Somalia

  • May 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Price pressure fuels Ethiopian regional assertiveness

Ethiopia assured an Egyptian delegation on May 3 that it would refrain from ratifying a new Nile...

Ethiopia
  • Apr 29, 2011
  • 4 min read

Surge in Somali piracy threatens world shipping

Indian seamen's unions and shipping organisations have warned that a surge in Indian Ocean piracy...

International
  • Apr 21, 2011
  • 2 min read

Attacks on international shipping reach Q1 record

The South Korean owners of the 75,000-ton Hanjin Tianjin have lost contact with her, it was...

Indian Ocean
  • Apr 14, 2011
  • 2 min read

Call for elections at meeting feeds Somali infighting

Most of the other significant Somali players -- including the Speaker of the Transitional Federal...

Somalia
  • Apr 1, 2011
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Sudan shifts self-determination debate

The recent referendum on the independence of Southern Sudan highlights rising interest in...

Sudan
  • Mar 28, 2011
  • 2 min read

SOMALIA: Extended TFG mandate raises credibility query

The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has voted to extend its mandate by one year to August...

Somalia
  • Mar 7, 2011
  • 2 min read

SOMALIA: Ethiopian intervention disrupts al-Shabaab

Al-Shabaab has lost control of several towns in the Gedo region of south-west Somalia, according...

Somalia
  • Mar 4, 2011
  • 12 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: Africa

Events in North Africa have raised concerns about the potential for political turmoil to spread...

Africa