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2014-07-30 Africa Horn

Casualties after govt soldiers open gunfire in Afgoye

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Posted by Steve White 2014-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 It would help a lot if people would include the name of the country where an incident took place, unless the city is truly world famous.

Most people don't have any trouble placing Bengazi, or Chicago, etc, but 'Afgoye' is a bit more obscure for most of us.

It's really distracting to be reading the headlines, trying to see what all has happened since the last time I checked, and have to click on the article just to find out the 'where'.

Posted by dlr 2014-07-30 07:26|| 2014-07-30 07:26|| Front Page Top

#2 fair enough, but it's in "Africa Horn". The source is Shabelle.net, which is a Somalia propaganda NPR. And Afgoye has been in the news lately = Somalia

Posted by Frank G 2014-07-30 08:20|| 2014-07-30 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Most people don't have any trouble placing Bengazi, or Chicago, etc, but 'Afgoye' is a bit more obscure for most of us

Consider it a learning experience.

Posted by Pappy 2014-07-30 16:57|| 2014-07-30 16:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I am, sadly, geographically retarded. So for a great many of the articles involving African countries I check on a map to make sure I'm putting it in the correct region. Searching "map image [city/country/upazila name here]" should give the reader or poster some useful possibilities. I've learnt a great deal more about Bangladeshi upazilas than I ever thought possible to know, f'r instance, though it turns out such knowledge is also easily forgotten.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-30 17:17|| 2014-07-30 17:17|| Front Page Top

#5 tw should be the next ambassador to Bangladesh.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-30 19:07|| 2014-07-30 19:07|| Front Page Top

#6 EU 6305: What did TW ever do to you to warrant such a punishment??? serve cold tea without a cozy on the pot???

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-07-30 23:20|| 2014-07-30 23:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Instead of ambassador, maybe they would let her run the RAB.

Posted by SteveS 2014-07-30 23:28|| 2014-07-30 23:28|| Front Page Top

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