Fear and Loathing in Somalia

In the only country in the world without a government, there's fear of impending civil war.

Hundreds of militiamen loyal to Somalia's President Adullahi Yusuf have arrived in his temporary base of Jowhar, the government has confirmed.

This has prompted warlords in the capital, Mogadishu, to accuse him of plotting a military assault on them.

Somalia's transitional government has been split over its base leading to fears that this fourteenth peace attempt will crumble.

Meanwhile, the African Union (AU) has opened up an office in Jowhar.

The organisation's Said Djinnit confirmed this to the BBC on Thursday, but refused to give further details.

Somalia has been without a functioning national government for 14 years and a transitional parliament, sworn in a year ago, has failed to end the anarchy.

Somewhere, somehow, somebody's blaming President Bush for this. One thing's for sure, though; whether you're based in Jowhar or Mogadishu, it's time to start studying TDGs!