Somalia
UN Threatens the Somali Democratic Movement
May 19, 2012
[Fahamu]
Is the authority of the UN and regional bodies divine, such that it cannot be challenged by the Somali people? The only ‘crime’ the Somali democratic movement has committed is to dare dream of freedom in the land of its birth….
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May 18, 2012
[RFI]
In Somalia, a military tribunal has convicted and sentenced 17 civilians to death by firing squad, over the killing of three policemen. Five others were sentenced to life in prison in the first verdicts related to the land dispute uprising….
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Normalcy Returns to Bullet-Ridden Mogadishu
May 18, 2012
[IRIN]
Mogadishu -
It is Friday morning in Mogadishu and Lido beach presents a scene reminiscent of seaside towns around the world. At the top of the beach, women sit with their wares, selling water and ice-lollies from cool-boxes….
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Angry Protestors Marched in the Streets of Hargeisa to Denounce Court Ruling
May 18, 2012
[Shabelle]
Hargeisa -
Hundreds of angry people,including women and children have marched through the streets of Hargeisa on Thursday to denounce a military court ruling by Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, reports said….
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President Farole Welcomes India Assistance to Fight Piracy
May 18, 2012
[Garowe Online]
Garowe, Somalia -
Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole said he supports India’s assistance with anti piracy operations off the coast Somalia, Radio Garowe reports….
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Prime Minister Gaas Says Puntland Entitled to ‘Constitution Response’
May 18, 2012
[Garowe Online]
Mogadishu -
Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas said that the elders’ conference in Mogadishu is continuing as planned and that the delays are not due to disagreement between Puntland and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Radio Garowe reports….
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UPDF Hosts African Army Commanders
May 17, 2012
[New Vision]
African military chiefs Wednesday visited the UPDF Peace Support Operations Centre in Singo and witnessed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers undergoing training for the mission in war-torn Somalia….
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Migrants Living With Aids in South Africa
May 17, 2012
[Health-e]
“Solidarity for Survival” is an exhibition that shows the difficult living conditions that African foreign nationals who have come to seek refuge in South Africa endure. It is currently showing at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg. Many of the difficulties these migrants face include the lack of access…
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Gov’t Forces Clash With Al Shabab Militants in Gedo Region
May 17, 2012
[Shabelle]
Garbahaarey -
Bitter fighting between the Islamist fighters of Al shabab aligned with Al Qaeda and TFG troops alongside with Ahlu Sunna militias broke out in the Somalia’s southwestern region of Gedo overnight, killing two civilians, witnesses told Shabelle Media on Thursday….
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President Appeals to International Community For Help
May 17, 2012
[Shabelle]
New York -
Somali president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, asked world community for a full support during his briefs at the Security Council in New York on Wednesday….
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