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MOGADISHU (AFP) — A warlord in southern Somalia's Jubaland has declared himself "president" of the region, clan leaders said Thursday, shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post. With tensions already high, the move raised the risk of clashes between rival factions in the southern port city of Kismayo, ...
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A longtime Canadian diplomat will become the country's first ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades.
PHILIPPI (IRIN) - This week marks five years since tensions between foreigners and South Africans living in impoverished communities across the country erupted in xenophobic violence, leaving more than 60 people dead and tens of thousands displaced, their homes and businesses robbed and abandoned.
A consultative meeting organized by AMISOM was held in London to enhance participation of the Somali Diaspora in the reconstruction process of the country.
The government has deployed the military to Mandera county following inter-clan fighting that has so far claimed the lives of four people and displaced hundreds.