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Somali Islamists advance on Baidoa despite talks
BUUR HAKABA, Somalia, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Heavily armed Islamists say they are steadily advancing on the Somali government's only outpost, despite effo...
Read More »Somali voters crowd in for first candidates night
Nearly two dozen contenders for federal, state and local offices turned out last night for the first candidates night sponsored by Columbus’ growing...
Read More »Somalis say no fear at sharp end of brewing war
BUUR HAKABA, Somalia (Reuters) - Shuffling along with a walking stick and an AK-47 rifle slung over his shoulder, Mohamed Maalim Abdi reported for hol...
Read More »Somali Islamists reject face-to-face talks with govt
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Islamists challenging the authority of Somalia's interim government said they would not proceed with a third round of peace talks...
Read More »Somali Islamists say Ethiopia has 'declared war'
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Somalia's powerful Islamist movement Monday accused neighboring Ethiopia of "declaring war" on them, as they awaited the delayed res...
Read More »Inn's Somali workers quit in support of ousted boss
Victoria Kurtz wasn't surprised when she lost her job as general manager of the Hampton Inn in Freeport after a new management company took over. That...
Read More »Somali peace talks delayed after state rift
Khartoum - Peace talks amid at averting all-out war between Somalia's powerful Islamists and weak government failed to start as scheduled here on Mond...
Read More »Mogadishu peace attracts foreign investors
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - After touring the bullet-scarred streets of Mogadishu for two weeks, Mahesh Ayra and Majdi Bashir said they were mesmerised by t...
Read More »Opening Mogadishu port
MOGADISHU, 30 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Sacks of sorghum from the United States swing out from the docked ship in a large rope net, are winched slowly to the ...
Read More »Heavy rain in Mogadishu leaves 17 dead
Mogadishu - Torrential rains killed at least 17 people in the Somali capital overnight, bringing the death toll to 27 as a result of floods across the...
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