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Somalia faces worst food crisis in 18 years: UN

AFP Global Edition 64 days ago

Drought, conflict and displacement are causing the worst humanitarian crisis in war-torn Somalia in 18 years, the UN food agency warned on Monday. Some 3.6 million people, about half the Somali population, need emergency aid including 1.3 million people displaced by fighting ...

Shoot at the pirates? West weighs arming ships

AP Features 102 days ago

Western push to fight back against Somali pirates challenges uneasiness about guns on board Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering military units to its merchant ...

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