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
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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
Ethio-Kenya border: Thousands flee clashes in Moyale
At least six people have been killed in a fresh wave of fighting between two rival groups near the northern…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 12:40 am
AU endorses plan to increase AMISOM force to 17,000 plus
The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed the recommendation for increasing the level of AMISOM personnel by 5,000, so as…
Saturday, January 7, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Ethiopia: Plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission needs Men
Ethiopia's new plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 cannot be attained unless men are more meaningfully involved in…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:53 pm
Ethiopia: Journalists and the rule of law
[from: A Week in the Horn - Dec. 30, 2011 issue.] The Federal High Court of Ethiopia has found two…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
Kenya: Hunt for a British terror suspect
Jan 4 – Kenyan police have obtained a warrant of arrest against a British woman they accuse of having links…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
Egypt’s new Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin countries in January
(Dec. 26, 2011) - Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is scheduled to begin a tour of six Nile Basin countries…
Monday, January 2, 2012 @ 5:11 am
China EXIM Bank tops World Bank as Africa’s lender
China’s EXIM Bank (Export-Import Bank of China) provided more loan to Africa than the World Bank in the last decade.…
Monday, January 2, 2012 @ 5:09 am
Kenya-Somalia: Progress in the north, causality in the central fronts
Kenya’s military operation (Operation Linda Nchi) against Al-Shabaab was launched in mid-October in three directions, as reported previously in this…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:48 pm
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