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Sudan and South talks deadlocked
South Sudan and Sudan have failed to reach an agreement on security arrangements and oil exports after several days of talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, officials said today.
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Ethiopian PM tells Al Jazeera he is open to Eritrea talks
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Ethiopia abusing religious freedom of Muslims: U.S. body
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A U.S. panel on religious freedom accused the Ethiopian government of trying to tighten control of its Muslim minority amid mass protests, saying it is risking greater destabilization of the Horn of Africa region.
Two die in South Africa strike violence
Two people have died after clashes between police and striking miners in South Africa, including a local councillor who was apparently an innocent bystander. Related StoriesMarikana miners end strike after agreeing a 22 per cent pay dealNew Ethiopian Prime Minister to be sworn in FridayIvory Coast: Arrests made in relation to plot to overthrow governmentUnrest hits second South African mineThe last stand of al-Shabaab … Read More
The last stand of al-Shabaab
Abdirahim Sheikh joined al-Shabaab after they visited him on his farm in southern Somalia to tell him that “foreign invaders” were abusing the Koran. He says the next three years of his life fighting for the radical Islamic militia were unimaginably tough. There was frequent bloody action on the front line and little or no care for the wounded who died in large numbers. But his morale only started to drop when he heard that fellow jihadists had killed worshippers at a mosque.Related StoriesSomalia: Al-Shabaab flee port city ahead of military advanceMarikana miners end strike after agreeing a 22 per cent pay dealNew Ethiopian Prime Minister to be sworn in FridayIvory Coast: Arrests made in relation to plot to overthrow governmentUnrest hits second South African mine … Read More
Sudans’ leaders hold first talks since April clashes
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan held a meeting at a hotel in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Adaba on Saturday, their first such talks since the two countries came close to war in April over a border dispute and oil revenues. … Read More
