Somalia

  • Apr 15, 2013
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Turkish efforts in Somalia subject to old challenges

At least 30 people were killed in multiple attacks in the capital Mogadishu yesterday; the...

Somalia
  • Apr 3, 2013
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Fragile Somali security gains turn on foreign troops

The African Union force in Somalia (AMISOM) yesterday announced that the strategic...

Somalia
  • Mar 26, 2013
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Centre-region balancing act strains Somalia government

On March 24, Parliamentary Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman 'Jawaari' arrived in Baidoa, Bay...

Somalia
  • Mar 15, 2013
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Somalia's near-term fortunes turn on foreign support

In the latest in a series of interactions abroad by Somali officials, the interior minister paid...

Somalia
  • Mar 1, 2013
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Ending piracy may collide with Somali federal politics

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reportedly granted amnesty to hundreds of young Somali...

Somalia
  • Feb 25, 2013
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Somali state-building hinges upon federal units

A convention between Mogadishu officials and local delegates from Lower Jubba, Middle Jubba and...

Somalia
  • Jan 31, 2013
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Expectations for Somalia exaggerate Mogadishu gains

In Mogadishu today a very senior UN official stated that Somalia was beginning to undergo...

Somalia
  • Jan 17, 2013
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Somalia to weigh US relations with local legitimacy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is today due to announce an end to the diplomatic hiatus...

Somalia