Somalia

  • Nov 5, 2012
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Uganda's AMISOM threat is a bargaining chip

Somalia's prime minister on November 3 expressed dismay at Uganda's threat, issued a day earlier,...

Uganda
  • Oct 1, 2012
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East African states face longer-term Somalia dilemma

Kenyan and allied Somali troops continue to make apparent real gains in their offensive on the...

Somalia
  • Sep 12, 2012
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Stark realities confront new president in Somalia

Newly-elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reportedly survived a bomb attack on a hotel in...

Somalia
  • Sep 11, 2012
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New Somali president will focus on the legitimacy gap

The recently constituted federal parliament yesterday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud...

Somalia
  • Aug 24, 2012
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Fears of Kenyan Islamic fundamentalism are overstated

Over 50 people were killed this week in ethnic clashes. The violence related to grievances over...

Kenya
  • Aug 20, 2012
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New Somali federation faces significant challenges

Somali parliamentarians selected (rather than elected) under the transitional federal process --...

Somalia
  • Aug 15, 2012
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Nigerian pirates pose increased threat to shipping

Seaborne crime is costing world governments and the shipping industry billions of dollars. ...

Indian Ocean
  • Aug 14, 2012
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New threat will likely fill al-Shabaab void in Somalia

Kenyan authorities yesterday rescued five Ugandan crew members aboard one of the three...

Somalia