Djibouti

Djibouti suspends increased port tariffs

howardshome.com     Aug 19, 2008   3 related          

A new tariff regime that was planned by the government of Djibouti and set to take effect beginning August 15 this year was withdrawn one day before it became operational. Djibouti Port Authority Board under its Chairman...                    

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Uganda: Uganda Given Ultimatum to Brand State Firearms

allafrica.com     Aug 19, 2008   5 related          

Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Patrick Jaramogi Kampala UGANDA and other countries in the Great Lakes region have up to December 30 to brand the firearms under State control. Dr. Francis Sang, the executive secretary of the...                    

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War-torn Somalia braces for fresh violence amid shaky peace accord

csmonitor.com     Aug 19, 2008   37 related          

Failed talks and the killing of yet another aid worker highlight the growing humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. By David Montero from the August 20, 2008 edition In yet another fragile peace accord in Somalia, the...                    

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hiiraan.com: Ruins in the town of Gebiley from a bombing campaign by dictator Siad Barre. Click image to expand. hiiraan.com

Notes From a Failed State

hiiraan.com     Aug 19, 2008   1 related          

Somalia has been a failed state since 1991. The security think tank Fund for Peace puts Somalia at the top of its Failed States Index, and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance ranks Somalia as Africa's biggest failure....                    

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Sudan’s Bashir meets Turk pres in first trip since genocide indictment

turks.us     Aug 19, 2008   28 related          

Sudan's controversial President Omar al-Bashir arrived late on Monday in Turkey to attend a summit of African leaders in his first visit abroad since an international court indicted him on genocide charges. Bashir met Tuesday...                    

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Olympics-Athletics-Women's 100m Heats Results

usc.edu     Aug 19, 2008          

OLYMPICS-ATHLETICS-WOMEN'S 100M HEATS RESULTS Reuters Sat 16 Aug 08 | 07:04 GMT Nigeria Aug 16 (Reuters) - Olympic athletics women's 100m heats results in Beijing on Saturday. Fathia Ali Bouraleh (Djibouti) 14.29 Heat five 1....                    

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Somali Rivals Jointly Call for UN Peacekeepers

peacelink.org     Aug 19, 2008   2 related          

19 August 2008 - News From Africa Somalia's interim government and a moderate opposition alliance have called for the rapid deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission to help stabilize their war-wracked country. In a joint...                    

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Bin Laden brother unveils 100bn plan for world's longest bridge.

reddit.com     Aug 19, 2008          

By Steve Bloomfield in Djibouti It sounds like a joke. The Al Noor project will cost some $200bn (£100bn) and, according to Sheikh Bin Laden's people, he has already ploughed hundreds of millions of dollars into the scheme...                    

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Arab League Envoy Urges Somalis to Negotiate to Reach Solution

allafrica.com     Aug 18, 2008          

For the first time, the Arab League has opened permanent headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The head of the new Arab League mission to Somalia, envoy Ibrahim al-Shuwaymi (an Egyptian), has commenced his duty in a...                    

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Turkish-African summit begins in Istanbul, all eyes on Sudan's Bashir

turks.us     Aug 18, 2008   80 related          

Istanbul hosts the first Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit on Monday with the participation of heads of state and government, and foreign ministers from about 50 African countries, including Sudan's controversial President Omar...                    

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