Security

Ethiopian forces raid terrorist camps in Eritrea [Press Release]

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Government Communication Affairs Office March 15, 2012 The Ethiopian Defense Forces Strike at Terrorist…

Uganda: Questions over progress against the Lord’s Resistance Army

The US believes its military intervention in central Africa in pursuit of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is having…

Somalia: Mogadishu terror continues, despite Al-Shabab “withdrawal”

Although Al-Shabab insurgents announced their withdrawal from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in August 2011, insecurity in the city has continued,…

Al-Shabaab is now in disarray – Ethiopian official

(WIC - February 22, 2011) The coordinated military operations to wipe out al-shabaab in Somalia have left fighters of the…

Analysis: Behind the Merger of al-Shabab and al-Qaida – By Nelly Lahoud

Highlights: * This article reflects on what it took for this merger to occur. It discusses al-Shabab’s past unrequited courtship…

London Conference on Somalia: Communique [full text]

Full text of the Communique from the London Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House on 23 February. 1. The London…

Ethiopian, Somalia troops capture several towns from Al-Shabaab

At the beginning of the week, Ethiopian, TFG (Transitional Federal Government) forces and Ahlu Sunna wal Jama’a militia advancing from…

Analysis: International Efforts to Counter Al-Shabaab – By David Shinn

(By David H. Shinn) Since the al-Shabaab (The Youth) took control of most of south and central Somalia in 2007,…

Report: ICG – The Kenyan Military Intervention in Somalia

International Crisis Group - 15 February 2012: As Kenya advances into southern Somalia, it must act cautiously and avoid prolonged…

South Sudan: Briefing on Jonglei violence

JUBA, 10 February 2012 (IRIN) - Several clashes involving thousands of combatants in South Sudan's Jonglei state have highlighted the…

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