Somalia: Al-Shabaab forces ICRC to suspend service [Press release]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced its decision to suspend aid deliveries on January 12, 2012. The…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 4:31 am
Security
Kenya: British terror suspect on trial, as 29 Ugandans detained
Kenyan Anti-terror police reported the detention 29 Ugandans who were said to be heading to join the terror group Al…
Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 3:37 am
Ethiopia: Swedish journalists to petition for pardon | Swedish media
The two Swedish journalists, recently sentenced to 11 years, decided on Tuesday to petition for pardon from the Ethiopian government.…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Kenya: Britain warns of impending terror attacks
Kenya stepped up security after sending troops into neighbouring Somalia last October to pursue Islamist al Shabaab rebels, whom it…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 7:49 am
Somalia: Ethiopian military to foot its bill, again
The African Union Commission decided to increase the ceiling of AMISOM [African Union Mission to Somalia] personnel to about 17,700,…
Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 6:43 am
A US bank’s suspension of Somalian diaspora money transfer companies
Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government appealed to the US Government and the US-based Sunrise Community Banks for the resumption of the…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 4:26 am
US considering the closing of Al-Shabaab’s Twitter account
The United States government has recently announced that it is becoming increasingly concerned about the Twitter account used by Al-Shabaab,…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 1:00 am
Somalia: Kenyans capture two more towns in the Northern front
Kenyan forces have squeezed Al Shabaab militants out of their entrenched positions in two Somali towns as they step up…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 12:44 am
Ethio-Kenya border: Thousands flee clashes in Moyale
At least six people have been killed in a fresh wave of fighting between two rival groups near the northern…
Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 12:40 am
AU endorses plan to increase AMISOM force to 17,000 plus
The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed the recommendation for increasing the level of AMISOM personnel by 5,000, so as…
Saturday, January 7, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
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