Djibouti

  • May 1, 2008
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FRANCE/AFRICA: No 'rupture' likely in security policy

France is the only former colonial power with troops permanently stationed in Africa.

France
  • Apr 30, 2008
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SOMALIA: Upsurge in violence bodes ill for May talks

Ethiopian troops patrolling Baidoa were targeted today in a roadside bombing, with reports of up...

Somalia
  • Feb 8, 2008
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DJIBOUTI: Parliamentary poll entrenches Gulleh control

Opposition parties are boycotting today's parliamentary elections, guaranteeing President Ismael...

Djibouti
  • Dec 10, 2007
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AFRICA: Investor interest drives rail revival

After decades of decline African railways are experiencing a revival.

Africa
  • Feb 12, 2007
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EAST AFRICA: Instability mars FDI benefit to Horn

From Sudan to Somalia, over-regulation on the one hand and, to varying degrees, a lack of state...

  • Dec 20, 2006
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PROSPECTS 2007: Horn crisis blunts economic potential

Two indirectly linked crises -- the disputed government authority in Somalia and the border...

  • Sep 27, 2006
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EAST AFRICA: Horn ports key in new regional politics

Over the past three years, Ethiopia's dominant regional economy has shown an average 7% growth...

  • Jul 5, 2006
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AFRICA: Bird flu carries serious economic consequences

Avian influenza hit Africa in February and has already spread to eight countries.

Africa