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Pirates hold world's largest oil producer to ransom Wednesday, 19 November 2008 The most spectacular prize in maritime history was anchored off Somalia last night with a rag-tag army of pirates holding the world's largest oil...
Somalia's collapse into anarchy almost two decades ago created a uniquely explosive combination By David Blair, Diplomatic Editor At a stroke, the Horn of Africa acquired a failed state with 2,000 miles of coastline skirting...
Mogadishu - African Union (AU) peacekeepers have started moving into positions usually manned by Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses and an AU mission source said on Monday. The rotation of the AU mission in...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Rival Islamist militia have fought in a town just outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, illustrating splits in the forces ranged against the government and its Ethiopian military backers.
