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AMISOM says ready for Ethiopia withdrawal from Somalia towns

March 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian withdrawal has forced AMISOM and Somali government to take steps to fill in the potential security vacuum The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday said it was prepared for an eventual Ethiopian troop withdrawal from areas in … read more »

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Somalia: AU Somali force readies for possible Ethiopia pullout

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian troops, the strongest military power in Somalia’s southwest ever since their November 2011 invasion, pulled out of the town of Hudur on Sunday, the capital of Bakool region. African Union forces battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia are preparing troops … read more »

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Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Battle Al Shabaab Fighters in South Central Somalia

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Baidoa, Somalia — A contingent of Ethiopian troops were ambushed by Al Shabaab fighters as they made their way from El Barde in Bakool region in south central Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. According to local media in Bakool, … read more »

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Illegal Charcoal Trade in Somalia: Burning away the natural resource

November 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“Allah created trees, because animals need them as people need land – our life depend on our animals and they depend on trees”   Comments by people living in the Bay region of Somalia describing the value of trees to their … read more »

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250 000 face starvation in Somalia

November 18, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Hunger and drought is receding in Somalia, but 250 000 people remain on the verge of “imminent starvation”, the United Nations said on Friday in a new assessment. The UN downgraded the situation in three regions – Bay, … read more »

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UN declares famine in southern Somalia

July 20, 2011 by benim

The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa. “The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two … read more »

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