Somalia: Al-Shabaab forces ICRC to suspend service [Press release]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced its decision to suspend aid deliveries on January 12, 2012. The…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 4:31 am
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Netherlands to ban qat (khat) import & use | Radio Netherlands
January 10, 2012 (Radio Netherland) - The Netherlands has announced its intention to ban the import and use of qat,…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:42 am
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
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
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