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| Troops 'offered' for Somali force | |
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| Several unamed African countries have offered to contribute troops to a Somali peacekeeping force, the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya have said. | |
| In Somalia, Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi named five countries as agreeing to send troops and said he expected them to be in place this month. | |
| Only Uganda has publicly offered to contribute to the proposed 8,000-strong peacekeeping force. | |
| Ethiopia wants to pull its soldiers out of Somalia within weeks. | |
| They recently helped government forces oust Islamists who controlled much of southern Somalia, including the capital, Mogadishu. | |
| After years operating in a difficult environment to be closed down when you hope there will be stability coming soon is quite amazing Journalist Ahmed Abdisalam In a briefing to parliament, Mr Ghedi named the countries who had agreed to send troops as: Uganda; Nigeria; South Africa; Malawi and Senegal. | |
| Over the weekend, the regional body, Igad, sent envoys to seven African countries, asking them to contribute to a proposed 8,000-strong peacekeeping force. | |
| Meanwhile, Somalia's main broadcasters have been allowed to resume operations a day after they were banned. | |
| The reversal follows a meeting between media executives from three radio stations and the interim government. Al-Jazeera TV can also resume work. | The reversal follows a meeting between media executives from three radio stations and the interim government. Al-Jazeera TV can also resume work. |
| The government had said the stations were instigating violence, amid accusations they were biased in favour of the ousted Islamist group. | The government had said the stations were instigating violence, amid accusations they were biased in favour of the ousted Islamist group. |
| The government is trying to reassert its control of the country. | |
| Tension | Tension |
| "The government reversed the ban," Ali Iman Sharmarke, co-owner of HornAfrik, told Reuters news agency. | "The government reversed the ban," Ali Iman Sharmarke, co-owner of HornAfrik, told Reuters news agency. |
| "The international media and international organisations, especially the ones who work to protect the media, played a major role in the lifting of this ban." | "The international media and international organisations, especially the ones who work to protect the media, played a major role in the lifting of this ban." |
| The radio stations are back on airCorrespondents say the radio stations - Shabelle Radio, Radio HornAfrik and Voice of the Koran radio - are already back on air. | |
| There are reports that the government is to start publishing its own paper. It already has a website, and two radio stations - Voice of the Republic - broadcasting in Baidoa and Mogadishu. | There are reports that the government is to start publishing its own paper. It already has a website, and two radio stations - Voice of the Republic - broadcasting in Baidoa and Mogadishu. |
| Earlier, HornAfrik journalist Ahmed Abdisalam said the ban was surprising and dismissed claims that his station was sympathetic to the ousted Union of Islamic Courts. | Earlier, HornAfrik journalist Ahmed Abdisalam said the ban was surprising and dismissed claims that his station was sympathetic to the ousted Union of Islamic Courts. |
| "After seven years of operating in a very difficult environment to be closed down when you hope that there will be stability coming soon to Somalia is quite amazing," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "After seven years of operating in a very difficult environment to be closed down when you hope that there will be stability coming soon to Somalia is quite amazing," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
| He said during the Islamists' six-month rule there was a lot of tension between the media and the courts - the media was given strict rules to follow which were negotiated between the two sides. | He said during the Islamists' six-month rule there was a lot of tension between the media and the courts - the media was given strict rules to follow which were negotiated between the two sides. |
| Protests | Protests |
| In Somaliland, large demonstrations have been held after interim Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said he views the breakaway region as part of Somalia. | In Somaliland, large demonstrations have been held after interim Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said he views the breakaway region as part of Somalia. |
| Somaliland declared independence from Somalia after the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991, since when the country has been without an effective national government. | Somaliland declared independence from Somalia after the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991, since when the country has been without an effective national government. |
| For years Somaliland has been campaigning to win support for its claim to be a sovereign state. | For years Somaliland has been campaigning to win support for its claim to be a sovereign state. |
| And many Somalilanders, who have escaped much of the chaos and violence that have plagued Somalia, are fiercely opposed to any talk of reuniting with their lawless neighbour. | And many Somalilanders, who have escaped much of the chaos and violence that have plagued Somalia, are fiercely opposed to any talk of reuniting with their lawless neighbour. |