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Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the en
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Britain's government is torn between those who want a clean break from the European Union and those who want to preserve as many ties as possible after Britain leaves the EU in 2019. The paralysis is worrying small-business owners
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 October 2006 The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place. The town of Sakow, 170 ki
By David Gollust State Department 26 June 2007 The United States Tuesday urged Somalia's transitional federal government to reach out as broadly as possible to clans and other factions for the national reconciliation conference planned for mid-July.
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 June 2006 A recent agreement between Somalia's transitional government and the Islamic Courts may be put in jeopardy following Saturday's appointment of a hard-line cleric on the United States' most wanted list to head t
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 June 2006 Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa amid unconfirmed reports that several-hundred Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia to confront an Islamic group that controls large areas of southern Somal
Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng, who ruled the country briefly after the death of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, is dead. Official media says he died Wednesday of an unspecified illness. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing. Hua Guofeng (fi
The violent and unstable situation in Somalia was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday. Testimony by officials from Somalia, the United Nations and the African Union, and experts came as the Obama administration confirmed it has d
Somalia's transitional leadership is struggling to form a new government, following the resignation of former president Abdullahi Yusuf, and trying to prevent Islamist extremists from taking control as Ethiopian troops withdraw. Somalia's two top le
Soldiers stand guard outside the office of Salou Djibo, leader of the coup that overthrew Niger's president Mamadou Tandja in Niamey, 21 Feb 2010 Niger's new prime minister says military leaders have given him complete control of the running of a tra
Little Hope for Talks on Somali Government Transition With the mandate of Somalia's transitional government nearing an end, the United Nations has convened a conference in Nairobi to discuss the future of the Horn of Africa nation. But with some majo
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 December 2007 The end of 2007 will mark the one-year anniversary of an Ethiopia-led offensive that ousted Somalia's Islamist movement from power and helped install a secular interim government in its place. As VOA Corresponde
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 13 March 2007 Liberia's former transitional president, Gyude Bryant, is out on bond after being arrested Tuesday morning on charges of economic sabotage. He is accused of embezzling more than $1 million during his two-year rule
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 September 2007 Many journalists in Somalia are leaving the country because of the increasing threat of violence from Islamic militias and the country's weak transitional government. As Nick Wadhams reports from the VOA offi
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 October 2007 Uganda has sent diplomats to Somalia to help mediate a peace deal between the country's embattled transitional government and its opponents. As VOA correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in
By Catherine Maddux Washington 08 October 2006 The emergence of a strong Islamic movement in Somalia has dramatically altered the politics of the country, severely weakening a transitional government that mediators had hoped would bring an end to ye
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 December 2007 The United Nations has issued an appeal for $406 million in 2008 to ease the humanitarian crisis is Somalia. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the United Nations says years of chaos coupled with recent fig
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 10 December 2007 The United Nations marked the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Nairobi by highlighting the persecution of journalists in Somalia. Derek Kilner has more for VOA from N
Ethiopia has agreed to a brief delay in its troop pullout from Somalia to allow the international community time to organize a replacement force. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the African Union is issuing an urgent appeal for manpower