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Some 1,400 Ugandan peacekeepers to leave for Somalia in two weeks: official

JAN 31, 2007

Some 1,400 Ugandan troops are set to leave for Somalia for a peacekeeping mission early next month, a senior official said on Wednesday....

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Residents shocked by explosions in Mogadishu

JAN 31, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) - A series of explosions rocked northern Mogadishu late on Tuesday in an area where Ethiopian troops are based, security ...

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Somalia starts implementing martial law

JAN 31, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A curfew was imposed on Tuesday night on the southern Somalia town of Baidoa, as Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi warned that...

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Somalia's parliament elects new speaker

JAN 31, 2007

BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Somalia's parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday to replace one ousted over his overtures to Islamist rivals defeat...

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Extremists in Somalia Threaten to Kill Any Peacekeepers Posted There

JAN 30, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Extremists in Somalia have warned that they would try to kill any peacekeepers deployed to the war-ravaged country. In a vide...

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African leaders mull Somali force

JAN 30, 2007

African Union leaders are discussing sending a peacekeeping force to Somalia to prevent renewed conflict, on the final day of a summit in Ethiopia....

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali jan 30, 2007

JAN 30, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali jan 30, 2007...

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Meles Winds It Up in Somalia

JAN 30, 2007

If there was anything that emerged from the latest press conferences given by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Somalia - the latest being on Wednesday m...

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Djibouti Joins Global Investment Guarantee

JAN 30, 2007

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Addis Fortune) - Djibouti has become the latest member of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), putting the numb...

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Italy offers peace conference for Somalia

JAN 30, 2007

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Romani Prodi told African leaders on Monday that Rome stands ready to host a peace conference for...

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