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U.S. Official Pledges Immediate Help for Stabilization
The United States is prepared to provide immediate support for the deployment of an African stabilization force in Somalia following the withdrawal of...
Read More »Asylum-seekers living rough
NAIROBI, 8 Feb 2007 (IRIN) - An estimated 50,000 asylum-seekers from Somalia have entered neighbouring Ethiopia in the past eight months, according to...
Read More »Somalis Cautiously React to Coleman, Feingold Proposal
A bill introduced in the Senate aimed at reinvigorating U.S. involvement in Somalia is receiving cautiously optimistic reaction from local Somalis. Th...
Read More »Expressing support for the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic.
Mr. INHOFE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations...
Read More »U.S. to continue curbing Islamic extremists in Somalia
The United States will take strong measures to strike against Islamic terrorists' activities inside and outside Somalia, Jendayi Frazer, assistant sec...
Read More »Bush approves new military command for Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command for Africa, a move that reflec...
Read More »Somali PM reshuffles Cabinet, sacks ministers
BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, sacking three ministers as the government seek...
Read More »Acute watery diarrhoea claims 39 lives
NAIROBI, 6 Feb 2007 (IRIN) - Thirty-nine people have been confirmed dead after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in the Hiiraan and Middle Shabell...
Read More »Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
On behalf of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, I welcome all of you to the hearing of this Subcommittee in the 110th Congr...
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