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.

Nile: Tripartite committee on Renaissance Dam convenes in Cairo

Egypt State Information Service reported the following on December 25, 2011. Tripartite experts committee convenes.

Somalia: Djibouti troops join AMISOM | AFP

Dec. 20, 2011 (AFP) — The first Djiboutian contingent of 100 soldiers landed in Mogadishu.

Sudan-South Sudan: Talks on oil to resume in Addis in January

Following discussions with representatives of governments of Sudan and South Sudan, the AU High-Level Implementation.

UN issues first report on human rights of gay and lesbian people

December 15, 2011 (UN News Center) – The first ever United Nations report on the.

France, Djibouti signed a new Defense Cooperation treaty

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

Ethiopian Air Force to train South Africans

South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, told reporters that Ethiopia and.

Egypt: UN official condemns attack against Women protesters

December 21, 2011 (UN News Center) – The head of the United Nation entity tasked.

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.

Ethiopia: Army replaced 13 Generals and 303 Colonels

The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) is undertaking major overhaul, Defence Minister Siraj Fegessa said.