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Uganda parliament votes to send troops to Somalia

FEB 13, 2007

KAMPALA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously in favour of sending 1,500 peacekeeping troops to Somalia as part of an A...

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UN responds to flood-related disease outbreak in Somalia

FEB 13, 2007

Despite insecurity in Central/Southern Somalia, the UN is continuing to respond to the needs of people affected by an outbreak of acute watery diarrho...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 12, 2007

FEB 12, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 12, 2007...

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U.N. expert says Somali media freedom under threat

FEB 12, 2007

GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights expert on Monday condemned what he called threats to press freedom in Somalia....

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VOA to Add New Somali Service, Will Broadcast in 45 Languages

FEB 12, 2007

Monday, 12 February, VOA begins a new daily broadcast in the Somali language to the Horn of Africa. Somali broadcasters at VOA’s Washington, D.C. he...

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Brutal gun attacks cause alarm in Kenya

FEB 12, 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - A 79-year-old American missionary and her daughter, the wife of a US diplomat, are cut down by automatic gunfire on the edg...

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Mogadishu residents flee city

FEB 12, 2007

Hundreds of people fled the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday after two people were killed in the latest barrage of rebel rocket attacks and guerrill...

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Mortar hits home in Somali capital, killing 6-year-old boy and his father

FEB 12, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A mortar slammed into a home in Somalia’s restive capital early Monday, killing a father and his 6-year-old son as they slept a...

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EU Demands Peace Talks In War-torn Darfur, Somalia

FEB 12, 2007

The European Union on Monday demanded that the Sudanese government and rebel forces start Darfur peace talks and also urged a durable political settle...

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The Cost of Corruption

FEB 12, 2007

It is widely acknowledged that corruption is one of the biggest factors that contributes to underdevelopment. This can be deduced from the fact that c...

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