Society | Politics
Somali pirates to be returned from Seychelles
afrol News, 11 February - The government of Seychelles has signed first-ever deals with justice ministers from Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland for the repatriation of convicted pirates, to serve their prison sentences at home.
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Society
African Horn migration routes shifting
afrol News, 2 December - Departure points for an often deadly boat trip from Africa to Yemen may be shifting from Puntland to Somaliland, with Djibouti remaining the main transit point. Coastguards now receive training to halt and to rescue migrants.
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Economy - Development | Politics
US near de-facto recognition of Somaliland
afrol News, 27 September - The US government has announced it will "engage more actively" with Somalia's breakaway provinces of Somaliland and Puntland, including development aid. Stability here would prove "a bulwark against extremism and radicalism" in Somalia.
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Society
Kenya increases control on Somali border
afrol News, 24 September - A mobile border control unit is now to intensify Kenya's control with the porous Somali border. Hundreds cross the border uncontrolled every day, some of which are militants or victims of human smuggling.
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Politics
Kenya demands UN engagement in Somalia
afrol News, 23 September - Since the US military defeat in Somalia in 1994, Africa has been left alone to send troops to the failed nation. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki today demanded more UN and Western engagement in Somalia.
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Politics
Al Shabaab's Uganda attack backfires
afrol News, 16 July - The Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab was hailed by Al Qaeda colleagues for its first major terrorist act abroad, in Uganda. But the grotesque "success" is backfiring as efforts to fight the group in Somalia increase.
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Politics
Al Shabaab internationalises Somali terror
afrol News, 13 July - With Sunday's terrorist attacks in Uganda's capital Kampala, Somalia's powerful Islamist group Al Shabaab has taken a great step towards becoming Al Qaeda's East Africa regional member cell.
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Society | Politics
Seychelles takes lead in piracy fight
afrol News, 13 July - The Seychelles islands, which estimates it is losing 4 percent of GDP due to piracy from far away Somalia, has grouped affected national, regional and international stakeholders to lead the fight against piracy.
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Politics | Society
Somalia's Islamists "deeply divided"
afrol News, 18 May - The armed Islamist groups of Somalia are now deeply divided, according to a new report. While one group is quickly drifting towards al-Qaeda, most Somali Islamist insurgents could be recruited to join government, the report holds.
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Society | Politics | Human rights
Somali Islamist "terrorising" civilians
afrol News, 19 April - The Islamist armed group al-Shabaab is subjecting inhabitants of the large tracts it controls in southern Somalia to "killings, cruel punishments, and repressive social control," according to new documentation. Women are especially targeted.
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Culture - Arts | Media | Society
Music again banned in Mogadishu
afrol News, 9 April - The Somali insurgent group, Hisbul Islam, this week imposed oppressive edicts on the radio stations in Mogadishu, especially those based in the areas under their control. Music has again been banned.
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Society | Politics
Seychelles downs pirates, rescues crews
afrol News, 30 March - In a successful attack on a pirate vessel, the coastguard of Seychelles overwhelmed armed Somali pirates and managed to free Iranian and Seychellois crews and their two fishing vessels. President James Michel had ordered the attack himself.
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Politics
Somali peace pact weakens Islamists
afrol News, 15 March - The weak but internationally recognised government of Somalia has signed a peace deal with a powerful Sufi Muslim rebel group, which is to enter government. The move is set to weaken the fundamentalist al-Shabab Islamists.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition
UN confirms Somalia food aid corruption
afrol News, 11 March - The UN's food aid agency WFP today confirmed the authenticity of a leaked report, which concludes that up to half the food aid sent to Somalia is stolen by corrupt contractors. WFP has already frozen cooperation with three Somali transport contractors.
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» 23.02.2010 - Journalist abducted in Somalia
» 17.02.2010 - US restrictions hamper aid distribution in Somalia
» 17.02.2010 - Somali refugees moved to Ethiopia
» 08.02.2010 - Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training
» 02.02.2010 - Somali militant group declares affiliation to al Qaeda
» 26.01.2010 - Official condemns Mogadishu bombing
» 20.01.2010 - Tighten controls on military assistance to Somalia - AI
» 20.01.2010 - Clashes displaced 63 000 since January
» 08.01.2010 - UN will not abandon Somalia
» 05.01.2010 - WFP pulls out of Southern Somalia
» 09.12.2009 - Somalis faces humanitarian crisis
» 04.12.2009 - Somalia insurgents deny suicide attack
» 30.11.2009 - Somali combatants flee to Kenya
» 25.11.2009 - WFP told to buy local agricultural produce
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