Nile: Ethiopia’s ‘grand dam’ rouses citizens, dismays critics – William Davison
In the western fringe of Ethiopia on the banks of the Blue Nile river, the nation's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:40 am
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Kenya: British terror suspect on trial, as 29 Ugandans detained
Kenyan Anti-terror police reported the detention 29 Ugandans who were said to be heading to join the terror group Al…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:37 am
Ethiopia: Swedish journalists to petition for pardon | Swedish media
The two Swedish journalists, recently sentenced to 11 years, decided on Tuesday to petition for pardon from the Ethiopian government.…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Kenya: Britain warns of impending terror attacks
Kenya stepped up security after sending troops into neighbouring Somalia last October to pursue Islamist al Shabaab rebels, whom it…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 7:49 am
Somalia: Ethiopian military to foot its bill, again
The African Union Commission decided to increase the ceiling of AMISOM [African Union Mission to Somalia] personnel to about 17,700,…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 6:43 am
Ethiopia: The new Meskel Square – Bole road construction launched
Upgrading of the 4.2-km road from Meskel Square to Bole Ring Road in Addis Ababa City was launched here on…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:31 am
A US bank’s suspension of Somalian diaspora money transfer companies
Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government appealed to the US Government and the US-based Sunrise Community Banks for the resumption of the…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:26 am
South Africa – A paper tiger of African peacekeeping operations
There is an expectation - and has been for several years - that Africa's economic powerhouse, South Africa, would become…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:24 am
US considering the closing of Al-Shabaab’s Twitter account
The United States government has recently announced that it is becoming increasingly concerned about the Twitter account used by Al-Shabaab,…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 1:00 am
Somalia: Kenyans capture two more towns in the Northern front
Kenyan forces have squeezed Al Shabaab militants out of their entrenched positions in two Somali towns as they step up…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 12:44 am
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