Kenya: Hunt for a British terror suspect

Jan 4 – Kenyan police have obtained a warrant of arrest against a British woman.

Kenya-Somalia: Progress in the north, causality in the central fronts

Kenya’s military operation (Operation Linda Nchi) against Al-Shabaab was launched in mid-October in three directions,.

Somalia: Two aid workers killed in Mogadishu [MSF Press statement]

Two aid workers were shot dead in Somalia capital, Mogadishu, according to a press statement.

Ethiopia, Somalia troops captured Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab

On Saturday afternoon, Ethiopian and TFG (Transitional Federal Government of Somalia) troops captured Beledweyne, a.

Ethiopian court sentenced Swedish journalists to 11 years

Tuesday, 27 December 2011 – The Federal High Court 3rd Criminal Bench of Ethiopia sentenced.

Reality-Check: Anti-terrorism Laws in 10 Western Countries

This post provides a bird’s-eye-view of some of the restrictive provisions in the Anti-terrorism legislations.

France, Djibouti signed a new Defense Cooperation treaty

President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti who has been in a visit to France this.

Somalia: Rape on the rise amid “climate of fear” in Mogadishu IDP camps

The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu, the.

Sudan: Security Council expands mandate of Abyei peacekeeping force

December 14, 2011 – (UN News Center) – The Security Council today expanded the mandate.

Al-Shabaab militants fled Afmadow town | Kenya media

Al-Shabaab militants have fled the key town of Afmadow fearing attacks from the Kenya Defence.