Somalia: Burgeoning Population Swamps Hargeisa Water Supply - Urbanisation and rural-urban migration could soon overwhelm the water supply in Hargeisa, capital of Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland, with city officials calling for the construction of a third pipeline to offset increasing shortages. [AA Urbanisation]

Nearly 100,000 Somalis Displaced in Capital in Past Month, UN Reports - Nearly 100,000 Somalis Displaced in Capital in Past Month, UN Reports - Since fighting broke out last month between Government forces and armed opposition groups, almost 100,000 people have been driven from their homes in the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) reported today. [AA Network - Somalia] [AA Pan Africa]