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Pirates seize Indian dhow off Somali coast
Nairobi, Kenya (Reuters) - Pirates captured an Indian dhow close to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a Kenyan maritime official said on Friday, in the l...
Read More »Tens of thousands return to Somali capital as fighting eases
newsinsideMogadishu/Nairobi (dpa) - Some 90,000 people have returned to the bullet-scarred Somali capital Mogadishu, after nearly a month-long lull in...
Read More »Annual Meeting of the City Council & Election of Lord Mayor
With 54 councilors (38 Labour, 8 Conservative, 6 Liberal Democrat & 2 Green Party) and over fifteen thousand staff, the city council is responsible fo...
Read More »AP Exclusive: Somali Islamists produce martyr video, the latest tactic aligning them with global extremist groups
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic insurgents in Somalia have created a video showing a man reciting prayers from the Quran before apparently blowing hims...
Read More »German Navy detachment donates vehicles, provides logistics support
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – Though their unit may be low in numbers, the men and women of the German Naval Logistics Detachment are large in impact....
Read More »New Water Drilling Rig Arrives In Djibouti
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, May 24, 2007 — It wasn’t so much of a prayer being answered as it was a positive conclusion as an eagerly awaited and lon...
Read More »Watchdog points to abuses across region
NAIROBI (IRIN) - Human rights violations, by states as well as other groups, continued unabated in several countries in the Horn and Eastern Africa, ...
Read More »Renegade Somali leaders call for peace conference boycott
ASMARA (AFP) - Renegade Somali leaders in Eritrea have called on all Somalis to boycott planned reconciliation talks next month, warning of further vi...
Read More »Judge wants proof Somali suspects were adults
A judge vowed to dismiss child-abuse charges against two Somali refugees from Cleveland unless prosecutors can prove the two were not children when th...
Read More »Somali Police Kill 2 Civilians
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali police shot and killed two civilians after attackers hurled a hand grenade at a police station, witnesses said. No of...
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