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Somalia: Rare Somalia talks make slow start, UN hopeful
Rare peace talks between Somalia's interim government and opposition exiles have made a slow start in Djibouti, but a senior UN official said he was encouraged both sides had turned up. "I am more than hopeful, the Somalis who I met today are committed to peace and reconciliation and ...
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Somalia: Militia ambush: seven killed
Militia members ambushed government forces overnight in the south of Somalia's war-wracked capital, killing at least seven civilians, witnesses said Saturday. The rebels fired mortars and used heavy machine guns against their rivals manning a checkpoint in Mogadishu's Hararyale district, sparking an intense firefight. "About three mortar shells ...
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Somalia: 'Central Somalia fighting kills 23'
Heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist insurgents in central Somalia left at least 23 people dead, witnesses and officials said on Thursday. The fighting broke out late on Wednesday near the village of Garsani, some 300 kilometres north of Mogadishu, when insurgents ambushed an Ethiopian military convoy. ...
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Djibouti: Somali militants raid police base
Islamist insurgents attacked a police station in the heart of Somalia`s capital in a night raid as preparations are under way for weekend peace talks. At least two policemen, two soldiers and a civilian died in the heavy fighting, witnesses said. Police say five insurgents also died, but the ...
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Somalia: Six die in continued clashes in Mogadishu
Fighting in Mogadishu killed six more people today, including four orphans, a day after Islamist rebels firing grenades briefly seized a major police base in the heart of Somalia's capital. At least 25 people have died in two days of fierce battles between the insurgents and allied Somali-Ethiopian troops ...
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Eritrea: Eritrea denies Djibouti war claim
Eritrea has denied that it has any problems with Djibouti, which accuses it of amassing troops on their border. Earlier this week, Djibouti appealed to the UN Security Council to intervene in order to prevent a conflict over the border village of Doumeira. In a letter to the UN, ...
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Somalia: Bomb blast 'damage' Somalia
Baidoa, Somalia - A roadside bomb killed eight Somali government soldiers and wounded six others when it tore through a convoy in the central town of Baidoa on Wednesday, witnesses said. Islamist insurgents from the al Shabaab militia who are battling the interim government and its Ethiopian military allies ...
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		South Africa: Panel reviews consumer credit insurance A panel of enquiry into consumer credit insurance in South Africa has revealed several problems in the furniture and motor industries. Retailers often don't disclose costs and charges when selling products. The panel has investigated how to close loopholes and raise consumer awareness. Retailers often require consumers to take ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Samwu protests food prices in Groblersdal The SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) held a protest march in Groblersdal today over rising food prices and poor service delivery in the Sekhukhune district municipality, the union said. Local Samwu secretary Elias Mampane said the march started at the Groblersdal stadium and ended in Voortrekker Street at the ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Tripartite alliance, Sanco to hold summit tomorrow The table is set for fierce debate when the tripartite alliance and South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) summit gets underway in Midrand tomorrow. More tough talks are expected over the next three days. One of the main issues that could see sparks fly is Cosatu's call for an ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Denel appoints acting group CEO Talib Sadik has been appointed to the position of acting group chief executive officer of Denel, the board said today. The appointment would take effect from June 1 this year. Sadik is currently the group's financial director and an executive member of the board. Sadik would succeed Shaun Liebenberg ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Sars commissioner new Chair of Europe tax forum By Frank Nxumalo Pravin Gordhan, the Commissioner of South African Revenue Services (SARS) has been appointed as the new Chair of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD was founded as an economic cooperation and development think-tank for ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: 'SABC suspensions bad for salary negotiations' The Communications Workers Union (CWU) says it believes the current events at the SABC have led to a stall in negotiations for workers' annual increases. Two of the corporation's top executives, Group CEO, Dali Mpofu and the Chief Executive of News and Current Affairs, Snuki Zikalala were both suspended this ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] *Powered by AfricaNewsSearch*

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