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Doctors qualify in Somali capital

The doctors vowed to stay in Somalia and use their much-needed skills Student doctors have graduated from a medical school in the Somali capital of Mogadishu - for the first time in nearly two decades. The ceremony for 12 men...

British Somalis play politics from afar

The university of Burao in the breakaway territory of Somaliland began life on the streets of Whitechapel, east London. Even though the rest of Somalia has been in turmoil since 1991 and Islamist insurgents are capturing more...

Somalia: Blast Hits Ethiopian Convoy in Arbiska Village

Somalia — A blast hit a convoy of Ethiopian troops that were traveling from Mogadishu to Afgoye on Thursday in Arbiska Village 25 kilometers (15miles) south of Mogadishu, residents said. "I heard a big explosion targeted...

Prelude to Piracy: The Poor Fishermen of Somalia

The Poor Fishermen of Somalia By Horand Knaup in Mombasa, Kenya Firing shots at a luxury cruise ship, taking a super tanker hostage: the papers are full of Somalia's audacious pirates. PHOTO GALLERY: TOXIC WASTE, FISH AND...

Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Pull Out Bases of in Mogadishu

Somalia — The Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu, Somali capital, have pulled out from bases in Towfik area, in the northern part of the city on Thursday evening, residents said. The people in the area have welcomed the Ethiopian...

Govt Forces Fight Each Other in Capital

Government soldiers battled each other Wednesday in Somalia's capital, leaving at least two soldiers dead and several wounded. Witnesses in Mogadishu told Puntland-based Radio Garowe that the fighting started after soldiers...

AU soldier killed in Somali fighting (AFP)

AFP/File – Africa Union soldiers prepare to destroy munitions on the outskirts of Mogadishu in 2007. A Burundi soldier … MOGADISHU (AFP) – A soldier serving with African Union forces in Somalia was killed in fighting with...

AU force plays down Somali attacks

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF NATION CorrespondentPosted Wednesday, December 3 2008 at 18:07 The commander of the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom), General Francis Okello, says attacks against his forces by insurgents in Mogadishu...

World › Somali Islamist leader calls on pirates to free ships

Wednesday 03rd December, 04:31 AM JST MOGADISHU — Somalia’s insurgent Islamist leader called on pirates Tuesday to immediately release a giant Saudi oil tanker and other foreign vessels, while a NATO warship foiled a new attack...

Somalia: Heavy Fighting Takes Place in Central Somalia

Guriel — Two civilians died and five others were injured on Tuesday when fierce fighting started in Guriel district, in Galgadud Region, bout 450 Km (270miles) north of the capital Mogadishu. Alshabab militants and local Ahlu...

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