IT JUST TAKES LONGER WHEN WE CUT AND RUN:

Somali rivals extend key meeting (David Bamford, 1/04/06, BBC)

Rival Somali political leaders have extended their meeting as they try to reach an agreement that could lead to the restoration of central government.

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Parliamentary Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan are reported to have made progress in Yemen talks.

It provides the hope that Somalia might start to emerge from its current state of virtual anarchy.