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Somalia welcoming recent gains, UN envoy says consolidating peace still ‘not easy
The top United Nations official for Somalia today signalled the need for uninterrupted international support for the Horn-of-Africa country if gains over the past year are to be consolidated and advanced. “For the first
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(Year End Letter) from Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Augustine P. Mahiga
Year End Letter from Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Augustine P. Mahiga We have come to the end of an historic year for Somalia, for the region and for the rest of
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Somalia One Person Was Killed & Three Wounded In Somaliland Election
At least 1 person was killed and 3 others wounded in Somalia ‘s separatist region of Somaliland in protests over last month ‘s local elections, Garowe Online reports. The protests erupted Sunday morning
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Nigeria To Deploy 140 Police Officers To Somalia
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the African Union, AU, for the contribution of one Formed Police Unit, FPU, of 140 police officers and other resources to
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The Humanitarian Turkey’s Sends Aid To Somalia 27 Tons
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) sent 27 tons of humanitarian assistance to Somalia, via a cargo plane provided by Turkish Airlines. The aid was collected through coordination by the Health Ministry.
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What Africa Did Right in 2012
At first glance it hardly seems that 2012 was a good year for Africa. As usual, the news headlines were not calculated to prompt optimism. Renewed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and
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SOMALIA Potential Goldmine For Fishermen As Piracy Declines
In the middle of the last decade, Somali fishermen complained they were being forced into piracy by foreign trawlers operating illegally in waters claimed by Somalia. Coastal Somalis recount as a “eureka” moment
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Car bomb kills attack two the Maka al-Mukaram road in Somali capital
Car bomber killed two people in the centre of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu capital on Friday in a blast that appeared to target an African Union peacekeepers’ convoy, police and residents said. Security in Mogadishu
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AMISOM Vows to Help Somalia Enhance Security on Marka Road
AMISOM is taking steps to enhance security along the road between the port city of Marka and Kilometre 50, following two failed attacks on a Somali government convoy. A convoy carrying Interior
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Somalia: ‘Al-Shabab’ ambush ministers and defend Jowhar
After weeks of relative calm in Somalia, a convoy carrying three ministers has been attacked, while fierce fighting has erupted near the militant base of Jowhar, officials say. The ministers of defence, interior and
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