Horn of Africa

Unidentified warship captures 14 pirates

Published: Monday, 8 September, 2008, 02:35 AM Doha Time BOSASSO: An unidentified warship off pirate-ridden Somali waters has captured 14 pirates and destroyed their boat, a minister

Horn of Africa's Food Crisis Affects 14 Million, Unicef Says

By Eric OmbokSept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- More than 14 million people in the Horn of Africa, including 3 million children, are facing death, disease or the ...

The future of aid: A scramble in Africa

Sep 4th 2008 | ACCRAFrom The Economist print editionDonors and recipients try to get to grips with the chaos in international aidFood aid from the ...

ETHIOPIA: Desperate farmers eat seeds before planting

SEKE, 4 September 2008 (IRIN) - Martne Harja had prepared her three-quarter hectare piece of land at Galcha Seke village in Wolayita zone of Ethiopia’s ...

France ‘ready’ to take on Somali pirates

2008-09-04French armed forces says 'ready' to intervene against Somali pirates holding yacht, two French crew hostage. PARIS - French armed forces are ready to intervene ...

Amnesty says fears for migrants deported by Israel

Thu 4 Sep 2008, 10:35 GMTBy Cynthia JohnstonCAIRO (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Thursday it feared for the safety of 91 African migrants deported ...

Toll rises to six in Ethiopian blast

Sep. 4, 2008ADDIS-ABABA (AFP) — Two people died on Thursday of their injuries following an explosion that rocked a bar in the Ethiopian capital, bringing ...

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry: UN thanks Ethiopia for "effectively discharging its responsibilities" during UNMEE's stay

UN Expresses Appreciation to Ethiopia to Support It Extends To UNMEE (September 3, 2008)The United Nations expressed appreciation to the Ethiopian government to the support ...

Video parlour blast in Ethiopia

Page last updated at 18:32 GMT, Wednesday, 3 September 2008 19:32 UKThere has been a large explosion in the Ethiopian capital's crowded Merkato business district ...

Nevsun's Bisha Construction Underway

Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Bisha Construction UnderwaySeptember 03, 2008: 12:52 PM ESTNevsun Resources Ltd., (TSX: NSU)(AMEX: NSU) ("Nevsun") is pleased to announce that the Bisha development ...