Somalia

Somalia: Kenyan army captured Afmadow, Hayo towns

Kenya’s military seized the Somali towns of Afmadow and Hayo as it prepared to capture the port city of Kismayo…

Ethiopia: National Defence Forces’ 21-years journey

Following the fall of the Derg regime on May 28, 1991 through the arduous struggle, Ethiopians shifted their full attention…

May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,

The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya and Somalia. Here are the…

US State Dept. | 2011 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of US State Department issued its annual report concerning ‘Human Rights and…

Interview| Meles Zenawi: I’ll probably teach at the leadership academy

A certain man named Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, apparently met Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi this…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab leader seeks forgiveness from Somalis

Ali Mohamed Hussein, former leader of al-Shabaab forces in the Banadir region, said last week he is willing to condemn…

Kenya: Two separate attacks wound five

Suspected grenade attacks at a hotel and a refugee camp in northeastern Kenya wounded at least five people on Saturday,…

Somalia: Amisom and Gov’t troops capture the strategic town Afgoye

Somali forces andAfrican Union troops have captured the strategic town from Al Shabaab insurgents, Radio Garowe reports. Transitional Federal Government…

The Economist’s article on Ethiopia’s maritime ambitions

Highlights: * .....losing the coastline has not scuppered Ethiopia’s merchant fleet. The state-owned Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL) has eight ships…

Somalia: Kenyan military plans to capture Kismayu port in June

The Kenya Defence Force(KDF) is scheduled to join the second and final stage of the operation to flush out al…

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