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Indian Navy Warship Comes To Aid Of Malta Vessel Hijacked In Arabian Sea
The Indian Navy is closely monitoring a developing hijack situation of a ship which appears to now be heading to the coastline of Somalia.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Aid Workers Evacuated From Somali Refugee Camp in Kenya
The aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today it had evacuated 42 of its staff from the Dadaab refugee camp for Somalis in northeastern Kenya, citing "deteriorating security conditions".
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UN-Funded African Troops Raped Vulnerable Somalis: Human Rights Watch
Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and traded food aid for sex, Human Rights Watch said in a damning report on Monday.
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US to recognize Somali government, opening door to new aid
The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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Somalia: Gunfire said to kill 7 as aid is looted
Somali government troops opened fire at hungry civilians on Friday, killing at least seven people, as both groups made a grab for the food at a U.N. distribution site in the capital of this famine-stricken country, witnesses said.
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Indian Navy Warship Comes To Aid Of Malta Vessel Hijacked In Arabian Sea
The Indian Navy is closely monitoring a developing hijack situation of a ship which appears to now be heading to the coastline of Somalia.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Aid Workers Evacuated From Somali Refugee Camp in Kenya
The aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today it had evacuated 42 of its staff from the Dadaab refugee camp for Somalis in northeastern Kenya, citing "deteriorating security conditions".
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UN-Funded African Troops Raped Vulnerable Somalis: Human Rights Watch
Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and traded food aid for sex, Human Rights Watch said in a damning report on Monday.
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US to recognize Somali government, opening door to new aid
The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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Somalia: Gunfire said to kill 7 as aid is looted
Somali government troops opened fire at hungry civilians on Friday, killing at least seven people, as both groups made a grab for the food at a U.N. distribution site in the capital of this famine-stricken country, witnesses said.
