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UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of 2 Somali radio journalists.

MAY 24, 2007

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the killing of two Somali radio journalists Abshir Ali Gabre and Ahmed Hassan Maha...

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Call for strong leadership to battle climate change

MAY 24, 2007

NAIROBI, 23 May 2007 (IRIN) - African leaders should champion the awareness of climate change and the threat it poses to the region among the continen...

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Museveni Mourns Slain Soldiers

MAY 24, 2007

Kampala (New Vision) - PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has mourned the four UPDF soldiers who died last week in Somalia on an African Union peace-keeping mi...

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The Role of Somali Elders

MAY 23, 2007

Every society has elders who safeguard the wellbeing of the nation and there is always a positive role for them in forwarding the interests of their p...

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Ambassador Ranneberger Discusses U.S. Somalia Relations

MAY 23, 2007

Michael E Ranneberger, U.S. envoy to Kenya, answered questions in a May 23 USINFO Webchat on U.S. -Somalia relations....

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What Role Should the U.S. Play in Somalia?

MAY 23, 2007

Somalia's last stable central government fell in 1991. In the sixteen years since, anarchy has reigned in the nation at the tip of Africa's Horn. Warl...

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Kenya in talks to open border for refugees

MAY 23, 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya (UPI) - The Kenyan government has begun talks with several international agencies on the possibility of opening its borders to refugees...

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Allegiance Rewarded

MAY 23, 2007

WASHINGTON — One dramatic act sets Ethiopia apart from the array of countries with poor human rights records that have become United States countert...

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Djibouti seeks COMESA input on Somalia conflict

MAY 23, 2007

Nairobi, Kenya (Angola Press) - President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti Tuesday appealed to COMESA leaders gathered in Nairobi to press for inclusiv...

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Burundi, Nigeria to Deploy peace-keeping mission in Somalia

MAY 23, 2007

TROOPS from Burundi and Nigeria will soon join the UPDF on a peace-keeping mission in Somalia, MPs heard yesterday. Without stating figures, the Chief...

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