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Somali diaspora’s remittances cast a lifeline

11 Apr 2013

During two decades of conflict, famines and floods, money sent back home by Somali expatriates — known as remittances — has been instrumental in keeping Somalia afloat. The UN Development Programme...

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Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins

15 Jan 2013

A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders

Somali piracy: in search of remedies for a global malady

Suspected Somali pirates are apprehended by a patrol of the EUNAVFOR
17 Jan 2012

Suspected Somali pirates are apprehended by a patrol of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (...

Horn of Africa: tackling the evils of famine

With 12.4 million people in the Horn of Africa in desperate need of food
17 Jan 2012

A mother looks at her malnourished child in Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu:...

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Tackling piracy off African shores

15 Jan 2009

A relief ship delivering food to Somalia is protected by a Dutch warship (in the background) to...