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US used Ethiopia bases to attack Al-Qaeda in Somalia

FEB 23, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military reportedly used bases in Ethiopia to attack leaders of the Al-Qaeda network in Somalia last month, according to unn...

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Somalis anticipate AU force replacement for Ethiopian withdrawal

FEB 23, 2007

The United Nations' Security Council has unanimously approved an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia. Ethiopian troops entered Somalia in la...

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Oil profits boost east Africa exploration

FEB 23, 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) – Gunmen ambush troops as insurgents fire rockets at military bases and pirates prowl the turquoise Indian Ocean shipping l...

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Mogadishu's airport under attack

FEB 23, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Gunmen fired explosives into the main airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday as insurgents stepped up attacks ...

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CANADA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON SOMALIA

FEB 23, 2007

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today issued the following statemen...

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Top Ugandan defense officials in Somalia for peacekeeping deployment talks

FEB 23, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Uganda's top defense officials have arrived in Somalia ahead of a planned African Union peacekeeping deployment, a day after...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 23, 2007

FEB 23, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 23, 2007...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 22, 2007

FEB 22, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 22, 2007...

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Somalia reconciliation congress in weeks-President

FEB 22, 2007

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Somalia's president said on Thursday he will hold a national reconciliation congress within weeks which will be open to all...

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Aperture in Somalia

FEB 22, 2007

BIDOA, SOMALIA– It is very interesting to observe the process that Dr. James Orbinski, the former head of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), who acce...

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