Netherlands to ban qat (khat) import & use | Radio Netherlands
January 10, 2012 (Radio Netherland) - The Netherlands has announced its intention to ban the import and use of qat,…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:42 am
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Nile: Ethiopia’s ‘grand dam’ rouses citizens, dismays critics – William Davison
In the western fringe of Ethiopia on the banks of the Blue Nile river, the nation's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:40 am
Kenya: British terror suspect on trial, as 29 Ugandans detained
Kenyan Anti-terror police reported the detention 29 Ugandans who were said to be heading to join the terror group Al…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:37 am
Kenya: Britain warns of impending terror attacks
Kenya stepped up security after sending troops into neighbouring Somalia last October to pursue Islamist al Shabaab rebels, whom it…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 7:49 am
Somalia: Ethiopian military to foot its bill, again
The African Union Commission decided to increase the ceiling of AMISOM [African Union Mission to Somalia] personnel to about 17,700,…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 6:43 am
A US bank’s suspension of Somalian diaspora money transfer companies
Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government appealed to the US Government and the US-based Sunrise Community Banks for the resumption of the…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:26 am
South Africa – A paper tiger of African peacekeeping operations
There is an expectation - and has been for several years - that Africa's economic powerhouse, South Africa, would become…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:24 am
US considering the closing of Al-Shabaab’s Twitter account
The United States government has recently announced that it is becoming increasingly concerned about the Twitter account used by Al-Shabaab,…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 1:00 am
Somalia: Kenyans capture two more towns in the Northern front
Kenyan forces have squeezed Al Shabaab militants out of their entrenched positions in two Somali towns as they step up…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 12:44 am
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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