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.

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.

Now Asmara puts blame on Russians as well as Americans

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa – Dec. 16, 2011] Since the tightening.

Ban Ki-moon visits Somalia, UN office relocates to Mogadishu

Dec. 9, 2011 (UN News Center) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to.

Somalia President in Addis Ababa for security talks

A delegation of Somali politicians and military officials led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

Somalia: EU increases financial support for AMISOM

EU provides additional support to security and peace in Somalia Summary: 5 December 2011, Brussels.

Kenya: Abducted Spanish aid workers spotted in Somalia

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) indicated that the two aid workers abducted in Kenya last October.

Somalia: A change of name and of strategy for Al-Shabaab?

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa, Dec. 9, 2011 issue.] This week, following.

Transcript: Security Council meeting to sanction Eritrea [Dec. 5, 2011]

The UN Security Council voted to toughen sanctions against the Eritrean regime on Monday, Dec..