Somalia has been without a central government for over 20 years, however the Somali Shilling (So.Sh) is still circulating and according to a 2006 World Bank report, it constitutes 80% of all the currency of the economy, alongside the US dollar, Ethiopian Birr and Somaliland Shilling, the official Somaliland currency since 1995.
The hip-hop sensation, who's been compared by critics to both reggae hero Bob Marley and rap star Eminem, fled war-torn Somalia as a teenager to eventually settle down with his family in Canada.
"In some ways, love can be harder than war -- it's a very difficult thing when human beings acknowledge their vulnerability," he says to CNN's African Voices.
Hands off Somalia! aims to stop any imperialist intervention in Somalia through helping to build and mobilise mass support for the right of Somalia's self-determination on the streets of Britain. Hands Off Somalia Public Meeting is on the 28th of April 2012 at 1pm, London NW1 1EE.
Here Awoowe Hamza performs one of his poems, "A letter to David Cameron" for Hands Off Somalia.
Jeffrey Gettleman is the East Africa bureau chief for The New York Times.
He covers 12 countries and has focused much of his work on internal conflicts in Kenya, Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia.
CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviews Jeffrey Gettleman.
As Somali piracy refuses to go away, why does the international community seem powerless to stop it? Despite occasional shows of strength, local Somali fishermen believe that maybe they don't really want to.
Not far off the Somali coast one of the big Vestel cargo vessels is taken over by pirates! Within a split of a second the ship has a new captain, the caboose's soup is gone as well as the cargo itself. Will the Vestrons be able to strike back?
This is just a commercial by the way, enjoy it.
In a major move in the fight against piracy in Somalia, the EU has authorised its ships and helicopters to carry out missions inside the country.
The new mandate extends its so-called Atalanta mission to allow military action on land as well as at sea, with the area of operation including the land along Somalia's coastline.
Even though the recent famine in Somalia has ended, more than 2.3 million Somalis, almost a third of the population, are still in need of aid. "Sustained levels of humanitarian assistance have staved off many deaths but this progress is extremely fragile - and will likely deteriorate in the coming months as we move into the lean season before the next and most important harvest period in August.
In Somalia, a suicide bomb has killed three people in Mogadishu, just as Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula was visiting the Somali capital. The suicide bomber had targeted the presidential palace where several guards were also injured. Wetangula is said to have been far away from the blast scene and he has since left Somalia.
Mark "Squiz" Squirrell is a keynote presenter that uses anecdotes from experiences had whilst serving with the Australian Special Forces, delivering humanitarian aid with the United Nations and climbing Mount Everest. He will blow your audience away with tales from Somalia, Afghanistan and the Gaza Strip, plus inspire and educate with stories from Everest, the Australian Commandos and United Nations.
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