(19 Aug 08 - RV) Somalia’s government and a faction of the opposition formally signed
a peace agreement yesterday as a follow-up to the June 9th U.N. –led talks
in Djibouti. Violence continues to rage throughout the country as more than 8,000
civilians have been killed and 1 million uprooted in fighting since early last year.
Apostolic Administrator for Mogadishu Giorgio Bertin spoke to us about the ongoing
humanitarian crisis in Somalia...