Where can I travel in Somali?
Somalia is not your average tourist destination but is strictly a place for travelers with a charmed life and a bullet proofed spirit due to the sporadic insecurity and inter-clan clashes. All in all, Somali contains some of the best sites to be discovered yet. Travel is possible in the northern districts of the self proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, but even the sturdiest of travelers should avoid visiting other areas. The turbulent past of the country hides a country with hugely varied landscape of mountains, deserts, tropical forests, undiscovered beaches and coral reefs along the Gulf of Aden. Located in East Africa, Somalia has a population of approximately 9.1 million people with Mogadishu being her capital. Somali and Arabic are the ...

R.M. Chandler: Cartoon insulted conservatives
To me, Monday's Banner-Herald editorial cartoon from R.J. Matson of the St. Louis Post Dispatch showed a lack of respect for our country and should not have been published. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The cartoon featured a conservative American being asked if he hated taxes, regulations and government and loved guns, and suggested those things defined the African country of Somalia).

Navy's asymmetrical warfare' against Somali pirates goes back two centuries
NEW YORK - Not for the first time, a powerful U.S. naval fleet designed for all-out war must find a way to swat belligerent mosquitoes - in this case, pirates holding hostage the captain of a container ship in a lifeboat off the African coast.

USACC to the UN: 'Give Me A Break - Somali People Can Solve their Own Problems'
The USACC is the leading advocacy organization for U.S. African relations and emerging African markets.

USACC President Comments on Piracy in Somalia
As Captain Richard Phillips testifies before a Senate panel regarding piracy in Somalia, U.S. African Chamber of Commerce President Martin Mohammed says any solution to Somali piracy must begin with the inclusion and involvement of the Somali people.

New Routes' Immigrant Project 'Egal Shidad' Aims to Solve Somali Mental Health Problems through New Media
As stories of despair in the Somali immigrant community continue to make news headlines, one project is trying to make a positive impact on Somali mental health through new media. Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health, based in Minneapolis, is a DVD produced in late 2008 that has already had requests for nearly 700 copies in the US and abroad.

USACC Stops Piracy in Somali
U.S. African Chamber of Commerce said this piracy is getting out of control and the world must bring attention in solving this problem.

U.S. African Chamber of Commerce President Martin Mohammed Says Somali Problem is Bigger Than You Think
Martin Mohammed, President of the U.S. African Chamber of Commerce, comments on the UNPOS Media Summary on Somalia Brussels Meeting