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One killed in demonstration over khat supplies
MOGADISHU, 16 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - At least one person was killed on Thursday as forces belonging to the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) fired shots to dis...
Read More »Gunfire kills one as Somali Islamists quash demo
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamist fighters opened fire on Thursday at a Mogadishu crowd protesting against a ban on the popular narcotic leaf khat...
Read More »Somalia Feels the Impact of a Kenya Flight Ban
A security alert against so-called “extremist elements” operating in Somalia has caused the Kenya government to impose an indefinite ban on commer...
Read More »Kempinski opens Five Star Hotel in Djibouti
Kempinski has opened its first five star hotel in the Republic of Djibouti in Eastern Africa....
Read More »Free schooling a boon for education-hungry Africans
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gerishom Alumasa's life might seem a paragon of self-sacrifice to many in the West....
Read More »A culturally insensitive drug case?
MADISON (LEE) -- A plant chewed for millennia as a stimulant by East Africans and Arabs brought a rare drug conviction Tuesday night in Madison....
Read More »Somali tensions mount after Ethiopian troop moves
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Heavily-armed Ethiopian troops propping up Somalia's government briefly advanced towards Islamist fighters, heightening fears of...
Read More »Doubts cast on UN report of Somali support for Hizbullah
A UN report that claims 720 fighters from Somalia's Islamic courts fought alongside Hizbullah during the recent war with Israel has been questioned by...
Read More »Local Somali vote is hidden, yet powerful
If you are a Minnesota politician and eager to get voters for your future election, you would be well advised not to overlook the Somali community’s...
Read More »Chinese developers, investors welcome in Djibouti: president
DJIBOUTI (Xinhua) - Chinese developers and investors are welcome in various sectors of Djibouti, said Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djib...
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