Politics

Ethiopia: Journalists and the rule of law

[from: A Week in the Horn - Dec. 30, 2011 issue.] The Federal High Court of Ethiopia has found two…

Kenya: Hunt for a British terror suspect

Jan 4 – Kenyan police have obtained a warrant of arrest against a British woman they accuse of having links…

Egypt’s new Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin countries in January

(Dec. 26, 2011) - Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is scheduled to begin a tour of six Nile Basin countries…

China EXIM Bank tops World Bank as Africa’s lender

China’s EXIM Bank (Export-Import Bank of China) provided more loan to Africa than the World Bank in the last decade.…

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, as reported previously in this…

Twelve key events on Kenya’s journey to the ICC

This holiday season Kenyans will be watching the International Criminal Court (ICC), awaiting a decision - expected between 23 December…

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 from Medecins Sans Frontieres. The…

Kenyan provincial administrator in Moyale fled to Ethiopia

A provincial administrator in Moyale fled into Ethiopia together with 25 police reservists following tribal hostilities in the area. The…

Ethiopia, Somalia troops captured Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab

On Saturday afternoon, Ethiopian and TFG (Transitional Federal Government of Somalia) troops captured Beledweyne, a strategic town located 30 kilometers…

Ethiopian court sentenced Swedish journalists to 11 years

Tuesday, 27 December 2011 - The Federal High Court 3rd Criminal Bench of Ethiopia sentenced two Swedish journalists, charged with…

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