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East African Leaders Call for More Troops

East African leaders have called for 20,000 troops to be deployed across Somalia to support the country's besieged transitional federal government.

African Union peacekeepers at a guard post in Mogadishu.

Somalia: East African Leaders Call for More Troops

allAfrica, 6 July 2010

East African leaders have called for 20,000 troops to be deployed across Somalia to support the country's besieged transitional federal government. Read more »
Somalia: 'Mogadishu Faces a Catastrophe'

UNIRIN, 6 July 2010

Heavy fighting in the northern areas of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has trapped many residents in their homes, with some unable to bury their dead, civil society sources said on… Read more »
Africa: Communique of the 15th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State

IGAD, 6 July 2010

The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 15th Extra- Ordinary Summit Meeting in Addis Ababa, on 5th July 2010, under the Chairmanship of H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime… Read more »
Somalia: Deadly Clashes Rock Mogadishu

RFI, 6 July 2010

At least 16 people have been killed in fighting between government forces and Islamist insurgents. On Monday east African heads of state pledged 2,000 troops to protect the Somali… Read more »

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African Union Calls for No-Fly Zone Over Somalia

The African Union has renewed its appeal to the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea ports through which foreign groups supply militia fighting the ... Read more »
- Somalia: African Union Urges Country-Wide No-Fly Zone
- Eritrea: Fresh Appeal for Sanctions on Country