Al-Shabaab militants ambush Somali President’s convoy

* Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Sharif narrowly escaped death Tuesday when a convoy in.

Somalia: Kenyan army captured Afmadow, Hayo towns

Kenya’s military seized the Somali towns of Afmadow and Hayo as it prepared to capture.

Ethiopia: Poor rains prompt calls for more food assistance

Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia.

Briefing | Doing Business 2012 in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti

The World Bank released its Doing Business 2012 report that ranks some 183 economies against.

May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,

The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya.

Kenya: Survivors of post-election violence seek more than resettlement

Most of those displaced by post-election violence mainly in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province five years.

Breaking-news | Ethiopian army crushed Eritrean elite force

Ethiopian National Defense Forces(ENDF) crushed an Eritrean army attack last weekend, a military source said..

Interview| Meles Zenawi: I’ll probably teach at the leadership academy

A certain man named Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, apparently met Ethiopian.

Ethiopia: World Bank approved $50 mil for Women Entrepreneurs

Quotes from the text: * According to recent estimates, in addition to creating employment for.

Eritrean, Sudanese leaders hold talks in Asmara

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki held talks with Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Thursday(May 24,.