<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Horn of Africa: News &amp; Videos about Horn of Africa - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Horn_of_Africa</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Horn of Africa from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:57:39 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Horn of Africa: News &amp; Videos about Horn of Africa - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Horn_of_Africa</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Horn of Africa from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>How to fend off a pirate attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/pirates.defence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/pirates.defence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sailors who've been hijacked often say they never saw the pirates coming.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>When pirates attack: What to do if the worst happens</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/pirates.defence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/pirates.defence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sailors who've been hijacked often say they never saw the pirates coming.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N.: 11.6 million Africans made homeless by conflict</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/africa.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/africa.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>About 11.6 million Africans have been forced from their homes by wars and other conflicts, according to the United Nations. Next week in Uganda, leaders from across the continent will converge to tackle the issue.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali refugee conditions 'appalling'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/03/somalia.refugee.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/03/somalia.refugee.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somalis forced to flee war and drought are living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at home and in neighboring countries, including in Kenya and Ethiopia, an aid agency said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N.: Fighting in Somalia's capital sparks massive refugee exodus</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/07/somalia.refugees.fleeing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/07/somalia.refugees.fleeing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Around 204,000 people have fled their homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu as a result of a militant offensive against government forces, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda fighters move into Horn of Africa, officials say</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/12/alqaeda.africa/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/12/alqaeda.africa/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda operatives are leaving the battle zones along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and heading for Somalia and Yemen, where they have set up training camps, according to U.S. intelligence officials.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali president calls for help in battling Islamist militias</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somalia needs international help to fight Islamist extremists battling for power in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, the country's moderate Islamist president said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirates' former hostage favors more government protection</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/piracy.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/piracy.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Richard Phillips, the cargo-ship captain whose capture by pirates triggered a dramatic U.S. Navy rescue off the coast of Africa, called on the federal government Thursday to provide military escorts for international shipping vessels.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Russia detains 29 suspected pirates</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/russia.detains.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/russia.detains.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Russian authorities detained 29 suspected Somali pirates in waters off the Horn of Africa, a Russian state-run news agency reported Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Robust action' could curtail piracy, expert says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/pirates.action/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/pirates.action/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Both the United States and France pulled off-high profile rescues in the waters off the Horn of Africa in the past week, killing a total of five pirates to free hostages who had been holed up for days.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Where heroes come from</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/13/greene.seals/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/13/greene.seals/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>There is a beach in Coronado, California, just across the bridge from San Diego. It offers a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, which is why it attracts tourists who are drawn to the sun.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Captain Held by Pirates Tries to Escape</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271642,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271642,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Tensions escalate in the waters off Africa over Capt. Richard Phillips</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. warship near boat carrying pirates</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/ship.hijacked/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/ship.hijacked/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A U.S. warship arrived before dawn Thursday near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirates seize British cargo ship in Gulf of Aden</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/06/britain.cargo.ship.seized.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/06/britain.cargo.ship.seized.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A British-owned cargo ship on Monday became the latest vessel to be seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Behind the scenes: In the field, coffee a priority</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/starr.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/starr.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When you are a CNN reporter out on the road, nothing is more important than the first task at hand every day -- securing the morning's first cup of coffee. 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was holding on a ship for the last few weeks, according to defense officials.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Navy arrests pirate suspects in Gulf of Aden</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/11/piracy.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/11/piracy.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The U.S. Navy has captured seven suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the first arrests by a U.S.-led task force set up to curb rampant piracy off the Horn of Africa, a Navy spokesman said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirate attack on Dutch ship thwarted by Russians</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/14/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/14/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Russian naval ship rescued a Dutch container vessel under attack by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the head of the International Maritime Bureau said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Reporter killed in Somali shootout</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A reporter for Somalia's Shabelle Radio was shot and killed Thursday during a gun battle south of Mogadishu, the network reported.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali president quits amid power struggle</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/29/somalia.president.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/29/somalia.president.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somalia's transitional president has resigned amid a power struggle with the African nation's prime minister and parliament, sources told CNN on Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>German frigate stops pirate attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/somalia.germany/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/somalia.germany/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>German sailors foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo ship off the coast of Yemen, the German Defense Ministry said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iranian navy joins fight against Somali pirates</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/20/iran.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/20/iran.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A group of Iranian warships steamed into the Gulf of Aden, joining an expanding list of navies sent to protect shipping routes from Somali pirates, state-run media reported Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Reports: China sending ships to fight pirates in Africa</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/china.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/china.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>China plans to send a fleet of ships to help patrol the pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa, Chinese media reported Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N.: Militaries can pursue Somali pirates on land</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/un.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/un.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Tuesday aimed at combating piracy along the Horn of Africa by allowing military forces to chase pirates onto land in cases of "hot pursuit."</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali president names new prime minister</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/somalia.gov/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/somalia.gov/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Tuesday appointed a new prime minister -- but the previous prime minister is refusing to accept his dismissal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali PM: President can't fire me</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/14/somalia.politics/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/14/somalia.politics/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somalia's president said Sunday he has dismissed his prime minister for failing to do his job, a move that could threaten peace efforts in the the violence-ravaged African nation.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>23 suspected pirates captured, Indian navy says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Indian navy captured 23 piracy suspects who tried to take over a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Indian officials said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali men accused of piracy face January trial</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/kenya.piracytrial/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/kenya.piracytrial/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The trial of eight Somali men accused of piracy in the attempted hijacking of a Danish freighter has been put off until January after a preliminary session Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rights group berates West over Somalia failure</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/somalia.downward.spiral/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/somalia.downward.spiral/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States and other Western powers have "exacerbated Somalia's downward spiral" and must revise their policies in the east African country, a Human Rights Watch report has warned.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunken 'pirate ship' was actually Thai trawler, owner says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/thai.trawler.india.navy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/thai.trawler.india.navy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Fourteen sailors are still missing from a Thai trawler that was sunk last week by the Indian navy as a suspected pirate ship, the vessel's owner said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Freed sailors: Pirates are animals</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Five Indian sailors who were among the crew of a Japanese-owned cargo ship hijacked by pirates and held for two months before a ransom was paid said Monday their captivity was "total desperation."</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Islamic fighters vow to rescue hijacked Saudi tanker</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Somali militants vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are believed to be based.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethiopian troops remain in Somali capital</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ethiopian troops have not yet begun to withdraw from key positions in the capital of Somalia two days after they were supposed to do so under a peace agreement designed to end years of conflict.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirates collect $150 million in ransoms</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than $150 million has been paid to pirates around the Horn of Africa over the past 12 months, Kenya's foreign minister said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Islamic insurgents seize key Somali towns</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.towns.seized/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.towns.seized/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An Islamic militia took over two strategic towns in Somalia Tuesday in a territory grab by the strengthening insurgency, a regional commander told CNN.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Six French aid workers kidnapped in Somalia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/05/somalia.aid.workers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/05/somalia.aid.workers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Four aid workers and two pilots working for the French aid group Action Against Hunger were abducted Wednesday in the central Somali town of Dhusa Mareb, the organization said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Will NATO Navies Stop Somali Pirates?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>France captured nine pirates and handed them over to Somalia for trial. But it's the weakness of the Somali state that has encouraged piracy in the first place
</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bodies, Perhaps of Migrants, Wash Ashore in Yemen</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849352,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849352,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Dozens of bodies washed ashore Friday in Yemen after smugglers threw nearly 150 Somali migrants overboard in shark-infested waters, the latest such tragedy in one of the most lawless stretches of ocean in the world</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Nobel Peace Winner: Important Work, Uninspired Choice
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Viewpoint: Professional troubleshooter Martti Ahtisaari may not seem an
inspired Nobel choice, but who'd want the job of brokering agreements
between those who'd prefer to have blown one another way
</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Finland leader wins Nobel Peace Prize</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/10/nobel.peace.prize/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/10/nobel.peace.prize/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-Finnish President Wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace in places as diverse as East Timor and the Balkans in Europe.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dozens killed in Mogadishu fighting</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At least 33 people have been killed as fighting rages in the volatile Somali capital of Mogadishu, residents and media reports said on Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortar Attack on Somali Market Kills Dozens</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Mortars slammed into a market in Somalia's capital Monday,
    killing up to 30 people including children and overwhelming
    hospitals with dozens of wounded in the worst fighting in months,
    witnesses said</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UN Program to Help Hunger Hot Spots</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832021,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832021,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A U.N. agency rolled out a $214 million program Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to provide enough food for the world's hungry</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Somali Opposition: We'll Fight UN</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Somalia's new opposition leader said Friday his supporters could take up arms against U.N. peacekeepers if they deploy in the lawless country and side with the country's weak government</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1820112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1820112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Ethiopiques is not the sound of a national culture struggling to make itself heard over the global noise of pop</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. troops in Africa focus on humanitarian missions</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/us.africa.mission/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/us.africa.mission/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Marines at Camp Lemonier -- the only American military base on the African continent -- spend much of their time vaccinating livestock, repairing schools and giving medical training.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N. passes piracy pursuit powers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/02/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/02/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The U.N. Security Council on Monday gave nations new powers to pursue pirates into the waters off Somalia, an effort to combat a new spate of hijackings off the Horn of Africa.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-tech pirates are no romantic figures</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/29/pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/29/pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A French yacht. A Japanese tanker. A Spanish fishing boat. After several years of decline, pirates are striking with increasing frequency on the high seas.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirates free Spanish boat, crew</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/26/pirates.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/26/pirates.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The crew of a Spanish fishing boat seized by pirates last week off the coast of Somalia has been freed, officials said Saturday, and the boat was being escorted to the Seychelles Islands.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pirates 'demand money' for seized Spanish crew</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pirates who seized a Spanish fishing boat Sunday off the coast of Somalia have apparently demanded money for the release of the 26 crew members, Spanish state radio RNE said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Presumed pirates take fishing boat off Somalia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/20/somalia.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/20/somalia.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Another vessel has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, this time a Spanish tuna fishing boat, a senior Spanish Foreign Ministry official told CNN on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Piracy Sparks High-Tech Defenses</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>As the frequency of piracy on the high seas grows, many ship owners aren't willing to wait for the navy to help them out</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>German aid worker kidnapped in Somalia </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/12/somalia.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/12/somalia.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A German aid worker has been kidnapped in northwestern Somalia, the man's employer said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/22/somalia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/22/somalia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A French journalist kidnapped while producing a television documentary about human trafficking in Somalia said he is "quite okay," and has been allowed to use a mobile phone to talk to his girlfriend in France, according to a short phone interview he gave to a Somali journalist.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/yemen.drownings/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/yemen.drownings/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Around 200 Africans migrants are feared dead after two boats they were traveling in sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Crew wins deadly pirate battle off Somalia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia, but not without a deadly fight, the U.S. Navy reported Tuesday. </description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. destroyer pursuing hijacked ship in Somali waters, military says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A U.S. destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates over the weekend, military officials said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethiopia set for millennium 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attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/03/somalia.bombing/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/03/somalia.bombing/index.html</guid><description>Somalian Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide vehicle bomb blast that heavily damaged his home Sunday, his spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The world at risk</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399200/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399200/index.htm</guid><description>1. Mexico Rapid approval of the 2007 budget, a well-targeted anti-crime initiative, and the launch of new social programs could boost Felipe Calderón's presidential credibility and support.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethiopia 'seizes key Somali town'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/27/somalia.ethiopia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/27/somalia.ethiopia/index.html</guid><description>Ethiopian troops have taken control of the major Somalian town of Jowhar after several hours of heavy fighting with Islamist fighters and their force of about 2,000 soldiers advanced toward Balad, about 20 miles northeast of Mogadishu, according to witnesses.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>15 dead in Somalia gun battle</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.deaths/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.deaths/index.html</guid><description>Islamic militia fighters Sunday attacked a group loyal to secular warlord Hussein Aideed in Mogadishu who refused to disarm. 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Two of the 12 people aboard the choppers were rescued and the search continued for the 10 others, the Pentagon said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ethiopia: Arrests follow bloodshed</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/09/ethiopia.arrests/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/09/ethiopia.arrests/index.html</guid><description>Ethiopian security forces held a number of opposition leaders under house arrest Thursday, a day after police and troops fired into crowds killing at least 22 people in the country's worst bloodshed in four years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 22 dead in Ethiopia clash</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/08/ethiopia.deaths/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/08/ethiopia.deaths/index.html</guid><description>The death toll from clashes between protesters and security forces in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa has risen to at least 22 in a third day of unrest following a disputed election.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript: Bush's weekly radio address</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/23/bush.transcript/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/23/bush.transcript/index.html</guid><description>President Bush addressed the nation in his weekly radio address Saturday, October 23, 2004.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>