Horn of Africa food crisis remains dire as famine spreads in Somalia

5 September 2011 – The leaders of two of Somalia's semi-autonomous regions today committed to a peaceful settlement of their dispute and adopted a four-point plan to ensure that hostilities between the two territories do not recur, the United Nations political office for the country said. The agreement between Mohamed Ahmed Alin, the President of the Galmudug state, and Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud “Farole,” the President of Puntland was signed on the sidelines of the Consultative Meeting for .... [More]