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Somali Crisis 'Worse than Darfur'
Although much of the world's attention has been recently focused on the burgeoning global food crisis, the challenging situation in Somalia is among the worst. Due to a combination of violent conflict,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Top Somali aid worker shot dead
One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country. "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...
Leading Somali journalist slain
A leading Somali journalist was gunned down today in what was described as a 'targeted assassination', making him the 10th journalist to be killed in the African country." Nasteh Dahir Farah, 36, who freelanced... Xenophobic Attacks Spread to Cape Town
The attacks on migrants in South Africa have spread to the mother city, as Cape town residents get attacked in their homes and workplaces. The violence has also spread to Knysna, a popular Garden Route...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1377 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
2 killed in Somalia riot over food prices, witnesses say
Protests over rising food prices have lead to violence and instability in Somalia, leaving at least two dead. In just a few weeks, prices for basic food items have risen more than 50 percent in some...Top Somali Islamist killed in airstrike
A man believed to be the head of al-Quaida in Somalia has been killed in an airstrike along with eight other people, according to an Islamic insurgent group."The spokesman for the Islamic Al-Shabab militia says an...Somalis storm hijacked United Arab Emirates ship
A UAE cargo ship that has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, has been stormed by forces from Somalia's Puntland region."The men from the semi-autonomous region defeated the pirates after "brief...Somali Journalists Freed
Five radio journalists were arrested yesterday as Somali police shut down their station over coverage of a battle in Mogadishu; the government was apparently "annoyed" by their description of the event, which stated that the Somali police were defeated. "The Radio Voice...France raid ship after crew freed
"French commandos have carried out a helicopter raid against a group of Somali pirates soon after they released 30 hostages from a luxury French yacht.Gen Jean-Louis Georgelin said troops moved in after the Ponant...
created by infomatique | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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423 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Somali Pirates 'Killed in French Rocket Attack'
Conflicting reports are emerging regarding an alleged French rocket attack on pirate ship off the coast of Somalia: Sarkozy denied claims that anyone was killed in the attack, while eyewitness accounts tell a very...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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304 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Photo of Obama Wearing Turban: Islamaphobia?
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
You know every once in a while people will accuse others putting on the "Pointy White Hat" of racism, when it is not racism, it is just a realization that some people...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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9427 views | 2 recommendations | 11 comments
MSF confirms three employees killed in Somalia blast
The Hague (ANTARA News) - The Dutch branch of aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said three employees -- a Kenyan doctor, a Frenchman and a Somali driver -- were among those killed Monday by an explosion in southern Somalia."MSF confirms with great sadness that three of its... French navy deters Somali pirates
To some extent I understand pirates that are stealing from large companies but I really cannot understand stealing food aid.
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The French navy has escorted two ships carrying food aid to Somalia to deter possible attacks from pirates.
The waters off the war-torn... Somalis flee Mogadishu violence
"Somali government troops and Ethiopian forces have closed down Mogadishu's main market to search for insurgents. Insurgents fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday, prompting an artillery duel with government forces. Large areas of the capital...WFP welcomes release of food agency`s chief in Somalia
""We welcome the release of Idris Osman, and are pleased that he will be reunited with his family," WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said in a statement. The Rome-based agency had condemned Osman`s seizure and detention by the Somali National Security Service at a UN...Top Members Today
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