Why Speaker Erro Should Not Be President of Somaliland
The Somaliland voters will go to the polls to elect a new leader in March 2017. That leader must have
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In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has intensified a clandestine war in Somalia over the past year, using Special Operations troops,
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German leader calls for Ethiopia to open up politics after unrest
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Ethiopia on Tuesday to open up its politics and ensure police do not use heavy-handed
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Attack on mourners in Yemen kills more than 140, say local health officials
Saudi-led warplanes struck a funeral at a community hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the country’s Houthi-run administration said on
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Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency to Stop Protests
The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in
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UC Davis Academic Sharon Gray Killed by Protesters in Ethiopia
An American has been killed during a wave of demonstrations over land and political rights in Ethiopia. University of California,
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Ethiopia: many dead in anti-government protest at religious festival
Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a
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Freeze assets of these warlords to bring peace to South Sudan
By RASNA WARAH During the tenure of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government from 2004 till 2012, Nairobi was jokingly referred to
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Botswana at 50: There are reasons to question the country’s fragility
By Olmo von Meijenfeldt Botswana has been an inspiration for those aspiring to non-racialism, good governance and development for decades.
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Ethiopian soap star and ’household name’ Zenah-Bezu Tsegaye flees to seek asylum in US
A prominent soap actor has fled Ethiopia to seek asylum in the US, becoming the latest high profile figure to
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