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Somali port shuts amid dispute

November 3rd, 2009 | Category: Economy
A dispute between the Somali government and the business community has halted trade at the main port in the war-torn capital, Mogadishu. Businessmen are said to be angered by new rules that require all incoming items to go through security checks. They say goods could be destroyed by Islamist insurgents if they have to wait in the port to be checked. The port, which reopened in 2006 after 15 years of dereliction, is now guarded by African Union peacekeepers. …

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