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African forces close in on Shabab-held town
news Al Jazeera and agencies, 05 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )Somali troops backed by African Union forces have launched an assault to retake the al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, key to the financing of al-Shabab fighters. Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi, embedded with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Barawe, said "some al-Shabab fighters were fle... -
Sierra Leone residents clash with police over Ebola response
news Reuters - Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:12 GMT, 14 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )A woman bleeds from the head after being struck by a police officer after residents placed roadblocks on a street to demand faster removal of dead bodies infected with Ebola virus in the Aberdeen district of Freetown, Sierra Leone, October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Josephus Olu-Mammah -
Somali militants kill five with car bomb in Mogadishu
news Source: Reuters - Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:21 GMT, 15 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )(Adds al Shabaab claim of responsibility, background) By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and several wounded when a car bomb planted by Islamist militant group al Shabaab exploded near restaurants on a busy street in the Somali capital on Wednesday. ... -
Car bomb explodes outside Mogadishu restaurant - witness
news Source: Reuters - Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:10 GMT, 15 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )MOGADISHU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the Somali capital on Wednesday evening, causing some casualties, a witness said, but it was not clear how many people were injured or killed. -
UN Special Representative for Somalia condemns Mogadishu bomb attacks
news UNSOM website, 16 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )Mogadishu, 16 October 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many people. -
Somali port poised for facelift with Turkish help
news Source: Reuters - Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:11 GMT, 23 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )* Turkish company takes over management of Mogadishu port * Company promises to boost revenue for Somalia's top asset * Workers, lawmakers balk at changes; raise graft concerns By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Somali government's grand vision for Mogadishu... -
Kenyan military kill five militants, seize TNT explosives
news Source: Reuters - Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:12 GMT, 22 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Kenyan soldiers have killed five suspected al Shabaab militants near the border with Ethiopia and recovered a vehicle packed with explosives, preventing a potentially huge attack, a defence spokesman said on Monday. Kenyan forces intercepted the fiv... -
The UN Secretary-General's Message on United Nations Day
news UNSOM website, 24 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )New York, 24 October, 2014 - The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable exploitation through bonded labour, human trafficking... -
Somalia donors warn spat between president and PM risks recovery
news Source: Reuters - Mon, 3 Nov 2014 12:49 GMT, 04 Nov 2014 (9 years ago )Refugee pupils stand near pieces of wood with Quranic verses written on them at a makeshift madrasa, or Islamic school, under a tree at the IFO 2 east camp within the Dadaab refugee complex, near the Kenya-Somalia border, October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya -
In pasture-scarce North Kenya, feuding pastoralists seek peace
news Source: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 20 Mar 2014 (10 years ago )A Maasai herdsman walks with his goats past a road construction project near Isiolo town, 320 km (200 miles) north from the Kenyan capital Nairobi on July 7, 2008. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna