Study: “Compulsory free labor” popular in Tigray, Ethiopia

[Quote from the study report] “There is no resistance in communal work,” one focal group.

Analysis: Dahir Aweys and the Politics of the Al-Shabaab Split

An analysis published on AfricanArguements on April 4, 2012, authored by Abdi Aynte, a journalist.

Rain damages 700 tents of Somalian refugees in Ethiopia

The United Nations High Commission for Refuges (UNHCR) said that heavy rains in mid-April affected.

Report: HRW accuses Kenya of abusing its Somali citizens and refugees

The US-based NGO, Human Rights Watch(HRW) accused the Kenya Defence Forces and the Kenyan police.

Image - Somalia - Al Shabaab's Hierarchy structure
Research: Al-shabaab’s Leadership Hierarchy and its Ideology

(By: Dr. Abdi O. Shuriye) Abstract This research studies the deriving ideology and directions of.

Sudan-S. Sudan: Text of UN Resolution 2046-2012 and statements

The United Nations Security Council approved last Wednesday a resolution that threatens both countries with.

Ethiopia: Danakil Basin could become an int’l source of potash

Prospects for development of the potash deposits of the Danakil Depression in the Afar Regional.

Rift erupts within Al-Shabaab’s leadership in Lower Juba | Radio Bar-Kulan

Reports from Lower Juba region indicate that a strong rift has emerged between senior leaders.

Constitutional debate heating up in Somalia

Last month, the proposed draft constitution for Somalia was published. It is due to be.

Obama invites Meles Zenawi to Camp David for G-8 Summit

The host of the 38th Group of Eight (G-8) summit, US President Barak Obama, invited.