ADDIS ABEBA, 24th of May 2013 The IGAD Heads of State and Government held its 22nd extraordinary summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24th of May 2013, under the Chairmanship of H.E Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and current Chairperson of the IGAD Assembly to discuss the...
Africa’s 54 leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity. Opening the event, Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn spoke of “a great leap forward in the pan-African quest for freedom, independence and unity”. AU head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma warned that conflicts could be silenced only by “solidarity and unity”. The...
Man detained after claiming on television that Michael Adebolajo was tortured in Kenya and harassed by MI5 agents Conal Urquhart and Vikram Dodd A friend of one of the suspected killers of a soldier butchered in aLondon street was arrested by counter-terrorism officers yesterday after going on television to allege that Michael Adebolajo was tortured inKenya and...
GEOFFREY YORK HARGEISA, SOMALIA — The Globe and Mail This is how it ends for a Somali pirate: not with the bang of a rifle, but with a quiet fadeout into a sewing class, a vegetable garden and a basketball court. At least 34 convicted pirates are locked away in the remote city of Hargeisa, capital of...
EDMUND BLAIR MOGADISHU — Reuters Ending Somali piracy requires a shift from reliance on security at sea to targeting those on land who enable the lucrative business to thrive, according to the World Bank. Although the number of attacks has fallen markedly since 2011 thanks to tougher security aboard ships and increased Western naval patrols, piracy emanating...
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu Somali MPs have accused Kenyan forces of refusing to protect them during a a fact-finding mission in southern city of Kismayo. A group of 10 parliamentarians began their mission on 16 May, seeking to find out what has led to a spat of political infighting in the capital of Jubaland....
By Brendan Greeley It takes 23 minutes to get to Raagsved by local train from the center of Stockholm. Once there, you have two choices. Walk over a low hill past a well-regarded elementary school, and you will find rows of three-story, slate-roofed townhouses. Each has a small lawn. In the summer, families hang plants on...
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s huge public spending has created one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, but volatile inflation, balance of payments pressures and a stifled private sector raise questions over its sustainability, the International Monetary Fund said. Ethiopia’s 85 million-strong population, making it Africa’s second-most populous nation, offers an attractive market with cheap labor for foreign investors. Across the...
Britain was warned to expect further terrorist outrages as an Islamist group in Somalia said the chickens were “coming home to roost”. By Zoe Flood, Nairob Al Shabaab, which is thought to have links with one of the suspected Woolwich terrorists, launched a tirade on Twitter accusing Britain of carrying out countless abuses against innocent Muslims. In...
LONDON — The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where it happened, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Britain. Tucked away inside a bend of the River Thames to the southeast of central...