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Somalia turmoil spills into South Africa
Somali refugees who have fled the violence in their country have setled in South Afrca. They've set up shops in townships, competing with local busine...
Read More »President joins Somali clashes
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - SOMALIA'S faltering government and powerful Islamists have overnight exchanged artillery fire for the second day near the g...
Read More »Rivals gird for fresh clashes in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Tension is high in southern Somalia as forces loyal to the powerful Islamists and Ethiopia-backed government troops reinforced defen...
Read More »WHO warns of major health risks from African floods
Reports of diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, and acute respiratory infections have risen two- to three- fold, the WHO said, without giving figures....
Read More »Mother, boyfriend charged in girl's death
A Columbia Heights woman, whose family was being supervised by child protection officials, was charged Friday along with her boyfriend in the killing ...
Read More »Second day of clashes between Somali Islamists, govt
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting on Saturday, witnesses said, a major...
Read More »Djibouti residents take rain and flooding in stride
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- After nearly seven centimeters of rain accumulated from midnight until the afternoon of Dec. 7, the city is beginning to dr...
Read More »Fighting said breaking out near Somali govt base
MOGADISHU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Fighting broke out on Friday between Islamist fighters and government troops backed by Ethiopian soldiers near the govern...
Read More »Somali Islamists Report Attack by Ethiopian Forces
Officials from Somalia's Islamist movement report heavy clashes between their militias and Ethiopian forces who back Somalia's interim government....
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