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Netherland’s Minister visits Puntland, Somalia

Netherlands Minister for International Cooperation and European Affairs visited Garowe, the capital of Puntland - the self-declared semi-autonomous region of…

Somalia: Kenya postpones Kismayo assault, despite Ethiopian pressure

The Kenyan army would like to wrest the Somalian port of Kismayo from the Al Shabaab Islamist militia by August, just…

Kenyan Air Force shells the port town Kismayo, southern Somalia

The Al Shabaab controlled port city of Kismayo, was shelled by helicopters on Thursday, as Kenyan troops backed by Somali…

Briefing | No progress in the Sudan-South Sudan talks

Sudan and South Sudan broke off their security talks on Thursday this week after failing to agree on the question…

Ethiopia: Kesem-Kebena dam delayed, cost surge by 600 ml Birr

The Ministry of Water and Energy and Water Works Construction Enterprise (WWCE) said that though the construction of the Kesem…

RSF says, Ethiopian gov’t stepped up control of news and information

Press release by Reporter sans Frontière (Reporter without Borders). ******************* Government steps up control of news and information (June 7,…

Kenya: Five killed, thousands displaced by tribal clashes

Clashes between two communities in western Kenya’s Rift Valley Province have led to the displacement of thousands of people, the…

Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future | The Economist

Ethiopian shoes On the march Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future GOING barefoot in Africa often means injuries, worms puncturing…

Gibe III: Ethiopian dam spurs debate (By: Jenny Vaughan)

The mud-coloured Omo River which snakes through green gorges, feeding lush vegetation and providing vital water to one of Ethiopia's…

Kenya: Swiss citizen on trial for alleged Al-Shabaab membership

A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda allied Shabaab, the latest…

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