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Turkey"s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Somalia"s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed

Turkey spreads its wings into Africa

Turkish Prime Tayyip Erdogan visited South Africa on Tuesday, the latest stop in a diplomatic drive into the resource-rich continent whose attention is increasingly fixed on emerging market relationships rather than old commercial ties to Europe.

Rebels kill scores in Somali capital blast

Residents gather at the scene of a suicide attack in Somalia"s
Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebels struck at the heart of the capital on Tuesday, killing scores of people with a truck bomb in the group's most deadly attack in the country since launching an insurgency in 2007.
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Cellphones may be new tool vs Somalia famine

Cellphones may bring relief to famine victims in parts of Somalia controlled by al Shabaab insurgents as donors seek new ways to circumvent the hard-line militants, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Cell phones may be new tool vs Somalia famine

Cell phones may bring relief to famine victims in parts of Somalia controlled by al Shabaab insurgents as donors seek new ways to circumvent the hard-line militants, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Somalia briefly detains Turkish aid workers

Somali security forces briefly detained two Turkish aid workers on Tuesday after they delivered food to famine victims in an area near the capital controlled by rebels, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. Foreign Policy

Opinion: Did Osama Bin Laden Succeed?

The United States has killed the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, Osama bin Laden. But in engaging in two costly wars, did the U.S. do much of what bin Laden wanted the U.S. to do?
Bono, lead singer of Irish band U2, performs

Bono and N'Dour to Hold Famine Concert in Kenya

Irish musician Bono and Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour are planning a global Olympic-style torch relay, culminating in a concert in Kenya in 2012 to raise funds and awareness about the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Worst drought of Africa in 60 years

Somalia Lastest: Famine, Elections and Truces

Spurred by a massive drought in the Horn of Africa, the famine in Somalia has already left tens of thousands of people dead. Making matters worse, Somalia's ineffective government has been unable to counter the crisis on its own, and is desperately relying on the humanitarian efforts of foreign powers.
Malnourished Somali children are seen inside a paediatric ward at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

Hundreds dying daily as famine spreads in Somalia: UN

Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.
Malnourished Somali children cry inside a paediatric ward at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

Somalia famine yet to reach its peak: UN

Food will be increasingly scarce in famine-struck southern Somalia until next year's harvest, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr 2011: How the Muslim World Celebrated

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy period in Islam when devotees fast during the day. On Tuesday, Muslims across the globe celebrated, but in Syria, Somalia and Libya, the atmosphere was not completely one of joy.
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Climate-Conflict Link May Help Avert Crisis: Study

A new study has revealed a stronger evidence for the climate-conflict link, with data showing that tropical countries affected by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation are twice as likely to suffer internal unrest compared to the phenomenon's cooler, wetter counterpart, La Niña.

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