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China/US in Africa
There is some prospecting going on in Africa of late... economic and political exploration by two Super Powers....
Read More »Marching on
The Republic of Djibouti is situated at the junction of the rifts of the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and East Africa. Most of the country is volcanic. S...
Read More »Best chances for Somali peace in years: US official
CAIRO (AFP) - Renewed international focus on Somalia and pervasive exhaustion with the incessant fighting in the war-torn country make for a rare oppo...
Read More »Ugandan troops join Somali refugee relief effort
LAFOLE, Somalia (Reuters) - Ugandan peacekeepers ventured out of Mogadishu for the first time on Thursday, delivering clean water to thousands of refu...
Read More »US Urges Support for AU Peace-Keeping in Somalia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ENA) - The United States Tuesday urged greater international support for the African Union peace-keeping in Somalia. The State ...
Read More »Locals mobilised to assist displaced civilians
NAIROBI, 5 April 2007 (IRIN) - Civil society organisations in Somalia have launched a campaign to help thousands of desperate civilians displaced by t...
Read More »Brief fighting at Mogadishu flashpoint
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Heavy exchanges of weapon fire and shelling broke out briefly overnight in a Mogadishu district where Ethiopian troops are facing of...
Read More »U.S. tries new strategy with Somalia
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti — The United States is using surrogate nations and financial aid in an effort to prevent Somalia from slipping further into ...
Read More »Somali Workers Quit Chicken Processing Plant Over Prayer Time Dispute
For eight months, Issak Horor delayed his floating break time to say his dusk prayers. That was until Sunday, when his employer, Gold’n Plump, a St....
Read More »Ethiopian official claims no knowledge of Toronto man allegedly in custody
OTTAWA (CP) - The Ethiopian government says it doesn't know whether a former Toronto man is being held in an Addis Ababa jail, despite reports he has ...
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