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Egypt: Timeline of key sectarian tensions

Some historians say Egypt's sectarian strife started as far back as 1798, sparked by anger among the majority Muslim population…

Thursday, November 3, 2011 @ 3:21 pm

* The population in the Nile basin — currently around 200 million people — is expected to increase by between…

Monday, October 31, 2011 @ 5:37 am

HORN OF AFRICA – DROUGHT FACT SHEET #4, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 Oct. 27, 2011 KEY DEVELOPMENTS During the week…

Sunday, October 30, 2011 @ 8:49 am

Ethiopia and South Sudan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Assistance and Cooperation for the placement of sixty…

Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 3:00 am

An estimated 45 Al-Shabaab fighters ambushed Kenyan troops who were travelling from the Somali town of Tabda to Beles Qooqani,…

Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 6:18 am

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has asked to come and personally speak to the Security Council, a US media reported a…

Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 4:49 am

Last month, the Washington Post reported that: ‘the Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism…

Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 4:03 am

Kenyan Army denied media reports of Kenyan fighter jets crash in Somalia. On Tuesday, the Iranian Press-TV reported ‘two Kenyan…

Thursday, October 27, 2011 @ 1:12 am

Two bomb explosions took place in Nairobi yesterday. The latest explosion occurred in a crowded working-class bus stop on Monday…

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 @ 1:47 pm

Western powers are taking part in Kenya’s military offensive in Somalia, media reports indicate. Kenyan army marched to southern Somalia…

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 @ 1:44 pm