Somalia
SOMALIA:Shabaab gains suggest continued Ethiopian role
Shabaab militants today took over the port city of Merka, just south of the capital Mogadishu.
SomaliaPROSPECTS 2009: Horn of Africa's challenges grow
The region in 2009 will continue to see some of the world's worst humanitarian, political, and...
EGYPT: Gulf of Aden piracy sparks broader role
The Foreign Ministry announced on November 1 that it had called an urgent meeting of Arab...
EgyptSOMALIA: Bombings target Somaliland and Puntland
Five near-simultaneous suicide bombings were reported in the breakaway regions of Somaliland and...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Ethiopian troops out 'early next year'
Ethiopian troops backing the transitional government in Somalia are to withdraw early next year...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Somali pirates feel the pressure
After French marines captured nine pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a group holding the hijacked...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Islamic militia threatens attacks in Kenya
Islamist insurgents yesterday clashed with African Union and Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu,...
SomaliaEU/SOMALIA: Three frigates will sail against pirates
The EU plans to launch its air and naval task force to combat piracy off Somalia in December,...
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