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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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09 May 2013
 
 
Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons – minister
ARMS EMBARGO
Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defence minister said on...
 
 
05 Mar 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – March 5, 2013.
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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan openly disagreed on Monday with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (or OECD’s) assessment that, notwithstanding a doubling in...
 
 
04 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 4, 2013.
PODCAST
President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday that the South African business sector felt the government wasn’t consulting it on key economic issues and decisions. He said that business felt that it...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 17, 2013.
PODCAST
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (or Cosatu) said that the farm workers' strike in the Western Cape was suspended for one week on Wednesday.
 
 
06 Sep 2011
 
Feuding Somali regions agree immediate truce – UN
SOMALI CONFLICT
The leaders of the Somali regions of Puntland and Galmudug have agreed an immediate ceasefire and committed to a peaceful end to a dispute that has killed at least 27 people in the past week, the...
 
 
05 Jul 2011
 
The menace of Al-Shabaab: A rising threat for Kenya and for Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Al-Shabaab, an Islamist insurgency group, has been a serious concern for peace in Somalia, but more recently, it has appeared that the regional threat of this organisation is increasing. The group...
 
 
14 Apr 2011
 
UN pressures Somalia on elections, reforms
REFORMS
A United Nations special envoy urged Somalia on Wednesday to hold elections and bring an end to its transitional government, but it was unclear how such a vote could take place in the war-torn...
 
 
28 Mar 2011
 
Somalia government says extends term by one year
TERM EXTENSION
Somalia's transitional cabinet has extended its term by an extra year saying it wants to ensure continuity in its fight against insurgents, joining the country's parliament in lengthening its mandate.
 
 
29 Jul 2010
 
SA might send troops to Somalia — Sisulu
DEFENCE
South Africa is mulling sending the army and navy to Somalia to reinforce the troubled African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mogadishu, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on...
 
 
22 Jul 2010
 
Polity – News this Week
NEWS
A roundup of news this week.
 
 
07 Oct 2009
 
Somaliland Elections - Fifth Time Lucky?
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Last week the citizens of Somaliland were due to have elected their president for the next five years. However, they did not get to the polls, since elections were postponed for the fourth time....
 
 
25 Aug 2008
 
Piracy ransoms funding Somalia insurgency
SOMALIA
An explosion of piracy this month off the coast of Somalia is funding a growing insurgency onshore as the hijackers funnel hefty ransom payments to Islamist rebels, a maritime official said on...
 
 
30 Jun 2008
 
Somaliland hopes election will lead to recognition
AFRICA
The breakaway state of Somaliland hopes next year's presidential elections will lead to international recognition of the northern Somali enclave as an independent country, officials said on...
 
 
15 May 2008
 
Ethiopian troops distribute food aid in Mogadishu
ETHIOPIA
Dozens of Ethiopian troops donated food aid for the first time in Mogadishu in a move aimed at winning public support in the chaotic country, witnesses said on Wednesday. Ethiopian snipers stood...
 
 
26 Mar 2008
 
Aid agencies urge world not to forget Somali crisis
INTERNATIONAL
Forty aid agencies urged the world on Wednesday to focus attention on Somalia's "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis where hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from war,...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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