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Somaliland Ministers Hold Discussions With Donors In Addis-Ababa
ADDIS ABABA, 19 Sep 2003 (IRIN) - Ministers from Somaliland have held
unprecedented talks with international donors and the United Nations.
Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail described the meeting, held on Wednesday,
as a breakthrough for the republic, which is seeking international
recognition.
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Rayale Heading For Confrontation With Parliament
Over Appointees
Hargeisa (SL – Times) – Somaliland's President, Dahir Rayale Kahin, still
has 5 ministers in his cabinet more than 2 months after they had been denied
confirmation by the House of Representatives.
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International Crisis Group Report On Somaliland, Democratization And Its Discontents,
Part VIII
Continued from the previous issue
C. THE POLL
On 14 April 2003, nearly half a million Somalilanders turned out to vote for
a new president. The conduct of the poll was peaceful, orderly and
transparent, and when the sun set, domestic and foreign observers alike
expressed their approval at the free and transparent nature of the exercise.
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US Military Base A Boon For Djibouti's Economy
Many Djiboutians making good living from working in US military base in
poor, largely desert country.
By Sophie Mongalvy -
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Peace On The Football Field
The Guardian- September 17, 2003, The tone of mockery in your report on
Sven-Goran Eriksson's intention to use football for conflict resolution (The
UN can't do it, September 15) needs some qualifying.
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Sixth Man Charged Over Kenya Blasts
From correspondents in Nairobi
19sep03
A KENYAN man was charged overnight with 15 counts of murder over his alleged
role in the bombing last year of a hotel near the port city of Mombasa.
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Business Thrives In Sea Of Poverty
Nairobi, September 16, 2003, (The Nation)
ANALYSIS
Nation TV's FARIDA KARONEY goes into Mogadishu's unconventional but
lucrative business world , and wades through the destruction of the civil
war to witness the heroic efforts to put children back in the classrooms.
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U.S. Terror Fears Ensnare Ottawa Man
Western Union holds $116 after Somali native tries to send money to friend
in Netherlands
Ken Gray
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Court Upholds Blocking Deportation Of Somalis
Seattle Times, WA – September 19, 2003
Somali immigrants facing deportation cannot be sent back to their East
African nation because the country does not have a functioning government to
accept them, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.
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