A pledge by donor nations last week to provide more than $200 million to enhance security in Somalia is being hailed by some, criticized by others. Analysts in the United States say the international community is narrowly focused on trying to stabil

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(四月)

UN Envoy Has High Hopes for Somalia The U.N. Special Representative for Somalia says the backbone of the al-Shababs militant group has been broken. However, Augustine Mahiga says isolated terrorist attacks in the country may continue for a time. Spea

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Somalia City a 'Disaster Zone' After Extremists Flee Flying to Baidoa in a vintage Ethiopian Airlines plane is an adventure in itself. The pilot negotiates a corkscrew landing to avoid possible mortar fire. The airport is heavily guarded. Much of col

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As pro-government troops continue their push to oust Islamist insurgents from southern and central Somalia, Uganda and Burundi have pledged additional troops to reinforce the African Union peacekeeping mission. It has been slightly more than a month

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IN THE NEWS - Draft Constitution Signed for Somalia 新闻报道 - 索马里签署宪法草案 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Somalia has taken a big step along its so-called roadmap for e

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Following more than a week of Ethiopia-mediated talks, Somalia's feuding president and prime minister have reportedly agreed to end their political dispute, which had jeopardized the stability of the country's transitional government. A government s

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Somalia's prime minister has fired the influential mayor of the country's capital, Mogadishu. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, Somalia's president has not publicly signed off on the action, raising concerns about gro

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Africa's top peace and security official is to begin urgent talks on Thursday at the United Nations in an attempt to save Somalia's fragile U.N.-backed administration from collapse. The pending withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is focusing

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A Somali woman holds her malnourished child at Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, 26 Aug 2009 (file photo) Marking World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations said Somalia remains one of the neediest countries in the world, but increasing securit

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Somalia's '11 Brothers' Sing Refugee Rhythm and Blues A group of Somali friends who have fled their country have reassembled as a rhythm and blues and hip-hop band in South Africa. But even in their new country, where they are living as refugees, the

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E. African Nations Back Kenyan Offensive in Somalia The six-nation east African regional group the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has pledged full support for Kenya's military offensive against al-Qaeda linked militants in southern

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UN: Millions in Somalia Need Aid The U.N. says millions of people in Somalia still require humanitarian aid, despite advances against al-Shabab militants. A new funding appeal has been launched to address the countrys immediate needs and build resili

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The United Nation's World Food Program says rogue members of Somalia's extremist al-Shabab group attempted to raid its compound late Sunday in the Somali town of Wajid, about 300 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu. World Food Program spokesman, Peter

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 05 January 2007 In Somalia, an alleged message from Osama bin Laden's deputy urging Somalis to launch an Iraq-style guerrilla war against Ethiopian forces there is being taken seriously by a now mostly-disbanded group of mili

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The international aid organization Oxfam says thousands of Somali families could be cut off from much needed aid if a U.S. bank goes through with plans to discontinue its money-wiring services at the end of this month. Last week, a small bank in the

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Southern Somalia is a dangerously unpredictable place. We flew into the region, unsure what reception we could expect from the commanders of al-Shabab, the radical Islamist insurgent group, viewed by some as al-Qaeda's proxy in the Horn of Africa. Ou

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She is expected to endorse Somalia's beleaguered transitional government amid fears the country is becoming a haven for Islamist militants. Large swathes of Somalia are out of the government's control. With the al-Shabab rebels growing in strength,

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The International Maritime Bureau in London reports piracy incidents on the high seas increased nearly 40 percent in 2009 from a year ago. Pirate activities off the coast of Somalia accounted for more than half of all attacks worldwide. In its annual

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The African Union is urging the United Nations to boost its support for Somalia's fragile government in view of the rise of terrorist activity in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping calls the overall securit

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