Somalia | Horn Affairs

Eritrea at 21: still in President Isaias’ unyielding grip

Eritrea celebrated its 21st independence day yesterday with President Isaias making his address to the nation in a manner that…

Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 5:36 pm

The signatories to the Somali Roadmap, meeting in Addis Ababa this week, decided to amend a number of the provisions…

Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 5:33 pm

Highlight: Critics also point to Kismayo. Last fall the Kenyan military made it clear that the Somali seaport of Kismayo…

Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 5:29 pm

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that his military is looking to gain more ground from Al-Shabab in southern Somalia,…

Thursday, May 24, 2012 @ 11:32 pm

The first attack on a pirate land base by the European Union’s anti-piracy force was carried out on Tuesday. The…

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 11:49 pm

Highlight: The “Swedish” national who was arrested in Kenya on suspicions of having links to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabaab…

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 11:45 pm

The commander of Ethiopia's military in Somalia stated that it is not a problem for his military to capture Kismayo,…

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 11:45 pm

Kenyan security forces on Wednesday arrested a German convert to radical Islam, for whom a warrant was issued at the…

Sunday, May 20, 2012 @ 11:15 pm

(By: Aaron Berhane) Evading arrest under gunfire, I fled Eritrea in 2001, arriving in Canada near the end of the…

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 10:21 pm

(May 14 2012 - Garowe Online) - An alleged foreign fighter for the Al Shabaab was captured near Hosingow located…

Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 11:52 pm