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Agencies warn of possible flooding in southern Somalia

NOV 02, 2006

NAIROBI, 2 November (IRIN) - Localised flooding could have a serious impact on southern Somalia, following heavy rains in the country and the Ethiopia...

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Somali govt rejects quick peace talks resumption

NOV 02, 2006

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Somali government ruled out on Thursday a quick resumption of stalled talks with rival Islamists as both sides made military ...

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Mediators halt talks between interim gov't and Islamic group

NOV 02, 2006

KHARTOUM, 2 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - Mediators have called off talks between Somalia's transitional government and the Islamic group that is dominant in the ...

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Somalia on the edge after peace talks collapse

NOV 02, 2006

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Somalia's weak government and its powerful Islamists have traded barbs, escalating fears of a full-scale war, a day after peace talks...

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Somalia Peace Talks Collapse

NOV 02, 2006

Peace talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have collapsed, raising fears of an im...

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Somali official says peace talks postponed

NOV 01, 2006

KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) -- A Somali minister said Wednesday war in his country appeared likely and talks between the government and Islamists were p...

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Warar deg-deg ah: Shirkii Khartuum oo burburay

NOV 01, 2006

Arbaco, November 01, 2006(HOL) - Warar deg-deg ah oo hadda naga soo gaaray magaalada Khartuum ayaa sheegayaa in uu burburay Shirkii ay Dowladda...

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Ethiopian leader: Somali militants threat to world

NOV 01, 2006

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's prime minister said Wednesday that Islamic militants in Somalia represent a threat to the Horn of Africa and ...

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Somalis learn to follow the law

NOV 01, 2006

A few months ago, Mogadishu's chaotic roads were ruled by red-eyed, open-shirted militia, speeding along in their technicals - the open vehicles with ...

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Ethiopia: Trucks Avoiding New Djibouti Terminal

NOV 01, 2006

The truck compound terminal in Djibouti that Ethiopia's Federal Transport Authority (FTA) paid 8.2 million Br to build has not been providing the serv...

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