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Somali parliament votes out dissident speaker
BAIDOA, Somalia, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Somalia's parliament on Wednesday ousted powerful speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, who split with the president ...
Read More »Somali authorities holding 'some 50 foreign nationals'
Somali officials are holding up to 50 foreign nationals, the Danish Foreign Ministry said today....
Read More »Food aid for displaced near Kenyan border
NAIROBI, 17 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Displaced Somalis living near the Kenyan border have received some food assistance, despite the recent closure of the fr...
Read More »Somali parliament votes out speaker linked to Islamic movement
MOGADISHU, Somalia: A top Somali lawmaker closely associated with the recently ousted Islamic movement was voted out as speaker Wednesday by parliamen...
Read More »Mozambique looks at troops for Sudan and Somalia
MAPUTO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Mozambican military contigent is training intensely in preparation for possible deployment as part of peacekeeping forces...
Read More »Somali stabilization efforts gather pace
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Efforts to bring stability to lawless Somalia have gathered pace when east African leaders urged non-regional states to contribute t...
Read More »South Africa ponders peacekeepers for Horn of Africa
Johannesburg - President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday that South Africa would consider sending troops to Somalia, but military operations elsewhere may ...
Read More »Somali government lifts media blockade
Mogadishu - The Somali government on Tuesday relaxed a ban on four major media outlets it had closed, accusing them of biased coverage during the Horn...
Read More »Plan launched to remove Somali speaker
Mogadishu, Somalia (AFP) - Somali lawmakers were Tuesday planning to vote out the maverick parliament speaker who brokered unauthorised talks with the...
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