Ethiopian Intervention in Somalia

Djibouti (HAN) February 2nd, 2007 - Just one moth after the Ethiopian government officially recognized it had sent troops into Somalia, the first contingent of Ethiopian troops have started pulling out of Mogadishu. Although African Union (AU) troops are not expected to be deployed in Somalia for at least two weeks.

U.S. looks at diplomatic presence in Somalia

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The United States is considering whether to have a diplomatic presence in Somalia, where Islamists were ousted from the capital at the end of last year, the State Department said on Thursday.

Burundi joins Somalia peace force

Burundi has offered to contribute to the proposed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, following an AU appeal for soldiers.
Foreign Minister Antoinette Batumubwira told the BBC that Burundi could send up to 1,000 troops.

Somalia: Displaced Families Find New Homes With UN Assistance

(New York) February 1, 2007
Posted to the web February 1, 2007
Under an ambitious pilot programme in the northern Somalian port city of Bosaso, United Nations agencies, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and local communities have joined forces to relocate 120 internally displaced families who have fled intense fighting as well as 30 local poor families.