On Thursday in Brussels, international donors promised more than two hundred fifty million dollars to improve security in Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

But Afghanistan fell three places to just above Somalia, meaning Afghanistan is seen as the second most corrupt country.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Mister Sharmarke says piracy can only be prevented when Somalia has a government that can enforce its own laws.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

The group al-Shabab says it organized the attacks because Uganda supplies troops to support the temporary government in Somalia.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

The Kampala bombings were its first attacks outside Somalia -- and its leader called them "just the beginning."

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He also expressed concern about Americans and other Westerners traveling to Pakistan and Somalia for terrorist training.

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"If al-Shabab takes more and more control within Somalia, it is going to be exporting violence the way it just did in Uganda."

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He became the first known American suicide bomber last October when he blew himself up in Somalia.

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She also met with the leader of Somalia and expressed support for its Transitional Federal Government.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

Somalia's Prime Minister is calling for a halt to ransom payments to pirates and kidnappers.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

The organization says the waters off the coast of Somalia, including the Gulf of Aden, are the most dangerous in the world for international shipping.

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But Uganda is the main provider of troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia.

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Mark Bowden, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, made the announcement Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya.

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They say Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse is the only survivor of a hijacking attempt on an American ship off the coast of Somalia on April eighth.

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Al-Shabab is tied to al-Qaida and aims to make Somalia into an Islamic state.

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At the bottom of the list, ranked last for the third year, is Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Confirming Mister Muse's true age is difficult because birth documents are rare in Somalia.

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She warned Eritrea to end its support for groups fighting to control Somalia.

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He says Ugandan troops in Somalia have been involved only in defensive duties.

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They may have joined al-Shabab, an anti-government militia in Somalia tied to al-Qaida.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

Somalia is expected to be a major issue.

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Our second question comes from Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

In recent years, Somalia has seen a surge in ship hijackings that has netted pirates millions of dollars in ransom.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Al-Shabaab has taken over much of Mogadishu and southern Somalia, and is on a U.S.government list of international terrorist groups.

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An International Crisis Group Somalia analyst,Rashid Abdi, says the United States has most probably been tracking the suspect for awhile.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

In a separate incident, on Monday pirates opened fire on a Hong-Kong registered ship some 1,000 nautical miles off Somalia's coast.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Bereket had harsh words for Ethiopia's Horn of Africa rival Eritrea, which the United States accuses of backing al-Shabab in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.08.20

A U.S.-backed Ethiopian invasion in 2006 ousted the Islamic Courts Union from power, pushing al-Shabab deep into southern Somalia.

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