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Kenya Lamu Port – Ethiopia corridor to be launched on February

Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said the ground breaking ceremony for Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor will be held…

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 @ 5:38 am

Al-Shabaab militants have fled the key town of Afmadow fearing attacks from the Kenya Defence Forces, military sources said on…

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 7:21 am

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, Xie Xiaoyan, inaugurated Fincha Amerti Neshe Hydropower Project on Saturday. The…

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 6:02 am

Microsoft announced the release of a software package in five African languages. The software, dubbed ‘Microsoft Africa Pack’, contains local…

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 6:00 am

Five years after a peace deal was signed to end a rebellion in eastern Sudan, a perceived failure to address…

Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 6:23 am

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Consolidated Appeal for Somalia 2012 Updated Date: 14 December 2011 Increased emergency…

Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 6:10 am

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa - Dec. 16, 2011] Since the tightening of sanctions last week the…

Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 6:01 am

At least 1,000 refugees are arriving daily in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, fleeing conflict in Blue Nile state across…

Saturday, December 17, 2011 @ 12:20 pm

Rain-induced floods in several parts of Kenya have affected at least 105,000 people and weakened the country's food security situation…

Saturday, December 17, 2011 @ 7:20 am

Dec. 9, 2011 (UN News Center) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu today together with the…

Saturday, December 17, 2011 @ 6:07 am