Daily Archives: January 30, 2014

INTERVIEW-Somali president wants waiver on arms embargo extended

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Somalia’s president said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to extend a partial lifting of an arms embargo beyond its March expiry because Somali troops need more and better equipment to battle al Qaeda-aligned … read more »

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CIA Director: Weak Leadership is threatened Somali Governments Credibilty and Effectiveness

US intelligence chief warns of new attacks on Kenya Somalia’s al-Shabaab militants may be planning new attacks on Kenya, the director of US national intelligence warned on Wednesday. Security has increased and counter-terrorism efforts have been strengthened in Kenya and … read more »

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Somali president wants waiver on arms embargo extended

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Somalia’s president said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to extend a partial lifting of an arms embargo beyond March when the exemption is due to end because Somali troops need more and better equipment to … read more »

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