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Kenyan, Somali forces capture parts of Kismayou city

African forces pushed al-Qaeda- linked militants from some positions in Somalia’s coastal city of Kismayo and are moving to seize…

Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab

There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab is quitting its alliance it…

The UN Security Council’s latest resolution on Somalia

On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution 2067 (2012), reiterating its commitment…

Response to ICG report – ‘Sound and fury signifying nothing’

With the illness and death of Prime Minister Meles, many in the Diaspora and abroad, Ethiopian and non-Ethiopian alike, have…

International Crisis Group report: ‘Ethiopia After Meles’

Policy Briefing Africa Briefing N°89 Nairobi/Brussels, 22 August 2012 Ethiopia After Meles I. OVERVIEW The death of Prime Minister Meles…

The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House)

The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House) The death on Monday of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi has been…

The Last Ethiopian year (2004) in Review – A Week in the Horn

The Ethiopian year 2004 (2011-2012) has given us much to reflect on not least the death of Prime Minister Meles…

TPLF’s new leaders: Abay Woldu and Debretsion Gebremikael

TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) elected Abay Woldu and Debretsion Gebremikael as Chairman and Deputy, respectively yesterday. TPLF is one…

Text of Amb. Susan Rice speech at the Funeral of Meles Zenawi

Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Funeral of Prime Minister Meles…

Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President

Somalia's Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for the next four years. The…

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