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First five-star hotel to open in Djibouti

OCT 17, 2006

The tiny north-African country of Djibouti will be opening its first five-star hotel next month, in a move set to push the country further as an inter...

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Kenya reports first polio case in two decades

OCT 17, 2006

NAIROBI -- Kenya reported its first case of polio in more than two decades on Tuesday at a refugee camp near its border with Somalia, raising new fear...

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Fear of Islamic law scares off pirates

OCT 16, 2006

SOMALIA'S new Islamic rulers have rid the country of the pirates who terrorised cruise ships and freighters off its shores....

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Islamists clash with southern Somali militia

OCT 16, 2006

KISMAYU, Somalia, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Troops loyal to powerful Somali Islamists clashed with rival militia fighters in a southern town, killing four an...

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One Republican Quietly Stumps Somali Community

OCT 16, 2006

Minneapolis, MN – (HOL) - Rich Stanek, a Republican, who’s running for Hennepin County Sheriff, emerged at a Somali event Saturday, a member of t...

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South Africa: Leon says police should get stats on Somali attacks

OCT 16, 2006

The police don't have the facts on attacks on the Somali community and should get these, said Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon on Sunday....

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Somali president in Ethiopia to discuss security situation

OCT 16, 2006

BAIDOA, Oct 16, 2006 (AP) — Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf is visiting Ethiopia, a senior official said Monday, a day after residents in a souther...

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Armed standoff in Somali government seat

OCT 16, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) - Heavily armed militiamen surrounded the home of the commander of Somalia's police force Monday, officials said, underscoring ...

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Mogadishu radio station shut down

OCT 16, 2006

NAIROBI, 16 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which controls the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and much of the country's south-central...

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Somali PM replaces three ministers

OCT 15, 2006

Prime Minister of Somalia's transitional federal government Ali Muhammad Gedi has sacked two ministers from his newly-appointed cabinet and accepted a...

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