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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Nile: Tripartite committee on Renaissance Dam convenes in Cairo

Egypt State Information Service reported the following on December 25, 2011. Tripartite experts committee convenes to assess Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam…

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