Somalia

  • Feb 25, 2009
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SOMALIA: Mogadishu violence greets unity government

President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed faces a difficult security environment in southern Mogadishu...

Somalia
  • Feb 23, 2009
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SOMALIA: Unity government seizes peace opportunity

Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke announced his cabinet on February 20. The formation...

Somalia
  • Feb 20, 2009
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SOMALIA: Attack highlights new government challenges

Burundian troops of the African Union peace-keeping mission (AMISOM) were attacked in Mogadishu...

Somalia
  • Feb 10, 2009
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SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA: Refugee influx will strain security

The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees today said that more than 10,000 Somali...

Somalia
  • Feb 6, 2009
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SOMALIA/UKRAINE: Pirates release tank transport

The Ukrainian-operated Faina, seized by Somali pirates last September, was released yesterday on...

Somalia
  • Feb 2, 2009
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SOMALIA: Islamist faces tough presidency

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was sworn in on Saturday as president of the Transitional Federal...

Somalia
  • Jan 26, 2009
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SOMALIA: Parliament delays presidential poll

Members of the Transitional Federal Parliament are meeting today in Djibouti, along with members...

Somalia
  • Jan 23, 2009
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SOMALIA: Agency warns that violence may halt WFP aid

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday that further shipments of food aid into Somalia...

Somalia