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Somalia: New leaders, same problems
The new warlord-turned Mogadishu major promises peace and security, but some analysts question whether he can deliver and whether other US- and Ethiop...
Read More »Terrorists 'threatening Somalia'
Mogadishu (AFP) - The Somali president warned that "terrorists" were threatening his shattered country's security and slammed international donors for...
Read More »Ethiopian convoy hits mine in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ethiopian troops backing Somalia's fragile government killed one person and wounded another Monday after their convoy was targe...
Read More »Italy presses Ethiopia to pull out troops from Somalia
NAIROBI (AFP) - The Italian government on Saturday pressed Ethiopian troops to pull out from lawless Somalia and urged the rival factions there to obs...
Read More »Bomb aimed at Somali capital mayor kills two
MOGADISHU, May 20 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb said to be targeting the mayor of the Somali capital Mogadishu killed two people on Sunday and wounded t...
Read More »Piracy chocking Somali aid delivery - UN
Nairobi (AFP) - The United Nations food agency pressed on Sunday for urgent action to end piracy off the Somali coastline which it said was choking t...
Read More »Release of Korean hostages in Somalia likely to take time
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The captain of two South Korean fishing boats hijacked off Somalia called the ships' owner Sunday to say he and the other cr...
Read More »Braving a new world
When children are taken away by adults, they are rarely seen again where 9-year-old Aluel Adiang was born. After fleeing civil-war-ridden Darfur, the ...
Read More »Italy urges reconciliation, ceasefire in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A senior Italian envoy flew into Mogadishu on Saturday urging warring Somalis to embrace a ceasefire and throwing Rome's endorse...
Read More »Somalia looks to include Islamists in reconciliation
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf will allow members of his country's ousted Islamic movement to participate in the country's upcoming reconciliation c...
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