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U.S. seeks stability in Horn of Africa
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Pentagon is trying to prevent terror groups from taking root in the Horn of Africa by working to allevia...
Read More »Somali Islamist army closes in on government base in Baidoa
Mogadishu- Somalia's Islamists said Tuesday they had stationed troops within 40 kilometres of Baidoa, the seat of the country's fragile interim govern...
Read More »Ethiopians militant but nervous about crisis
Addis Ababa - Tensions between Ethiopia's government and Mogadishu's new Islamist rulers have sparked fear among Addis Ababa citizens of a new conflic...
Read More »Ethiopian officer found wounded
Kismayo - Somalia's Islamic radicals claimed on Tuesday that they had captured an Ethiopian officer after heavy fighting against pro-government militi...
Read More »INTERVIEW-AU ready for Somalia mission, struggles in Darfur
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The African Union is ready for a controversial peacekeeping mission in Somalia but nowhere near implementing an intend...
Read More »Ethiopia given final warning
Leaders of Somalia's powerful Islamist movement have urged Muslim Ethiopians to revolt against their government and said that their armed followers we...
Read More »Port revamp injects life into economy
MOGADISHU, 23 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Sacks of sorghum from the US swing out from the docked ship in a large rope net, are winched slowly to the port jetty,...
Read More »Defence lines dug as Somalia stand-off worsens
MOGADISHU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Somali pro-Islamist fighters and rival Ethiopian troops supporting the interim government both dug defensive positions a...
Read More »SA, Somali traders meet to solve conflict
newsinsideAfrica Unite, an organisation working to bring people of different backgrounds together, has done exactly that in Masiphumelele in Cape Town...
Read More »Islamists announce start of 'jihad'
Mogadishu - Somalia's powerful Islamist movement called on Monday for the start of a threatened "holy war" against Ethiopian troops allegedly on Somal...
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