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• EU soldiers to help Somali troops in Uganda.

  
  World News Journal — Authority: 135
  BBC News 13 November 2009 The European Union is expected to endorse plans to send troops to help train up to 2,000 Somali soldiers, according to an EU official. Under the plan, up to 200 EU troops will train Somali military personnel in Uganda in a bid to broaden engagement in the crisis-hit state. A decision is ...
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• Djibouti repatriates 40 Somali asylum seekers –UN

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Reuters November 11, 2009 Frank Nyakairu * Deportees included six women and seven children * UN says Djibouti breached Geneva Conventions NAIROBI – Djibouti has forcibly sent 40 asylum seekers from Somalia back to the Somali capital Mogadishu, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday. A Dutch ...
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• Sending them home

  
  Tofu Notes — Authority: 107
  What can you say about a story like this? Djibouti has forcibly sent 40 asylum seekers from Somalia back to the Somali capital Mogadishu, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday... UNHCR said Djibouti authorities forced the 40 asylum seekers on to a plane which flew them back to the Somali capital on ...
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• Djibouti repatriates 40 Somali asylum seekers -UN

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 716
  Source: Reuters * Deportees included six women and seven children * UN says Djibouti breached Geneva Conventions By Frank Nyakairu NAIROBI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Djibouti has forcibly sent 40 asylum seekers ...
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• Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  AP November 5, 2009 MARIA CHENG LONDON — Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. The United Kingdom Border Agency launched the pilot project in ...
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• Ethiopian desert rift confirmed as new ocean in the making

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Science Codex , US November 2, 2009 In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial. Now, scientists from several ...
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• Study uses satellite imagery to identify active magma systems in East Africas Rift Valley

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 622
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• Eritrea dismisses new border violence accusation

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Reuters October 29, 2009 Jeremy Clarke * Eritrea denies being a destabilising influence * Hostile neighbours overlook vital shipping lanes ASMARA – Eritrea said on Thursday it would not be drawn into another war of words after neighbouring Djibouti became the latest nation to accuse the Red Sea state of ...
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• Fleeing drought in the Horn of Africa

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Los Angeles Times October 25, 2009 Edmund Sanders Changing climate, changing lives A new kind of refugee has arrived: Those forced from their home regions not by war or persecution, but by the climate. A Kenyan camp is bursting with the displaced, some of whom share their stories. Reporting from Dadaab, ...
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• Djibouti says Eritrea arming, training militias

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Reuters October 25, 2009 CAIRO – Djibouti’s foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting chaos in the region. “Eritrea is exporting chaos. Exporting chaos has become routine in Eritrea,” ...
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• Djibouti says Eritrea arming, training militias

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 716
  Source: Reuters CAIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Djiboutis foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting ...
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• Djibouti Rejects Alleged Destabilization Role in Somalia

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  VOA October 22, 2009 Peter Clottey Djibouti denies destabilizing Somalia Djibouti has sharply denied accusations that it played a role in fueling violence in neighboring Somalia. Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki blamed Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia for interfering in Somalia’s internal political affairs, ...
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• Eritrea fanning conflict in region

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  Business Daily , Kenya October 19, 2009 PETER PHAM A Djiboutian soldier stands behind a heavy machine gun in an undisclosed location along the border with Eritrea last year. Djibouti accused Eritrea of starting clashes between the two countries over their common border. Photo/REUTERS Pham is senior ...
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• Militant leader accuses Djibouti of fueling Somali crisis

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  African Press Agency October 1, 2009 Mogadishu (Somalia) The leader of Somali Islamist rebel group Hezbal Islam Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys on Friday accused the government of neighboring Djibouti of fueling the political crisis and long-running conflicts in Somalia. Talking to reporters in the Elasha Biyaha ...
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• Stricken by drought, the Horn of Africa readies for expected flooding – UN

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  UN News Centre October 16, 2009 Already in the midst of one of the worst droughts in a decade, countries in the Horn of Africa are bracing for potentially devastating flooding triggered by El Niño weather patterns, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today. Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda ...
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• Djibouti and Eritrea: Plan 2010-2011 (MAA64005)

  
  East Africa Forum — Authority: 441
  ReliefWeb/Reuters 14 Oct 2009 Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Full_Report by ICRC Executive Summary Djibouti is situated at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, forming a cross-road of major international maritime routes. With a surface area of ...
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• Voyages of Discovery 2010 Itineraries

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 156
  Destination specialist Voyages of Discovery has launched its summer 2010 season with a 20 percent early-booking discount and low-cost air add-ons from 25 North American gateway cities. The summer 2010 season offers voyages to the Arctic, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Red Sea and North Africa. Guests who book by ...
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• Seven Countries Meeting in Seychelles to Discuss Plan to Fight Piracy

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 156
  Some 70 delegates from seven countries are meeting in Seychelles to set up an action plan to fight piracy and to build ties with international bodies. The delegates are from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives, Madagascar and Yemen among other countries. Speakers and observers have come from the ...
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• Horn of Africa: One million more hungry children - since May

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 489
  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on the worsening humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa today, noting that nearly five million children under the age of five in the region are now hungry.This marks an increase of 1 million since May, while the number of people in need of emergency ...
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• In 2010, both oil and non-oil GDP growth are projected to pick up to around 4 percent, according to the IMF.

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 122
  Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa have been directly hit by the global financial crisis through a sharp drop in oil prices and a drying up of capital inflows, but the blow has been softened by countercyclical government spending, according to the IMF’s new regional forecast. The IMF Middle East ...
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