Horn of Africa

Text of Hillary Clinton speech on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

Highlight: * ‘The last time a drought of this magnitude struck Ethiopia, in 2002 and 2003, more than 13 million…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab expelled from Mogadishu

[The following two updates, titled ‘Al-Shabaab fighters forced out of Mogadishu and its retreat improves prospects for aid deliveries in…

US wants more sanction on ‘famine hit’ Eritrea

Highlights: United States is very much interested in additional pressure and sanctions....we think that that is timely. We believe there…

Ethiopia refuses to halt GIBE III dam

Ethiopia will continue to build Gibe III despite different accusations, CEO of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) told the…

Ethiopia: Monthly inflation surges to 39.2%

Price levels surged by 39.2% in July 2011 as compared to similar month last year, according to the report released…

Somalia: Gov’t, AU troops assault on Al-Shabaab

[The following update, titled TFG and AMISOM forces pre-empt Al-Shabaab attack, is from A Week in the Horn, August 5…

Ethiopia: Recommendations of UN Human Rights Committee [Full text]

It is to be recalled that the United Nations Human Rights Committee held a questions and answer session last month…

Earthquake hit eastern Ethiopia, vibrations felt in Dire Dawa

Moderate earth quake hit eastern Ethiopia Tuesday after mid-night. The magnitude of the earth quake was 4.6 Richter scale, according…

Somalia: Famine spreads to three more areas [Press Release]

Highlights: Three Agro-pastorals districts and IDP settlement areas reached famine stage. - in addition to the two areas, where famine…

Pastoralists: Resettlement an option? | Ethiopia

The evidence strongly indicates that a return to the good old days when customary herding practices paid handsome dividends does…

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