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Vol 60 No 12

Published 14th June 2019


Somalia

Washington stirs the UN pot

State Department choices prompt a resurgence of anti-US sentiment as oil goes up for grabs

The nomination on 30 May of the United States diplomat James Swan as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Somalia has deepened divisions within the country's political class, amid accusations that Washington forced through his selection to protect US influence over oil-rich ground.

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