Somalia President in Addis Ababa for security talks

A delegation of Somali politicians and military officials led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

Somalia: EU increases financial support for AMISOM

EU provides additional support to security and peace in Somalia Summary: 5 December 2011, Brussels.

Sudan-South Sudan: Humanitarian crisis warning as thousands flee fighting

Aid agencies must now plan for worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue.

Somalia: Kenyan troops join AMISOM force

Kenyan soldiers fighting Al-Shabaab militants have now become part of the United Nations-sponsored African Mission.

Kenya: Abducted Spanish aid workers spotted in Somalia

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) indicated that the two aid workers abducted in Kenya last October.

Somalia: A change of name and of strategy for Al-Shabaab?

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa, Dec. 9, 2011 issue.] This week, following.

IGAD: On the Kenyan arrest warrant for the Sudanese President

IGAD Statement on Warrant of Arrest against the Sudanese President by the Kenyan High Court.

US dismisses Russian doubts on Eritrean sanction

On Monday, the UN Security Council approved a new Resolution (2023/2011) that expands the sanctions.

Text of UN Resolution on Eritrea – UNSCR 2023(2011) [full text]

The full text of resolution 2023 (2011), adopted on Dec. 5, 2011, reads as follows:.

Transcript: Security Council meeting to sanction Eritrea [Dec. 5, 2011]

The UN Security Council voted to toughen sanctions against the Eritrean regime on Monday, Dec..