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Uganda in Bind Over Fighting al-Qaida Group

KAMPALA, Uganda (Nov. 28) -- Four months after an al-Qaida-linked group blew up two night spots here in what is among Africa's safest capital cities, Francis Semwogerere remains in a hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, shrapnel from the blast lodged in his throat and spinal column and leaving him paralyzed...

Somali Pirates Release British Couple After 388 Days

NAIROBI, Kenya (Nov. 14) -- The retired British couple were sailing the world on a 38-foot-yacht that represented most of their life savings when Somali pirates captured them last year, demanding the sort of huge ransom a multimillionaire or a multinational company might cough up. The fact that Paul and Rachel Chandler...

Suspect in UK Plots Is Linked to Cargo Bomb Terrorists

LONDON (Nov. 3) -- A member of the terrorist group blamed for last week's failed cargo bomb plot was arrested in England earlier this year on suspicion of planning attacks in Britain, a top official revealed today. Although the arrest of that suspect -- identified by the Daily Mail as a former British Airways computer...

3 Californians Charged With Aiding Somali Terrorists

(Nov. 3) -- Three San Diego men have been arrested and charged with aiding Somalia's al-Shabab militia, an al-Qaida-linked rebel group behind murders, beheadings and bombings in East Africa. The three are the latest in a string of Americans arrested for links to the militia, which claimed responsibility for two bombings...

Suicide Bomber, Gunmen Kill 32 at Hotel in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Aug. 24) -- A suicide bomber and gunmen wearing military uniforms attacked a hotel near Somalia's presidential palace Monday, sparking a one-hour gun battle with security forces. At least 32 people were killed, including six Somali parliamentarians. Witnesses described a horrific scene of dead bodies...

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Mogadishu's Bakara market clean-up upsets some

MOGADISHU, Somalia -Like many other residents of Mogadishu, Ali Osman, who sells wares at the Bakara market, had longed for an end to lawlessness and violence that plagued the capital for two decades.

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06/01/12 Displaced Somalis Receive Humanitarian Aid Source: Voice of America (VOA) The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, along with its partners, said they are ready to assist the thousands of displaced Somalis from Afgooye who are arriving in Mogadishu as a result of military activity in the area.
06/01/12 Istanbul conference to discuss ending anarchy in... Source: Mmegi - Botswana World leaders and Somali politicians have started talks in Istanbul on how to end decades of anarchy in Somalia.
06/01/12 Mogadishu mettle Source: Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt It might seem an odd moment to discuss property development in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
06/01/12 African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops walk... Source: Coast Week A version of this post appeared on the blog "Sahel Blog." The views expressed are the author's own.
05/31/12 Finding beauty in darkness Source: IOL Funky dancing in a seaside bar, Vespa scooters on elegant, broad boulevards: the faded images of a lost Somalia and its ancient capital are at odds with a place now better known for famine and war.