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British Prime Minister David Cameron's reason for holding an international conference on Somalia in London on 7 May, along with an associated business forum the following day, was not only so he could claim success in diplomacy.

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Spotlight | Horn of Africa
British business's new frontier

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Paulo Mole of farming NGO AGRA joins GardaWorld

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Former Anadarko man John Peffer back with MGA

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