Somali

The United Nations is trying to help the Somalis convert the vintage tapes to compact discs before humidity and time overtake them.

But the phenomenon turned out not to be confined either to Minnesota or to Somalis.

Dobley is often the last stop for displaced Somalis travelling to the sprawling refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya.

Most of the recently displaced Somalis have taken shelter in and around the Kenyan town of Mandera.

For Somalis, the simple fact that pirates offer jobs is enough to gain their esteem, even as hostages languish on ships for months.

"Al Shabaab's current policies are wreaking havoc and not helping Somalis living in the south-central part of that country, " Carson said.

The immutable clan lines that have pitted Somalis against one another for decades are not a problem here.

He said only by helping Somalis create an effective government can the problem be solved.

Many Somalis, he said, were trapped in the country by conflict and couldn't reach refugee camps in neighbouring Ethiopia or Kenya.

Enraged Somalis dragged the body of the slain Black Hawk crew chief through the streets of Mogadishu.

Largely abandoned by the rest of the world, Somalis struggle to carry on in a lawless land.

Tens of thousands of Somalis have already died, and hundreds of thousands face starvation with consequences for the entire region.

Somalis ask why the UN is so worried about the fate of foreigners at sea, while it does so little to help Somalis on land.

UNHCR spokesman Edwards says the camps in Ethiopia may be the first time the Somalis have ever gone to a health care facility.

The lack of food and water in many parts of Somalia is certainly the main reason so many Somalis are fleeing their homes.

Most disturbing, many young Somalis are becoming increasingly radicalised, leaving little hope that the political situation will stabilise.

Meanwhile, the escalation in fighting has increased the numbers of Somalis fleeing across the border into Kenya.

Most of those affected are ethnic Somalis, nomadic herders and Muslims: marginal groups in both countries, with little political clout.

The police raided a Nairobi suburb populated largely by Somalis and arrested scores of them for allegedly being in Kenya illegally.

A combination of low incomes and high cereal prices has also put food farther out of reach for average Somalis.

After Somalia's collapse into civil war in 1991, some Somalis began to steal the odd small fishing boat.

Another British tourist was kidnapped by what are thought to be Somalis only last month, lending a horrible urgency to their words.

As parts of the economy grow, Somalis increasingly look to the diaspora for loans.

For Kenya, the hundreds of thousands of Somalis drifting into the country is a national security issue.

Also this week, the United States held an international meeting in New York to discuss Somalis.

Before long, ninety U. S. soldiers were surrounding the copter, engaged in a massive shootout with hundreds of Somalis.

But some naval types say tackling barefoot Somalis with bazookas is not the best use of large warships.

The only Christian believers left are local Somalis.

As the Shabab gains ground, an older generation of Somalis who once wanted to serve their country is drifting away.

The pirates are increasingly sophisticated, handsomely bankrolled by Somalis in Dubai and elsewhere.

No one knows how disciplined the Kenyans will be, nor how the Somalis will react to their presence.

Mogadishu may be getting safer for Somalis, but it remains a death trap for foreigners.

Some Somalis complained that foreign fighters were given more privileges and pay than locals, said a Western diplomat.

Yet another absolutely bonkers series of coinage from the ever reliable Somalis, the source of inspiration is natural wildlife.

The waters were disastrously overfished, destroying the livelihoods of coastal Somalis and leaving them with little else.

Hundreds of thousands of Somalis find shelter there.

The transitional government is seen by many Somalis as simply another militia, and a foreign-backed one at that.

For years, the death toll has been mounting among Somalis and Ethiopians crossing the Gulf of Aden in rickety smugglers' boats .

Recently, UN officials have said that three million seven hundred thousand Somalis are in need of emergency food aid.

Somalis, coastal people and Kenyan Muslims in general, also gave a uniform nod of approval.

Somalis have hardly begun to tap the value of their animals.

He also wants a massive programme of apprenticeships for young unemployed Somalis.

The region also has livestock, mainly cattle and camel, from which Somalis obtain milk and meat.

They are certainly fervent, often shooting fellow Somalis for playing music or watching Western videos.

Most moderate Somalis deplore the air strikes.

Despite their warrior reputation, Somalis love poetry and music.

Kenya has borne the brunt of the pressure. Eighteen Somalis are serving long prison sentences there and more than 100 are awaiting trial.

An internal UN report accuses the WFP of abjectly failing to get food to starving Somalis.

Somalis would see us as we see South Americans, since their interface distance is greater still than ours.

Every month several Somalis are killed for being Christian.

Somalis flee to the refugee camps of dadaab, kenya.

Yemeni Interior Ministry said earlier, 49 Somalis from the sunken ship in the event of death.

With more than 400, 000 Somalis now in Dadaab, Kenya, the opening of a new refugee camp there is welcome news.

Many of the rioters were Kenyan Muslims, especially Somalis, who say the government discriminates against them.

Moreover, Ahla Sunna is distrusted because it gets military support from Ethiopia, the Somalis' ancient enemy.

Somalis are shown during a 200-mile (322-kilometer) walk through the desert to reach a refugee camp.

Oxfam and other international charities say that 750, 000 Somalis are at immediate risk of dying from hunger.

Somalis crossed the border into Kenya.

The United Nations has said 3. 7 million Somalis are in need of emergency assistance.

Few, if any, Somalis had ever seen anything like it.

According to statistics, the average daily 1000 Somalis have fled Mogadishu to seek relief.

The vast majority of Somalis lose out.

There is also the issue of consanguinity, she says, as many Somalis marry cousins.

The majority are by Somalis, who currently hold 30 vessels and 680 hostages.

More than 118, 000 Somalis live at the Dollo Ado refugee complex in Ethiopia.

And they have often seized food and other supplies meant for starving Somalis.

The UN reckons that 2. 6m out of 8m Somalis need help to keep fed and sheltered; some 1m have fled from their homes.

The UN reckons 3. 2m Somalis now survive on food aid.

We have the Somalis coming in every day fleeing drought and conflict, plus the famine.

Dadaab camp is bursting at the seams, and every day more than 1, 000 Somalis stream in.

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