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Ethiopia-Kenya: Clashes displace thousands across the border

Towards the end of last year, several weeks of fighting between the Gabra and Borana pastoralist communities living in northern…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 4:04 am

Growing up in Israel, Shai Siun became accustomed to being called a “nigger”. Siun, 32, has lived in Israel most…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 4:03 am

International Crisis Group - 15 February 2012: As Kenya advances into southern Somalia, it must act cautiously and avoid prolonged…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:43 am

JUBA, 10 February 2012 (IRIN) - Several clashes involving thousands of combatants in South Sudan's Jonglei state have highlighted the…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:42 am

Activists and trade unions have announced 11 February as a day of general strike and civil disobedience in Egypt -…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:35 am

[A Week in the Horn - Feb. 10, 2012] Recent allegations from several United Nations Human Rights Rapporteurs suggest that…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:34 am

Once a fortnight, Moses Sserwada travels from the capital, Kampala, to northern Uganda to pick up a truckload of charcoal…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:33 am

It's a point of pride among many Canadian farmers that their production efficiency is one of the main drivers behind…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:32 am

Since the Organisation of African Unity was formed in 1963, most of the gatherings of our pan-African institution—now known as…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:30 am

Somaliland’s quest for international recognition might benefit from ‘a pragmatic re-engagement with the wider Somali search for peace’ with the…

Monday, February 20, 2012 @ 2:28 am