Africa – General

Briefing | Horn of Africa fares poorly on Minority Rights

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a non-governmental organization working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities…

Ethiopia: S.Sudan detained 15 for killings in Saudi-Star farm, Gambella

The Gambella Regional State authorities have announced that fifteen people have been detained in Jonglei Region of South Sudan on…

Below average rain in Somalia, but famine unlikely

The UN’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in Somalia has said that Somalia’s most recent main rainy season…

Nile: Ethiopia powers on with controversial dam project | CNN

The waters of the Blue Nile have for millennia flowed down from the Ethiopian highlands enriching the countries on its…

Al-Shabaab militants ambush Somali President’s convoy

* Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Sharif narrowly escaped death Tuesday when a convoy in which he was travelling was…

Somalia: The 21 Years Itch and Turkey’s Role in Somalia

(By Abukar Arman) Two decades have passed since the collapse of the Somali state. Twenty one years to be exact.…

Somalia: Kenyan army captured Afmadow, Hayo towns

Kenya’s military seized the Somali towns of Afmadow and Hayo as it prepared to capture the port city of Kismayo…

Ethiopia: Poor rains prompt calls for more food assistance

Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely…

Ethiopia: National Defence Forces’ 21-years journey

Following the fall of the Derg regime on May 28, 1991 through the arduous struggle, Ethiopians shifted their full attention…

Briefing | Doing Business 2012 in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti

The World Bank released its Doing Business 2012 report that ranks some 183 economies against 10 benchmarks deemed suggestive of…

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