to close for obeying a week-old order by an Islamic militant group to stop playing music.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali extremist group is ordering radio stations to stop broadcasting music and has invited foreign fighters to the Horn of Africa nation.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali army recruits are using sticks instead of guns as they train for combat against battle-hardened Islamist rebels.
NAIROBI, Kenya - Problems including corrupt officials and a lack of supplies have delayed Somalia's military offensive against Islamic insurgents, but even before the first shot has been fired new warnings have emerged that blood may be spilled for little or no gain.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's government signed an agreement with a powerful militia on Monday that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.
