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Mt Kenya region benefits as North Eastern suffers neglect
Most of the major roads in Mount Kenya region, which were in pathetic shape five years ago, are being rebuilt. And once complete, the exhausting journ...
Read More »INTERVIEW-Puntland lacks capacity to prevent refugee exodus
MOGADISHU, May 25 (Reuters) - Somalia's state of Puntland on Friday said it cannot prevent thousands of refugees from trying to cross the shark-infest...
Read More »The truth about immigrants and housing queues
Waitress Kelly Peters is proud to be an East Ender. She slaves all the hours God sends at a Mexican restaurant to earn enough to pay the rent on the r...
Read More »UN: Many refugees returning to Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 90,000 people have returned to Somalia's beleaguered capital after the heaviest fighting in more than 15 years ended las...
Read More »Dozens of Muslim meatpackers return to production lines after prayer walk-out
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Dozens of Muslim meatpackers in Omaha, Nebraska, are back on the job, after walking-out last week to protest not having enough time...
Read More »Hiiraan Peace Caravan - Socdaalka Nabadda ee Gobolka Hiiraan
Despite the absence of a long term political settlement between various actors and clans, there is no major active interclan conflict in most district...
Read More »Situation Report No. 40 - 25 May 2007
Sporadic insecurity continued in Mogadishu, some involving remote-controlled and roadside bombs. On 20 May, the Mayor of Mogadishu survived what is th...
Read More »Vietnam calls for speedy release of kidnapped sailors
Vietnam has called on the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to ensure the speedy release of the crews of two fishing vessels kidnapped off the...
Read More »Ethiopian FM meets Somali government in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin arrived here Friday for his first visit since an Ethiopian offensive last month ended some ...
Read More »wars may end but their effects endure
The current violence in Somalia's capital may have abated, but its effects on people's lives will undoubtedly rage on for years to come. Fardusa Wali ...
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