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REGION: Africa
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Somalia's Struggle for Stability
SLIDE SHOW Posted: August 6, 2009   
Hunger, Fighting Deepen Somalia's Troubles FLASH VERSION
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed to "expand and extend" U.S. support for Somalia's fragile government during a sub-Saharan Africa trade forum on Aug. 6. Fighting between government forces and Islamic militants is compounding the economic problems in Somalia.
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Internally Displaced, A malnourished child is held by his mother at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. More than 200,000 people have had to leave their homes the past two months due to fighting, according to the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Internally Displaced
A malnourished child is held by his mother at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. More than 200,000 people have had to leave their homes the past two months due to fighting, according to the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Photo Credit: Mohamed Dahir/AFP/Getty Images
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