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Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the chairman of Somalia's Islamic Court's Union (ICU), has called for the deployment of international peacekeeping forces to stabilise his country.
30/11/2008
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Somali pirates demanding millions of dollars for the return of a Saudi oil tanker they seized on November 11 say they are open to "honest" negotiations.
26/11/2008
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Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa's president, has warned that neighbouring Zimbabwe could "implode and collapse" within months unless a unity government is formed.
25/11/2008
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Pirates in control of a Saudi oil tanker anchored off the Somali town of Haradheere have said that they will fight against any military attempt to free the vessel.
22/11/2008
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Somali fighters opposed to the country's interim government have entered the port town of Haradheere in a search for the pirates who seized a Saudi Arabian-owned oil tanker, a local elder has said.
21/11/2008
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Somali pirates who hijacked the Sirius Star, a Saudi-owned supertanker, are demanding $25m for the ship's return, according to Mohamed Said, one of the pirates.
20/11/2008
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Somali pirates have now seized three ships off the coast of the Horn of Africa since hijacking their largest target ever, the Sirius Star carrying $100m worth of oil.
19/11/2008
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Ten Sudanese newspapers have suspended publication as part of a growing protest against state censorship, Sudanese journalists said.
19/11/2008
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A Saudi supertanker hijacked by pirates with a $100 million oil cargo has anchored off Somalia, the US navy has said.
18/11/2008
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Somalia's president has said his government is "on the verge of total collapse" as opposition fighters have taken control of large parts of the country.
16/11/2008
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A car bomb has killed 10 people and wounded 31 others in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, Iraqi police and the US military say.
15/11/2008
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Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, has announced a unilateral ceasefire by government forces in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
12/11/2008
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Somalia's Shebab group has taken over the southern port of Marka, an important entry point for food aid.
12/11/2008
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Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship off the Gulf of Aden, defying security patrols by several warships in the region, a Kenyan maritime official has said.
11/11/2008
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At least four people have been killed and 13 others injured in a bomb attack in the Iraqi province of Diyala, security officials and doctors have said.
10/11/2008
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