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Vested interests spur war in Somalia

For years, Somalia has earned many adjectives as a ‘failed state’, ‘war-torn country’ and ‘haven for terrorists’.

Somalia has not had a central government since the late dictator Siad Barre was toppled from power in 1991. The war that continues to rage has claimed the lives of thousands of women and children, making life miserable.

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