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Somali premier loses confidence vote in parliament

Billions in foreign aid has been poured in, including funding for the UN-mandated 22,000-strong African Union force, which has done much of the heavy fighting against Shabaab rebels.

It was initially hailed as offering the best chance for peace in a generation, replacing a transitional leadership mired in ineffectiveness and rampant corruption.

But the political wrangling and reports of corruption have raised concerns that the government, like the last administration, is blighted by infighting and failing to unite in the face of the threat by the Shabaab.

Somalia this week was again ranked worst in the world for graft, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.

Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that people face a “deepening humanitarian crisis” with more than three million needing aid.

The number of people in crisis is growing for the first time since the end of a devastating famine three years ago.

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