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.

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.

The UN Security Council’s latest resolution on Somalia

On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution.

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

With the illness and death of Prime Minister Meles, many in the Diaspora and abroad,.

International Crisis Group report: ‘Ethiopia After Meles’

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

The Unhappy Legacy of Meles Zenawi (Freedom House)

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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.

TPLF’s new leaders: Abay Woldu and Debretsion Gebremikael

TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) elected Abay Woldu and Debretsion Gebremikael as Chairman and Deputy,.

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.

Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President

Somalia’s Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for.