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¤ Djibouti’s Soldiers to Join Peacekeepers in Somalia
Djibouti, in northeastern Africa, will send about 850 soldiers to an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia to join the roughly 9,000 troops from Uganda and Burundi. | ¤ Off Media Radar, Famine Garners Few Donations
Dollars to help alleviate the famine in Somalia have trickled into the coffers of relief organizations slowly, underscoring the pivotal role the media plays in spurring fund raising. | ¤ More Tumult In the Region
More Tumult In the Region; briefs about activity in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti; map | ¤ WikiLeaks Archive - Blackwater Aimed to Hunt Pirates
Blackwater tried to find business offering protection from Somali pirates and sought the aid of the American Embassy in Djibouti, a 2009 cable said. | ¤ Officials Still Arguing Over Leader for Somalia
Islamists are threatening to walk out of a power-sharing agreement as the transitional Parliament was pushing ahead to select the new president without their input. | ¤ Location Gives Tiny State Prime Access to Big Riches
 If there was ever an example of location, location, location, it’s Djibouti. But tensions with neighboring Eritrea are threatening the tiny nation’s big economic dreams. | ¤ A Conflict’s Buffer Zone: Rocks, and Inches
 Soldiers from two of Africa’s tiniest nations are squaring off over uninhabited sand near some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. | ¤ Aid Workers With Guns
 In Africa, the United States fights terrorism with humanitarianism. | ¤ Obama Gets a Warm Welcome in Kenya
 Thousands of people lined the streets to greet the freshman senator, whose father was a goat herder in Kenya. | ¤ The Signs Say Somaliland, but the World Says Somalia
 Somaliland, on the northern edge of Somalia, has fought and campaigned for years to be recognized as an independent nation. |
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¤ AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012
 WASHINGTON 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security. | ¤ HORN & EASTERN AFRICA: Drought highlights in 2011
 NAIROBI 30 December 2011 (IRIN) - Severe drought, exacerbated by poverty and conflict, hit at least four countries in 2011 - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia - displacing hundreds of thousands of people. | ¤ ETHIOPIA: Cautionary migration tales are no deterrent
 JIJIGA 22 November 2011 (IRIN) - Ethiopians are on the move. Not only are more rural people relocating to towns and cities, but the number of Ethiopians leaving the country has also ballooned in the last few years. | ¤ DJIBOUTI: Migrants risk all for "better life"
 OBOCK 15 November 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of migrants traverse the road between Djibouti’s capital, Djiboutiville, and the coastal town of Obock carrying little more than a bottle of water and the hope that they are heading towards a better life. They pass through an arid landscape strewn with volcanic rock that sustains little life besides the occasional pastoralist and his goats. Temperatures average around 34 degrees Celsius in winter and in summer can reach 52 degrees. | ¤ FOOD: Rumpus over GM food aid
 JOHANNESBURG 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - Genetically modified (GM) food aid bound for Africa has long been a bone of contention among governments, scientists, activists, consumers and aid workers. | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Thinking outside the traditional funding box
 NAIROBI 01 September 2011 (IRIN) - The race to feed more than 12 million people facing severe food shortages in the Horn of Africa has seen humanitarian agencies make several funding appeals. Donor governments have contributed US$1.46 billion out of the required $2.48 billion. | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Fast facts about the drought
 NAIROBI 05 August 2011 (IRIN) - The Horn of Africa is facing what has been called the worst drought in 60 years, with an estimated 12.4 million people urgently needing food. Here are some points about the ongoing food crisis: | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Famine to spread across southern Somalia - UN
 GENEVA 29 July 2011 (IRIN) - The food crisis in the Horn of Africa is likely to continue for most of 2011 and famine is expected to spread to the whole of southern Somalia, the UN said on 29 July. | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Drought and HIV - a dangerous combination
 NAIROBI 28 July 2011 (IRIN) - More than 11.6 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa, and as aid agencies struggle to feed them, experts are warning that a lack of food could have wider consequences, including jeopardizing the health of people on HIV treatment. | ¤ Analysis: Horn of Africa aid must also build long-term resilience
 GENEVA 27 July 2011 (IRIN) - The images of starving children bear grim witness to the extent of the crisis affecting millions of people in the Horn of Africa, but they also symbolize a failure to act in time, say aid experts. |
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