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Mogadishu, Somalia

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Ethiopia begins withdrawal from Somalia

http://af.reuters.com/article/ethiopiaNews/idAFL226177020090102
Friday, January 2, 2009
Ethiopia has started pulling its troops out of Somalia, where they have been helping the Western-backed government fight an Islamist insurgency for...

An innovative approach to prevent child malnutrition in Somalia

http://www.unicef.org/media/media_46991.html
Friday, January 2, 2009
UNICEF has introduced an emergency food supplement to prevent malnutrition in over 100,000 of the most vulnerable children in Somalia. ‘Plumpy’Doz’,...

$150M in ransoms paid to pirates

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html
Friday, November 21, 2008
More than $150 million have been paid to pirates around the Horn of Africa over the past 12 months.The money is encouraging them to continue and...

Islamic rebels grab key Somali port

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/somalia.islamists.battle.ap/index.html
Friday, November 21, 2008
Somali security forces and Islamic insurgents engaged in one of the fiercest gunbattles in recent weeks in the capital on Friday. At least 17 people...
SOMALIA: “TFG on brink of coll...

SOMALIA: “TFG on brink of collapse”

Monday, November 17, 2008
The widening split between Somalia's leaders could lead to the total collapse of the transitional federal government (TFG), a Nairobi-based regional...
Millions at risk in Somalia as...

Millions at risk in Somalia as attacks on aid workers escalate

Thursday, November 6, 2008
An escalation of attacks on aid workers and human rights defenders in southern and central Somalia is putting at least 3 million Somalis at even...
UNICEF deplores stoning of chi...

UNICEF deplores stoning of child rape victim

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
UNICEF has described last week's stoning of a 13-year old girl in Somalia as 'deplorable.' The girl was stoned to death in a stadium of spectators in...
Abducted UNHCR staff member re...

Abducted UNHCR staff member released unharmed in Somalia

Thursday, August 28, 2008
The UN refugee agency is pleased to announce the release of Hassan Mohammed Ali, head of UNHCR's office in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, after two...
SOMALIA:

SOMALIA: "Country months away from major crisis"

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Drought, conflict, hyperinflation, high food and fuel prices, the weakness of the Somali shilling and a succession of poor harvests have increased...
UNICEF and partners continue d...

UNICEF and partners continue delivering nutritional services for Somali children

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
While security conditions continue to deteriorate particularly in the Southern parts of Somalia, UNICEF and partners completed the second round of...