Somalia: Mogadishu terror continues, despite Al-Shabab “withdrawal”
Although Al-Shabab insurgents announced their withdrawal from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in August 2011, insecurity in the city has continued,…
Sunday, March 4, 2012 @ 4:23 am
Daniel Berhane
Al-Shabaab is now in disarray – Ethiopian official
(WIC - February 22, 2011) The coordinated military operations to wipe out al-shabaab in Somalia have left fighters of the…
Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 3:25 am
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Requirements 2012
Humanitarian Requirements 2012 Joint Government and Humanitarian Partners’ Document (Extracts) ********** Executive Summary The overall good performance of the 2011…
Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 1:40 am
South Sudan: Warnings of looming food catastrophe
An already dire food situation in South Sudan could deteriorate amid growing economic problems, food shortages and a mass influx…
Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 1:34 am
Ethiopia’s food production plan promising – Think tank
The Addis Ababa based think tank, Access Capital forecasted that Ethiopia’s “plans for large gains in food production face daunting…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:46 pm
Analysis: Behind the Merger of al-Shabab and al-Qaida – By Nelly Lahoud
Highlights: * This article reflects on what it took for this merger to occur. It discusses al-Shabab’s past unrequited courtship…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:32 pm
London Conference on Somalia: Communique [full text]
Full text of the Communique from the London Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House on 23 February. 1. The London…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:31 pm
Ethiopian, Somalia troops capture several towns from Al-Shabaab
At the beginning of the week, Ethiopian, TFG (Transitional Federal Government) forces and Ahlu Sunna wal Jama’a militia advancing from…
Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:29 pm
Analysis: International Efforts to Counter Al-Shabaab – By David Shinn
(By David H. Shinn) Since the al-Shabaab (The Youth) took control of most of south and central Somalia in 2007,…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 @ 5:21 am
Israel: The tribulations of being an Ethiopian Jew
Growing up in Israel, Shai Siun became accustomed to being called a “nigger”. Siun, 32, has lived in Israel most…
Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 4:03 am
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