Somalia

  • Jan 13, 2009
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SOMALIA: TFG/ARS rift imperils unity government plan

Ethiopian troops were reported today to have withdrawn from two bases in Mogadishu, amid signs...

Somalia
  • Jan 5, 2009
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SOMALIA: AU troops may follow after Ethiopian exit

The withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is underway, amid reports from Mogadishu that...

Somalia
  • Dec 29, 2008
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SOMALIA: Yusuf resignation bolsters Djibouti process

President Abdullahi Yusuf resigned today, after months of tension between him and Prime Minister...

Somalia
  • Dec 18, 2008
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AFRICA: Ethiopia shifts focus from Somalia to Eritrea

Ethiopia's December 2006 invasion of Somalia created the conditions for a brutal insurgency and...

Ethiopia
  • Dec 18, 2008
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CHINA/INTERNATIONAL: PLA sends warships to Somalia

Chinese warships will join the international naval force combating piracy off Somalia, the...

China
  • Dec 17, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: UN resolution authorises pirate pursuit

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday, authorising countries...

International
  • Dec 15, 2008
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SOMALIA: Yusuf fails to sack prime minister

Members of the Transitional Federal Parliament today backed Prime Minister Nur 'Adde' Hassan...

Somalia
  • Dec 12, 2008
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SOMALIA: Washington pushes for new peacekeepers

African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Jean Ping said today that he wanted AU peacekeepers to...

Somalia