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Nile Basin Initiative (NBI): Has it delivered on its promises?

(Aregu Balleh) River Nile is not just the world’s longest river, but also is one.

Human Rights Watch| AMISOM troops sexually exploited Somali women

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by African Union Forces in SomaliaHuman Rights WatchSeptember 8, 2014 Soldiers.

Somalia: al-Shabab terror group names new leader

(Abdi Guled) Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, named a new leader Saturday after confirming the.

Ethiopia rising, it is time for Kenya to wake up and compete | Kenyan scholar

[Bitange Ndemo(PhD) –Senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi and a former permanent secretary in.

Common enemy drawing Africa’s top spies closer

(Daniel Kalinaki) At the Safari Park Hotel on the outskirts of Nairobi, intelligence agents from.

Garment-making finds new low-cost home in Ethiopia

(Aaron Maasho) As basic wages soar in China, low-end manufacturing is starting to shift to.

Somalian and AMISOM forces launch “Operation Indian Ocean”

Over the last few weeks, Somali officials and AMISOM officers have repeatedly warned that the.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane killed by US drone strike

(David Smith, Abdalle Ahmed and Tom McCarthy) The Pentagon has confirmed that Ahmed Abdi Godane,.

Eritrea: The use of Forced Labor at Colluli Potash Project

Next month, Eritrea is holding an Asmara Mining Conference (October 1-5). Eritrea has a variety.

Sweden expels Eritrean diplomat

(Swedish media –The Local) “I can confirm that a foreign diplomat has been ordered to.