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| Kgalema Motlanthe takes the oath of office at Tuynhuis in Cape Town, 25 Sep 2008
By Delia Robertson
Johannesburg , September 25, 2008 – South Africa 's parliament has elected African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as the third post-apartheid president of the country.
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Contaminated water is blamed for the outbreak of AWD in Buroa
NAIROBI , September 22, 2008 – Authorities in Burao in the republic of Somaliland are struggling to contain an outbreak of watery diarrhea, medical sources said on 22 September.
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Grounded ... passengers flee plane after two suspects were arrested
From Allan Hall in Berlin
Berlin , September 27, 2008 – ARMED commandos stormed a passenger plane in Germany yesterday to seize two suspected Islamic terrorists.
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Somali Pirates' Unexpected Booty: Russian Tanks |
By Nick Wadhams / Nairobi Friday, Sep. 26, 2008
Nairobi , September 27, 2008 – The pirates who seized a Ukrainian freighter on Friday may have netted one of their biggest prizes in more than 15 years of terrorizing the Somali coastline — the vessel was carrying 33 T-72 battle tanks to Kenya .
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BOSSASO, Somalia, Sept 26 2008 - Somali pirates released a Japanese ship and its 21-member crew on Friday after a $2 million ransom was paid three months after it was captured off the coast of the lawless country, a regional official said.
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UK Announces £42 Million For Horn Of Africa |
London , Sept. 23, 2008 -- United Kingdom has announced £42 million emergency assistance to curb hunger crisis in the horn of Africa region.
According to department for international development, package would help feed over 17 million people facing severe hunger and malnutrition.
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Navy Pursues Pirates Who Grab Arms Shipment |
William Pentland 09.26.08, 4:25 PM ET
Somalian pirates may have gotten more than they bargained for when they hijacked a Ukrainian boat filled with arms, sparking pursuit from both the U.S. and Russian navies.
The ship, bound for Kenya , was taken in the Indian Ocean , a hotbed of pirate infestation.
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The news of Somali pirates seizing a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks, artillery shells, grenade launchers and other ammunition does not come as a surprise to those who have been following the deteriorating situation in Somalia . Events like this only reinforce the tendency to dismiss the situation in Somalia as too chaotic to understand. But underneath Somalia 's raging chaos and humanitarian catastrophe, two ugly and dangerous facts stand out.
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How Pirates In Puntland Use Ransom Money For Acquiring High Social Status And Protection |
Bosaaso, September 27, 2008 (SL Times) – Piracy has become the most lucrative business in Puntland , Somalia 's north eastern region and safe haven for numerous armed gangs that hijack private and commercial vessels traveling in the waters between Yemen and Somalia for ransom.
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Somali Pirates Seize Ship Carrying T-72 Tanks And RPG Rocket Launchers |
Nairobi , September 27, 2008 – The pirates who seized a Ukrainian freighter on Friday may have netted one of their biggest prizes in more than 15 years of terrorizing the Somali coastline — the vessel was carrying 33 T-72 battle tanks to Kenya
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Analysis: Ideological Diversity In Somalia 's Islamic Courts Movement |
Report Drafted By: Dr. Michael A. Weinstein
Sep 25, 2008 After Somalia 's war of liberation against the increasingly brutal dictatorship of Siyad Barre eighteen years ago, the fractured country's politics was marked by an absence of ideological differences until the emergence of the Islamic Courts movement in 2006. Read full text...
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ANALYSIS - Insurgents Take Upper Hand In Somalia |
By Andrew Cawthorne
NAIROBI, Sept 25, 2008 – Nearly two years after being driven from Mogadishu, Islamists have re-taken swathes of south Somalia and may have their sights again on the capital.
The insurgents' push is being led by Al Shabaab, or "Youth" in Arabic, the most militant in a wide array of groups opposed to the Somali government and military backers from Ethiopia , an ally in Washington 's "War on Terror".
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Somali Pirates Turn Route to Suez Into `Most Dangerous' Waters |
By Gregory Viscusi
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Fishing for tuna in the Indian Ocean 420 miles from the Somali coast, Captain Patrick Helies figured his trawler was far enough out to be safe from pirates.
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The Fall Of Mbeki |
| By Greg Mills and Terence McNamee
Thursday, September 25, 2008
It is hard to think of a more ignominious end for Thabo Mbeki. As deputy to Nelson Mandela and then as president, he has run South Africa since the end of apartheid.
Last Saturday he was "recalled" from the presidency by the National Executive Council of the governing African National Congress and forced to resign.
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September 24, 2008
No doubt that Somaliland's main opposition party, Kulmiye, has been viewed since a short time ago as the most formidable political party in Somaliland . Partly this was due to Kulmiye's vigorous and courageous stances vis-à-vis the inept leadership of President Rayale and his co.
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U Of C Helps Settle Land Disputes |
| Software will use multi-media database to offer alternative information
In many developed countries, it is hard for citizens to prove they own the land they live and work on. University of Calgary geomatics professor Dr. Michael Barry received a $500,000 personal gift from Focus Corporation Chairman John Holmlund for his ongoing research in settling property disputes in developing countries and conflict zones.
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| New York , Sep 24, 2008 – President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday evening sent a passionate appeal to Oil Producing countries to consider the plight of non oil-producing countries particularly in the developing world.
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Africa's Best Kept Secret |
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Oiling Wheels Of African Deal |
Dublin, Sep 26, 2008 – HAVING STEPPED down last week from the board of Circle Oil, Irish businessman John McKeon has turned his attention to oil exploration in Somaliland, a self-governing African region that is seeking international recognition and independence from Somalia.
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KULMIYE Statement On The Horn Of Africa |
Dr. Mohamed A. Omar
September 26, 2008
Drawing on a reputation for neutrality and commitment to peace, Somaliland 's KULMIYE PARTY is in favor of a peaceful means for resolving all the disputes in the Horn of Africa. Our vision for the region's stabilization reflects on this principle and is anchored around the following five key priorities.
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Kulmiye's Crisis And The Democracy In Somaliland |
By: Dr. Mohamed Rashid Sheikh Hassan |
| If Kulmiye does not put his house in order and come up with an agreed Vice President for the forthcoming presidential election, democratic process in Somaliland will suffer a huge damage.
The current crisis of Kulmiye has mainly originated from the leadership contest in Burao party conference, but not entirely from the conference. The election of the Presidential candidate was finally agreed to be Sillanyo after a rough ride.
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J.Peter Pham, PhD
September 25, 2008
Late last Monday evening, for the second time this year, France 's President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched special operations forces into the territory of the defunct Somali Democratic Republic to free French citizens who had been hijacked by pirates off the dangerous waters off the Horn of Africa.
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Somali Leaders Use National Funds To ‘Buy Mps': Sources |
| TFG President Yusuf, Speaker Madobe and PM Nur Adde
BAIDOA, Somalia Sep 24 , 2008 – Somali leaders locked in endless political disputes use public funds to pay members of parliament (MPs) for votes, legislative sources tell Somali news agency Garowe Online.
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WASHINGTON , September 27, 2008 — The Pentagon on Friday said it was considering its options after news that pirates off the coast of Somalia captured a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying grenade-launchers, ammunition, and 33 T-72 combat tanks.
"The United States is monitoring this situation as it develops and looking at possible options," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.
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