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Somaliland’s long wait for int’l recognition

[Originally published on Somaliland Press.] Since its secession from the rest of Somalia in 1991, successive Somaliland governments have worked…

Egypt: 25 dead after sectarian clashes | Roundup

Egyptian military accused over deaths EGYPT’S COPTIC church yesterday severely criticised the country’s authorities for failing to prevent violence that…

UN: Communiqué on Somalia mini-summit [full text]

The following communiqué was issued after the mini-summit on Somalia, held in New York, 23 September: The Secretary-General of the…

The BBC’s Newsnight – viewers call it ‘morally questionable’

[From: A Week in the Horn of Africa, the weekly press release of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday,…

European Parliament resolution on Eritrea [full text]

Highlights (quotes): * Calls on the [EU] Council to urgently consider applying targeted sanctions on relevant Eritrean authorities including visa…

Communiqué of COMESA, EAC, SADC & IGAD Infrastructure Investment Conference – Sept 2011, Kenya

Tripartite & IGAD Infrastructure Investment Conference, 28th -29th September 2011, Nairobi, Kenya Outcomes, Conclusions & Way Forward 1. Background 1.1.…

Egypt: New constitutional declaration of elections [Press release]

The Supreme Council of Egypt Army, which is in charge of the country since Hosni Mubarak’s oust last February, issued…

UN: Ethiopia criticizes ‘double standard on terrorism’ [full text]

Ethiopian Dep. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hailemariarn Desalegne, delivered a speech at the 66th Session of the…

Wikileaks| PM Meles rebuking donors for the post-election violence

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa, dated June 2009, provides a summary of a meeting with the Ethiopian…

East African drought: Projections for Oct. to Dec. 2011 [full text]

Highlights: * Somalia - 4 million people are in crisis (IPC Phases 3, 4, and 5), of which 3 million…

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