Somalia

  • May 29, 2007
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ETHIOPIA: Ogaden violence compounds Somalia insecurity

The government said today it had arrested five suspects in connection with more than a dozen...

Ethiopia
  • May 18, 2007
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US/SOMALIA: New Somalia envoy faces difficult task

Washington yesterday named former Ambassador John Yates as US special envoy to Somalia,...

United States
  • May 16, 2007
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SOMALIA: Security remains poor despite TFG 'victory'

Four African Union (AU) peacekeepers were killed today along with a civilian when their convoy...

Somalia
  • Apr 30, 2007
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ETHIOPIA: Chinese workers freed, region remains risky

Separatist rebels yesterday freed seven Chinese oil workers who had been taken hostage during a...

Ethiopia
  • Apr 26, 2007
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SOMALIA: Resistance to TFG deepens and diversifies

Intense clashes in Mogadishu extended to their ninth day today. The latest round of fighting...

Somalia
  • Apr 23, 2007
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ERITREA/SOMALIA: Somalia crisis splits regional body

Eritrea yesterday suspended temporarily its membership of the Intergovernmental Authority on...

Eritrea
  • Apr 20, 2007
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SOMALIA: Ethiopian presence attracts fresh hostilities

At least 21 people were killed in Mogadishu yesterday in fighting between Ethiopian troops and...

Somalia
  • Apr 12, 2007
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SOMALIA: Conference postponed

The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) yesterday postponed plans to host a national...

Somalia