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Ethio-Kenya: Border demarcation survey put on Hold

Survey to establish the location of the border between Kenya and Ethiopia has been suspended due to tensions in Turkana…

Norway to start repatriating Ethiopian refugees

Over 70 Ethiopians have elected to leave Norway voluntarily under the government’s recent repatriation agreement. According to the Directorate of…

Analysis: Why Kenyan army left Kismayo port in Al-Shabaab hands?

Highlight: Critics also point to Kismayo. Last fall the Kenyan military made it clear that the Somali seaport of Kismayo…

Somalia: Kismayo port could be the next target of Ethiopian troops

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that his military is looking to gain more ground from Al-Shabab in southern Somalia,…

Gibe III dam to be operational next year; World Bank ponders credit

Ethiopia’s Gibe III Hydropower dam will be operational by mid-2013. The Gibe III dam project, with about 1,870 MW installed…

Ethiopia, Rwanda receive the 2012 Resolve Award for health

2012 has been a breakthrough year for reproductive health. On 22 May, 2012, the Honourable Joy Phumaphi, former Minister of…

The ‘African Century’ can Be Real | Wall Street Journal

Camp David has been the home to many historic moments, from triumphs in Middle East diplomacy to steely Cold War…

EU forces hit a pirate base in Somalia; pirates threaten to kill hostages

The first attack on a pirate land base by the European Union’s anti-piracy force was carried out on Tuesday. The…

The Female “Army” Leading Ethiopia’s Health Revolution

A fleet of 35,000 frontline extension workers and their “model” families are helping carry out Ethiopia’s mission to provide universal…

Kenya: Terror suspect not Swedish rather a Swiss citizen

Highlight: The “Swedish” national who was arrested in Kenya on suspicions of having links to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabaab…

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