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Off to Africa, Clinton to pledge new Somali aidWASHINGTON - On a seven-nation tour of Africa this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to pledge more U.S. assistance, including military aid, to Somalia's shaky government as it fights for survival against Islamist extremists. More » |
Book store offers South Africans place to debateJOHANNESBURG - In the book store Boekehuis, people squeeze among the shelves as an Ivorian and an Angolan novelist discuss a troubling characteristic of their new homeland South Africa: a hatred of foreigners that has flared into violence. More » |
