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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, center, sits with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as he speaks at the Somalia conference in London, Tuesday May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Winning, Pool)
by Grace Perriman | May 7, 2013 | World
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Countries including Britain, China, the US, South Africa and EU states have agreed to contribute USD 130 million to support the Somali government’s efforts to rebuild the country and establish security. The pledges were made at the Somalia...
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An armed pirate stands on the coastline at Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. Source: Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Image
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2013 | World
Mogadishu, AFP—Somalia’s president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the Horn of Africa nation’s coast as he seeks to rebuild the war-torn country, he told AFP. “We have been negotiating with the pirates indirectly...
