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Somalia showing signs of progress — UN

Reuters. NAIROBI. The twin-pronged political and peacekeeping approach to ending almost two decades of civil war in Somalia is beginning to pay dividends, a senior United Nations official said yesterday.

Somalia showing signs of progress: UN official

Agencies/Nairobi The twin-pronged political and peacekeeping approach to ending almost two decades of civil war in Somalia is beginning to pay dividends, a senior UN official said yesterday.

Somalia unrest claims 19 more lives

At least 19 people have been killed in fresh fighting between forces loyal to the Western-backed government of Somalia and al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu.

Uganda ready to send 10,000 troops to Somalia: army

Uganda said Thursday it can provide up to 10,000 troops for deployment to Somalia where it already has soldiers in the African Union mission protecting the country's embattled government.

Somalia showing signs of progress - U.N. official

Source: Reuters * Growing international resolve to end conflict * Challenges remain, including strengthened rebels * More fighting in Mogadishu By Richard Lough NAIROBI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The twin-pronged ...

Somalia: Journalist is Stabbed to Death in Puntland

Reporters Without Borders today voiced its deep distress at the murder yesterday of Abdullahi Omar Gedi, aged 25, a journalist on Radio Daljir in Galkayo, capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia.

Somalia's buffer statelets want more bucks for their bang

Central Somalia pleading for international support to save youth from falling into piracy.

Somalia's capital quiet after 10 days of fighting

The streets of Mogadishu, Somalia's besieged capital, were finally quiet Wednesday after 10 days of heavy fighting that claimed more than 100 lives.

Somalia: Journalist Murdered in Puntland

A Somali radio journalist died on Wednesday after being stabbed to death on his way home from work. Abdulahi Omar Gedi, 25, worked for the privately-owned Daljir Radio in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.

Somalia: Third Journalist Slain This Year

A Somali reporter was viciously stabbed to death in the Galkayo district of Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, on 31 August, report the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Pirates Take Sides, Both Sides, in Somalia’s War

After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s heavily armed pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides.

ACT Alert: Assistance to IDPs and Refugees resulting from increased fighting, Somalia

ACT Alliance - Switzerland Alert SOMALIA - No. 29 / 2010 Geneva, Monday 30 August 2010 1. Brief description of the emergency The humanitarian situation in Somalia is one of the worst in the world, ...

Somalia: Bombs, Shelling Claim More Than 20 Lives

At least nine civilians have been killed and 25 others were injured when roadside bombs hit minibuses in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Radio Garowe Reports.

Somalia: Radio Reporter is Killed

The reporter, Abdullahi Omar Geddi, 25, was the second journalist killed in the eight days in Somalia.

Somalia: Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Civilians

A minibus rolled over a roadside bomb intended for African Union forces and government personnel on a road north section of the capital, Mogadishu.

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