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.

Netherlands to ban qat (khat) import & use | Radio Netherlands

January 10, 2012 (Radio Netherland) – The Netherlands has announced its intention to ban the.

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.

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.

Ethiopia: Swedish journalists to petition for pardon | Swedish media

The two Swedish journalists, recently sentenced to 11 years, decided on Tuesday to petition for.

Kenya: Britain warns of impending terror attacks

Kenya stepped up security after sending troops into neighbouring Somalia last October to pursue Islamist.

Somalia: Ethiopian military to foot its bill, again

The African Union Commission decided to increase the ceiling of AMISOM [African Union Mission to.

Image - Meskel Square to Bole road design, Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia
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.

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.

South Africa – A paper tiger of African peacekeeping operations

There is an expectation – and has been for several years – that Africa’s economic.