Somalia

  • Jan 28, 2010
  • 2 min read

SOMALIA: Djibouti offers troops for AU mission

Djibouti is considering deployment of 450 troops to the African Union (AU) peace-keeping mission...

Somalia
  • Jan 20, 2010
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL/SOMALIA: Anti-piracy results are mixed

A British sea-captain described yesterday for BBC radio how his freighter evaded an attempted...

International
  • Jan 19, 2010
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KENYA: Kenya overreacts to perceived Islamist threat

Police charged Al-Amin Kimathi, the chairman of Kenya's Muslim Human Rights Forum, with...

Kenya
  • Jan 15, 2010
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SOMALIA: Violence upsurge fails to resolve standoff

The death toll from the upsurge in violence since the start of 2010 in Central and Southern...

Somalia
  • Jan 14, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: IMB logs fourth annual rise in piracy

Piracy increased by 39% in 2009 to 406 reported incidents, the annual report of the International...

International
  • Jan 4, 2010
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SOMALIA: Galgadud clashes presage further strife

Clashes took place on Saturday for control of Dusamareb, the capital of the central region of...

Somalia
  • Dec 31, 2009
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SOMALIA: Dramatic fall in civilian deaths in 2009

A sharp fall in street battles lies behind a dramatic decline in the number of civilian...

Somalia
  • Dec 17, 2009
  • 2 min read

UN/ERITREA: UN sanctions move closer

Russia and China have become significantly less likely to block UN Security Council sanctions on...

Eritrea