Djibouti

  • Nov 27, 2002
  • 7 min read

ETHIOPIA: Donor response scrutinized amid new famine

The World Food Programme said on November 25 that almost one-sixth of the main harvest has been...

Ethiopia
  • Mar 18, 2002
  • 6 min read

FRANCE/AFRICA: Mixed lessons from French exercise

The exercise, held in Tanzania and codenamed 'Tanzanite', was the culmination of seminars and...

France
  • Dec 20, 2001
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PROSPECTS 2002: Terror focus may turn to East Africa

East Africa is host to some of sub-Saharan Africa's most intractable political and economic...

  • Mar 22, 2001
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AFRICA: Growing role in global drug trade

The drug economy in Africa, though small compared to that of Asia and Latin America, is a...

Africa
  • Jun 13, 2000
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Humanitarian crisis in the Horn worsens

An estimated 13.4 million people face food shortages in East Africa. The crisis has been...

  • Apr 11, 2000
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EAST AFRICA: Famine threatens Horn

Up to 16 million people in northeast Africa, including 8 million in Ethiopia, are threatened by...

  • Feb 7, 2000
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SOMALIA: Inter-clan conflict intensifies

The Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA), allegedly supported by Ethiopian troops, last week seized...

Somalia
  • May 29, 1998
  • 6 min read

ERITREA/ETHIOPIA: Rising Tensions

Eritrea yesterday mobilised thousands of former...

Eritrea