HARGEISA, Somalia, April 14 (Reuters) - Five gunman accused of kidnapping a German aid worker appeared in court on Monday in a breakaway northern Somali republic. Daniel Bronkal was working for German Agro Action when he was ambushed and briefly taken hostage in Somaliland two months ago. He was freed when local troops fought off his abductors. The kidnapping of aid workers and foreigners is common in Somalia. Somaliland split from the rest of Somalia in 1991 when warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, plunging the country into anarchy. It has governed itself since then. (Reporting by Hussein Ali Noor; Writing by Daniel Wallis) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa.reuters.com/)
Zodiac commando boats arrive at the rear of the French luxury yacht Ponant, whose crew were held hostage by pirates, as French navy frigate "Le Commandant Bouan" is seen in the ...
