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Sudan-South Sudan: Humanitarian crisis warning as thousands flee fighting

Aid agencies must now plan for worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile states where ongoing conflict…

Somalia: Kenyan troops join AMISOM force

Kenyan soldiers fighting Al-Shabaab militants have now become part of the United Nations-sponsored African Mission in Somalia. It follows the…

Ethiopia: ICASA 2011 Closes with a Call for a Sustainable HIV Response

The 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2011 closed Thursday with a call for sustained response…

Climate Change talks in Durban, South Africa

African Group at Climate talks insists on new legally-binding agreement – Closed-door ministerial consultations were taking place Thursday as ministers…

Kenya: Abducted Spanish aid workers spotted in Somalia

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) indicated that the two aid workers abducted in Kenya last October were spotted in southern Somalia…

Somalia: A change of name and of strategy for Al-Shabaab?

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa, Dec. 9, 2011 issue.] This week, following several days of meetings in…

IGAD: On the Kenyan arrest warrant for the Sudanese President

IGAD Statement on Warrant of Arrest against the Sudanese President by the Kenyan High Court Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:24…

The 16th ICASA Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

The 16th ICASA Conference Opens in Addis Ababa in the Presence of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and President George W.…

US dismisses Russian doubts on Eritrean sanction

On Monday, the UN Security Council approved a new Resolution (2023/2011) that expands the sanctions on the Eritrean regime. The…

Text of UN Resolution on Eritrea – UNSCR 2023(2011) [full text]

The full text of resolution 2023 (2011), adopted on Dec. 5, 2011, reads as follows: ************* The Security Council, Recalling…

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