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Somalis unite with Horn of Africa partners to address HIV/AIDS

NOV 14, 2006

Hargeisa - (Monday 13 November 2006) - “Due to the high level of mobility in the Horn of Africa, important population groups consistently remain out...

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Kenya detains Somali planes after flight ban

NOV 14, 2006

NAIROBI, Nov 14 (AFP) - Kenyan authorities on Monday detained two planes, including a UN aircraft, that landed in Nairobi from Somalia as a ban on fli...

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Djibouti urges talks to salvage Somalia

NOV 14, 2006

DJIBOUTI, Nov 14 (AFP) - Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh on Tuesday lamented the worsening situation in Somalia, but called for serious dialogu...

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Flooding in Somalia Kills Over 23, Displaces Thousands

NOV 14, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Floods caused by torrential rain in parts of southern Somalia have killed more than 23 people and displaced thousands over th...

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Nations arming Somali factions, U.N. report says

NOV 14, 2006

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) -- A web of nations and armed groups are fueling Somalia's march to war, according to a U.N. commissioned report that offers ...

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Ontario Election - Mayor David Mil Relected - Ottawa has new Mayor

NOV 13, 2006

The City of Ottawa is under new management as high-tech millionaire Larry O’Brien seized the mayoralty Monday night in a hotly-contested municipal ...

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FACTBOX-Web of groups, countries supplying weapons to Somalia

NOV 13, 2006

Nov 13 (Reuters) - An advance copy of a U.N.-commissioned report on violations to a widely flouted 1992 arms embargo on Somalia paints a comprehensive...

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St Paul Forum Debates Somalia Plight

NOV 13, 2006

Minneapolis, MN (HOL) - When David Shinn, a former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, gives a keynote speech Saturday at a St. Paul forum on Somalia, wary-l...

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Militia poised to attack advancing Islamists

NOV 13, 2006

Mogadishu - Thousands of regional militia allied to Somalia's weak government poured into a key central town on Monday, preparing to attack advancing ...

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Floods in Kenya kill 10 people, uproot 60,000

NOV 13, 2006

MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Ten people have died and 60,000 have been forced from their homes after heavy rains in Kenya's southeastern coastal...

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