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NEWS & ARTICLES
AU welcomes power-sharing agreement signed by Somali gov't, Islamist group
ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Commission of the African Union (AU) on Monday welcomed the power-sharing agreement signed by the Transitional Federal Government(TFG) of Somalia and a main moderate Islamist group, the armed Sufi group, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
Uganda: Minister attacked at Rukiga MP rally
PEREZ Ahabwe, the Minister of State for Local Government, was on Sunday attacked by angry supporters of Jack Sabiiti, the FDC flag-bearer in the hotly contested Rukiga county parliamentary byelection.
Handling of Darfur is a delicate matter
As the advisor of Golden West College’s Model United Nations, Margot Bowlby knows about how the U.N. operates. While Huntington Beach High School prepared for a visit tonight from the authors of “They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky,” a memoir of three Lost Boys of Sudan, the Independent asked Bowlby, an assistant political science professor, for her thoughts on the crisis.
Despite ban, African ivory flows to Asia
DOHA (AFP) – A booming black market in African ivory linked to Asian crime syndicates may scupper efforts by Zambia and Tanzania to hold a one-off sale of tusks, experts and delegates at a UN wildlife trade meeting say.
ETHIOPIA: Traffickers exploit World Cup fever
ADDIS ABABA, 16 March 2010 (IRIN) - Human traffickers and smugglers in Ethiopia have taken advantage of the upcoming World Cup, duping victims into believing that South Africa has created huge employment opportunities, says a government report, Illegal Migration: Causes, Consequences and Solutions to human trafficking and smuggling in Ethiopia.
Somalia signs deal with militia
Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca (ASWJ), which is made up of moderate Sufi Muslims, reached an agreement in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Monday to work together to battle al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters.
Somalia: Only Path Ahead Is An Inclusive Political Process
The overriding agenda of certain forces who wish to plunge Somalia into an intractable abyss in order to advance other ulterior objectives is becoming increasingly evident with time.
Ethiopian Defar wins fourth successive title
Defar did not disappoint; as she stormed to her fourth successive women’s indoor 300m title in fantastic fashion clocking 8min51.17sec.
Ethiopia: Man gets 15 years for opposition candidate slaying
March 13, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian court has convicted a man over slaying of an opposition parliamentary candidate, sending him to 15 years behind bars.
Geldof-BBC aid dispute hits diplomatic circles
The dispute between the BBC World Service and Bob Geldof over the diversion of aid money raised in the 1980s Live Aid concerts has continued to escalate, with Ethiopia’s top diplomat to Britain calling for an official apology from the broadcaster.
Sudan arrests Somali Islamist leader while trying to escape to Eritrea
March 13, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese security services arrested a Somali Islamist leader while he was attempting to cross border to Eritrea, a Somali outlet reported today from Mogadishu.
Sudan opposition seeks poll delay
A number of Sudan's opposition leaders have met in Khartoum, the country's capital, to discuss the postponement of the elections - both presidential and parliamentary - due to take place between April 11 and 18.
Ethiopia slams US rights report
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the United States for a report that criticised its human rights record, claiming that it demonstrated "serious intellectual deficiencies".
Eritrea still aiding Somalia rebels last year: UN
NAIROBI (AFP) – Eritrea continued to support last year armed Islamist groups fighting the Somalian government in violation of an arms embargo and new UN sanctions, UN experts concluded in a report.
15 killed in inter-clan fighting in Somalia
Clan elder Abdulahi Bashir Jama says Saturday's fighting was triggered by long-standing hostilities over land ownership. The fighting took place in Amara village in the country's north, far from the capital of Mogadishu, where Islamist militants have been clashing with government troops.
Mbeki’s panel flirting with failure in Sudan
March 14, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The former South African president and head of the AU High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Thabo Mbeki sent a letter to leaders of Sudanese parties this week informing them of an indefinite adjournment of a summit that was to bring them together to discuss a number of thorny issues primarily related to the upcoming elections in April.
Uganda: All bars to close by 10pm
BARS in Kampala and other urban centres will soon be required not to operate beyond 10:00pm when the amended Enguli (liquor) Act is passed into law.
Two abducted French aid workers freed in Sudan
KHARTOUM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Two French aid workers kidnapped in Central African Republic (CAR) last year were released Sunday in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced.
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