Egypt’s new Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin countries in January
(Dec. 26, 2011) - Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is scheduled to begin a tour of six Nile Basin countries…
Monday, January 2, 2012 @ 5:11 am
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China EXIM Bank tops World Bank as Africa’s lender
China’s EXIM Bank (Export-Import Bank of China) provided more loan to Africa than the World Bank in the last decade.…
Monday, January 2, 2012 @ 5:09 am
Kenya-Somalia: Progress in the north, causality in the central fronts
Kenya’s military operation (Operation Linda Nchi) against Al-Shabaab was launched in mid-October in three directions, as reported previously in this…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:48 pm
Twelve key events on Kenya’s journey to the ICC
This holiday season Kenyans will be watching the International Criminal Court (ICC), awaiting a decision - expected between 23 December…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:45 pm
Somalia: Two aid workers killed in Mogadishu [MSF Press statement]
Two aid workers were shot dead in Somalia capital, Mogadishu, according to a press statement from Medecins Sans Frontieres. The…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:42 pm
Horn of Africa: Drought highlights of year 2011
Severe drought, exacerbated by poverty and conflict, hit at least four countries in 2011 - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:37 pm
Eruption creates an island in Red Sea [NASA report & images]
An eruption in the Red Sea created a new island appeared, NASA Earth Observatory Center reported. Here is the report…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 1:44 am
Kenyan provincial administrator in Moyale fled to Ethiopia
A provincial administrator in Moyale fled into Ethiopia together with 25 police reservists following tribal hostilities in the area. The…
Saturday, December 31, 2011 @ 11:53 pm
Ethiopia, Somalia troops captured Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab
On Saturday afternoon, Ethiopian and TFG (Transitional Federal Government of Somalia) troops captured Beledweyne, a strategic town located 30 kilometers…
Saturday, December 31, 2011 @ 11:25 pm
[Updated] Ethiopia: NMiC discovers ~ 5 Billion USD worth Gold reserves
Update:(Jan 7, 2012) The Ministry of Foreign Affair’s weekly press release, ‘A Week in the Horn of Africa’, published, on…
Friday, December 30, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
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