Where is Somalia?

Do you know where is Somalia? When I was in Bristol, it was very easy to distinguish Somalians from the rest of the Africans... and there were many of them, seeking asylum.... etc

Students in universities like Bristol are really active in charity... So, we see even more Somalians and rally/ provide them food etc...

Today I am painted in a streak of curiousity and I ask, what really happens in Somalia?

SOMALIA CONFLICT: Rampant piracy offshore and an advance by Islamist rebels on Mogadishu have put Somalia in the global spotlight. There are a number of possible scenarios for the country. A local elder says that heavily armed Islamists are searching for the pirate group behind the hijack of a huge Saudi Arabian tanker believed anchored half-way up Somalia's coastline. And in the latest round of U.N.-brokered talks in Djibouti, which are rejected by hardline Islamist insurgents and have done little to end violence, the Somali government and moderate wing the of the Islamist-led opposition have committed to power-sharing and an expansion of parliament as a way of bringing peace. They have also agreed to seek a two-year extension of the government's mandate. It expires next year. Meanwhile, police say Somali gunmen have kidnapped two Western freelance journalists - an Australian and a Canadian - in the northern province of Puntland.

Do you get lost easily in words?

So do I...

How about.....

1 Doctor takes care of 25,000 people (UNDP 2006)
12% of children go to school (UNICEF,2005)
Population with access to safe water- 29% (UNDP 2006)
22.5% children die before the age of 5 (UNDP, 2005)
Average age on death bed 47 years (UNICEF, 2005)

A typical developing country slowing its pace?
Think again.....
That's because I did not include gruesome photos and videos.

Have a good day, and appreciate what you have today. :)