AU endorses plan to increase AMISOM force to 17,000 plus
The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed the recommendation for increasing the level of AMISOM personnel by 5,000, so as…
Saturday, January 7, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
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Ethiopia: Journalists and the rule of law
[from: A Week in the Horn - Dec. 30, 2011 issue.] The Federal High Court of Ethiopia has found two…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
Kenya: Hunt for a British terror suspect
Jan 4 – Kenyan police have obtained a warrant of arrest against a British woman they accuse of having links…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
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
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
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
Earthquake hits north-eastern Ethiopia [USGS report & map]
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a moderate earthquake took place on Sunday in north-eastern Ethiopia. According to the…
Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 5:00 am
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