Somalia | Horn Affairs

Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab

There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab is quitting its alliance it…

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 @ 12:07 am

On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution 2067 (2012), reiterating its commitment…

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 @ 11:52 pm

Policy Briefing Africa Briefing N°89 Nairobi/Brussels, 22 August 2012 Ethiopia After Meles I. OVERVIEW The death of Prime Minister Meles…

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 @ 11:36 pm

I once asked Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Aug. 20 from an unspecified illness at age 57,…

Monday, September 24, 2012 @ 1:00 am

The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House) The death on Monday of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi has been…

Sunday, September 23, 2012 @ 1:24 am

(By Mehari Taddele Maru (PhD) * The elections of the leadership of the African Union has surged the democratic profile…

Saturday, September 15, 2012 @ 4:50 am

Somalia's Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for the next four years. The…

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 @ 11:40 pm

Media reports indicated that the President granted pardon today for thousands of prisoners, including two Swedish journalists. Here are the…

Monday, September 10, 2012 @ 7:00 pm

Honorable Peoples and Friends of Ethiopia; The Council of Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, with deep sorrow…

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 @ 11:48 pm

Athletes from the Horn of Africa, especially Ethiopia and Kenya, are renowned for their middle and long distance running, and…

Sunday, August 19, 2012 @ 11:50 pm