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Ethiopia: Why I am Supporting President Obama’s Re-election

September 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alemayehu G. Mariam Disappointed but… Did I enthusiastically support presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008? Absolutely! Do I agree with everything he has done over the past four years as president? No! Has he carried out all of the promises … read more »

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US drone strike killed Somali insurgent

January 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A U.S. drone strike killed a British al-Qaida official fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said. Three missiles fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle hit Bilal al-Berjawi’s car on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a statement from the insurgent … read more »

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Somalia says US forces snatch militants hit in drone strike

July 2, 2011 by benim

NAIROBI, Kenya – US military forces landed in Somalia to retrieve the bodies of dead or wounded militants after a US drone strike targeted a group of insurgents, Somalia’s defense minister said yesterday. The operation is at least the second … read more »

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Somali gov’t: 1998 US Embassy blasts suspect dead

June 11, 2011 by benim

NAIROBI, Kenya – The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces who didn’t immediately realize they had killed the most wanted … read more »

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