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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:39:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mahama, Kenya deputy president discuss Somalia peacekeepers]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Mahama,-Kenya-deputy-president-discuss-Somalia-peacekeepers--12-871482-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has agreed to a request from Kenya to champion its quest for an expansion of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at this week's African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN deputy scribe calls for more support for Somali government]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/UN-deputy-scribe-calls-for-more-support-for-Somali-government--12-870712-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Thursday stressed the need for widespread support from the international community for the new Somali government to help it succeed in its reform efforts.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:24:06 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[US says it supports Somalia to ensure stable government ]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/US-says-it-supports-Somalia-to-ensure-stable-government---12-870710-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The US State Department on Thursday said that US assistance to Somalia was aimed at helping to ensure a stable government and to prevent terrorists from establishing a safe haven in the country.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:04:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN Security Council approves new UN political mission in Somalia]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/UN-Security-Council-approves-new-UN-political-mission-in-Somalia--12-870201-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to establish the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, to be known as UNSOM and based in the country’s capital, Mogadishu, from 3 June for an initial period of 12 months.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:17:06 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Contact Group on piracy off Somali coast meets in New York]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Contact-Group-on-piracy-off-Somali-coast-meets-in-New-York--12-869931-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA)- Representatives of over 85 countries, international organisations, and the private sector, under the aegis of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, will meet at the UN headquarters in New York Wednesday (1May)<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:52:41 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Somalia faces setbacks rebuilding national police from scratch, By Kennedy Abwao]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Somalia-faces-setbacks-rebuilding-national-police-from-scratch,-By-Kennedy-Abwao--12-869141-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali police are increasingly playing a more prominent role in keeping their country back on its feet after 22 years of conflict. But peace in Somalia is still a long shot.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:22:59 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Somali President vows no amnesty for piracy kingpins ]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Somali-President-vows-no-amnesty-for-piracy-kingpins---12-868731-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud, said Tuesday his government’s efforts to pardon some 900 Somali youth engaged in piracy would not be extended to the piracy kingpins.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:07:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN Human Rights Office condemns Somali bombings ]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/UN-Human-Rights-Office-condemns-Somali-bombings---12-868700-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Sunday attacks on Mogadishu, the Somali capital, are regrettable signs of a prevailing climate of insecurity and violence, a statement said on Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:46:29 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Burundi soldiers tackle disease burden off Somali battlefield, By Kennedy Abwao]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Burundi-soldiers-tackle-disease-burden-off-Somali-battlefield,-By-Kennedy-Abwao--12-868598-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The war inside Somalia, which has raged for more than 22 years, has taken its toll on the health of the population, forced to live without any semblance of a national health infrastructure for a better part of over two decades.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SAN-index.html">Health</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:39:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[22 killed in Al Shabaab attack in Somalia]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/22-killed-in-Al-Shabaab-attack-in-Somalia--12-868470-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - At least 22 people, including nine Al Shabaab attackers who raided a courthouse in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, were killed while over 50 others were injured in  the attack, government officials said Sunday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:53:06 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[IMF resumes relations with Somalia after 22-year break]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/iMF-resumes-relations-with-Somalia-after-22-year-break--12-868420-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resumed relations with Somalia after a 22-year interval following the prolonged civil war in the Horn of Africa country.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:35:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[President Obama okays military support for Somalia]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/President-Obama-okays-military-support-for-Somalia--12-868066-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama, has said Somalia  will receive military assistance from the US in order to bolster security and stability in the Horn of African nation.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:21:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN envoy happy with Somalia's efforts to combat sexual violence]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/UN-envoy-happy-with-Somalia-s-efforts-to-combat-sexual-violence--12-867539-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Bangura, has praised the Somali government's efforts to enhance the protection of women against sexual violence.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:54:20 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UK plans Somali trade, investment meeting]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/UK-plans-Somali-trade,-investment-meeting--12-867075-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has announced plans to host a trade and investment conference for Somalia in London during a planned security meeting to be held there in May, the UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, said Thursday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:29:42 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[EU grants 30 million euros to AMISOM ]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[Somalia]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-32-lang2-index.html">Somalia</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/EU-grants-30-million-euros-to-AMiSOM---12-866053-32-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is to grant an additional aid of 33 million Euros to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to play its key peacekeeping role in Somalia, a statement issued in Brussels said on Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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