Briefing | South Sudan – One Year On
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, celebrates its first anniversary of independence on Monday, July 9th. It has been a…
Sunday, July 8, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Security
Profile of Al-Shabaab linked Eritrean officials [US Treasury Dept.]
United States announced sanctions on 6 Al-Shabaab supporters on July 5. The list includes two senior Eritrean officials. Here is…
Sunday, July 8, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
The Armed Slaves of Eritrea
July 3, 2012: Ethiopia has emerged as East Africa’s political powerhouse, despite being landlocked. Eritrea controls what used to be…
Friday, July 6, 2012 @ 3:01 am
Africa: The last frontier of the Global War on Terror (Michael Brenner)
America's "war on terror" now has brought us deep into tropical Africa and the Sahel. We learned last week that…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
Ethiopia: Imprisoned Swedish journalists issue statement
"It has been the longest year in our lives," photojournalist Johan Persson and journalist Martin Schibbye said. They were arrested…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:27 pm
Brief | The new US strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa
On June 14, 2012, the White House announced a new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa that provides a proactive and…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:27 pm
Nile dam: Water wars averted for now (Katrina Manson)
When Ethiopia’s plan to dam the Blue Nile grew grander within a month of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak,…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:24 pm
Implementation of the Somalia Roadmap: Reasons for optimism
The agreement reached between signatories of the “Somalia Roadmap” here in Addis to end the transition and on wide area…
Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:05 pm
Ethiopia: 24 opposition activists convicted on terror charges
The Federal High Court on Wednesday found Andualem Arage and 23 others, charged with crimes of terrorism, high treason and…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Kenya: Canadians warned to keep away from Kenya
Department of foreign affairs is urging Canadians in or traveling to Kenya to exercise ‘a high degree of caution’ after…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
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