Somalia
Somali refugees are seen at a United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kharaz (150 km east of Aden city) in Yemen, 11 July 2007. Refugees are dying in ever increasing numbers in their attempts to cross the Gulf of Aden from Somalia into Yemen, with more killed in the first half of 2007 than in the whole of the previous year, the United Nations refugee agency said yesterday.'At least 367 people died making the crossing, while 118 remain missing' after the first six months of the year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis told journalists. This compares to at least 328 dead and 310 missing for the whole of 2006, when far more people also made the crossing, she said.
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His Excellency John Dramani Mahama assured the Kenyan government of his commitment to offering the kind of leadership that they are seeking from him at the next AU Summit and all other African fora to make sure that the issue of resuscitating Somalia becomes an important item on the agenda of the AU and that we have an approach that will bear fruits.
They want a collective Africa approach to dealing with this problem and they have sought the support and assistance of his Excellency President John Dramani Mahama at the next AU Summit in trying to shift an Africa response to the situation in Somalia
Godane has made unilateral decisions that led to Al Shabaab loosing control over territory in south-central SomaliaMore quotes »
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Africa is riskiest place to be born, report says
(AP) -- More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, according to a new report released Tuesday, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa.Somalia, Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone and Central African Read more »
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No hijacking by Somali pirates in nearly a year
(AP) -- The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven't been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat the pirates said Thursday.U.S. diplomat Donna Leigh Hopkins credit Read more »
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Reporte: 260.000 murieron en hambruna en Somalia
(AP) -- La hambruna del 2011 en Somalia mato a unas 260.000 personas, la mitad de ellas menores de cinco anos, de acuerdo con un nuevo reporte que se va a publicar esta semana y que eleva a mas del doble los calculos anteriores, le dijeron funcionarios a Read more »
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9 killed by gunman in Kenya, near Somali border
(AP) -- A police chief says that a masked gunman believed to be a member of an al-Qaida-linked Somalia militant group stormed a hotel in a Kenyan city near the border with Somalia and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing nine people.Vitalis Okumu s Read more »
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16 killed in attack on Somalia's main court
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A barrage of bullets and two car bomb blasts rattled Mogadishu yesterday when nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists stormed Somalia's main court complex, officials said, in a two-hour attack that shows the country's most dangerous milit Read more »
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Somalia: Iranians Convicted of Illegal Fishing in Puntland State Waters
[Garowe Online]Bossaso -A Bossaso court convicted on Sunday, 78 Iranians who were caught in April illegally fishing in Puntland state waters, Garowe Online reports. This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the original 46 m ago from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Somalia: IGAD Delegation Begins Fact-Finding Mission On Jubbaland State Formation
[Sabahi]A delegation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) visited officials in Mogadishu and Kismayo following controversial elections that resulted in two men claiming victory as Jubbaland regional president. This site has no copyr 46 m ago from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Somalia: Iranians Convicted of Illegal Fishing in Puntland State Waters
Bossaso — A Bossaso court convicted on Sunday, 78 Iranians who were caught in April illegally fishing in Puntland state waters, Garowe Online reports. On Sunday, Judge Sheikh Adan Ahmed handed out fines of 100,000 US dollars to the owners of the five ill 52 m ago from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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UN Inches Toward An Iranian-Al-Qaeda Connection
United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... Security Council are indicating a link in between Ayatollah Iran and Al-Qaeda in Somalia. Western Diplomats told Rooters earlier this week they had established a clear link in between Tehran and weapon movements 1:11 AM from Rantburg Read more »
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Somalia: Elders Oppose MPs Motion Against the Prime Minister.
Traditional elders who selected the parliament have warned the motion against Prime Minister Shirdon. A large turnout was made by the elders who helped to appoint members of the parliament and have requested the parliament to stop the motion against the ca 12:55 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
