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Horn of Africa famine threatens 20 mln - Red Cross
Thu, 12/11/2008 - 10:55GENEVA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - More than 20 million people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of famine due to drought and high food and fuel prices, the world's largest disaster relief network said on Thursday, topping the U.N. figure by 3 million.
Sharif back in Mogadishu as death toll hits 16,210
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 07:52MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's moderate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed returned to Mogadishu for the first time in two years on Wednesday and a local rights group said fighting had killed 16,210 civilians since then.
Somali fighting kills 16,210 civilians since '07
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 06:35MOGADISHU, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The death toll from fighting in Somalia has reached 16,210 since the start of last year, a local human rights group said on Wednesday.
Four dead in battles between Somali Islamists
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 05:15MOGADISHU, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Battles between factions of Somalia's Islamist rebels have killed at least four people, days ahead of a planned Ethiopian military withdrawal that could leave the capital Mogadishu open for an insurgent assault.
East Africa set for geothermal power expansion-UN
Tue, 12/09/2008 - 07:10POZNAN, Poland, Dec 9 (Reuters) - East Africa is poised for expansion in geothermal power capacity next year to meet growing demand in the world's poorest continent, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS-Ethiopia pullout opens door for Somali Islamists
Tue, 12/09/2008 - 03:08NAIROBI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Unless U.S. ally Ethiopia is bluffing about a plan to withdraw soldiers from Somalia within weeks, it will usher in a probable power vacuum and a perilous new chapter in the Horn of Africa nation's bloody history.
Red Cross warns of Horn of Africa famine risk
Thu, 12/04/2008 - 11:02POZNAN, Poland, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa is getting worse and could tip into famine if the next harvest fails, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday.
Landlocked Ethiopia's ship earnings rise 34 pct
Wed, 12/03/2008 - 07:33ADDIS ABABA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Landlocked Ethiopia's nine state-operated freight vessels, operating from Djibouti to the Far East, will produce a 34 percent rise in revenues to $258 million in 2008, an official said on Wednesday.
France must feed migrants, not us, rights groups say
Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:14CALAIS, France, Dec 1 (Reuters) - French human rights activists stopped feeding migrants on Monday in Calais, where hundreds are camped in the hope of illegally crossing into Britain, to force French authorities to take over.
Ethiopia won't stay in Somalia "indefinitely"
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 09:24ADDIS ABABA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia's interim government "indefinitely" and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process to stop 17 years of conflict.
Rival Islamists clash near Somali capital, 6 dead
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 01:54MOGADISHU, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Rival Islamist militia have fought in a town just outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, illustrating splits in the forces ranged against the government and its Ethiopian military backers.
Chad and Sudan plan deployment to secure border
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 11:12N'DJAMENA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Chad and Sudan plan to deploy troops at observation points along their common border in a joint bid to prevent rebel incursions that have often damaged their relations, African officials said.
Somali govt says weakened by Islamist onslaught
Sun, 11/16/2008 - 05:24MOGADISHU, Nov 16 (Reuters) - President Abdullahi Yusuf has admitted Islamist insurgents now control most of Somalia and raised the prospect his government could completely collapse.
Ethiopia elders urge OLF rebels to negotiate
Sat, 11/15/2008 - 03:17ADDIS ABABA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - An Ethiopian rebel group must listen to its people and start talks with the government to end a 15-year insurgency in the Horn of Africa nation, elders from the Oromo ethnic group said on Saturday.
Egypt must stop shooting migrants at border - HRW
Wed, 11/12/2008 - 06:53CAIRO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Egypt must stop shooting African migrants, including Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur, when they try to make the dangerous trek over the Sinai desert border into Israel, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Egypt police kill Eritrean migrant at Israeli border
Tue, 10/14/2008 - 01:53ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian police trying to stem the flow of African migrants across the border to Israel shot dead an Eritrean man who tried to cross the frontier illegally on Tuesday, security sources said.
Athletics-World Road Running Championships men's result
Sun, 10/12/2008 - 06:17Oct 12 (Reuters) - Official result from the World Road Running Championships men's half marathon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday 1. Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) 59 mins 56 secs 2. Patrick Makau Musyoki (Kenya) 1 hr 01 min 54 secs 3. Abdullah Ahmad Hassan (Qatar) 1:01:57 4. Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott (Kenya) 1:01:58 5. Yusei Nakao (Japan) 1:02:05 6. Dieudonne Disi (Rwanda) 1:03:03 7. Abebe Dinkesa (Ethiopia) 1:03:04 8. Marilson dos Santos (Brazil) 1:03:14 9. Joseph Maregu (Kenya) 1:03:32 10. Essa Ismail Rashed (Qatar) 1:03:57
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of torturing deportees
Sun, 10/12/2008 - 01:42ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has accused its neighbour and arch-foe Eritrea of torturing, and then dumping at the border, scores of its nationals who had been deported to Eritrea from Egypt.
Global crisis threatens vital remittances to Africa
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 23:56KAMPALA (Reuters) - Coins clank softly and Ugandan shillings shuffle their way through counting machines at a foreign exchange bureau in downtown Kampala.
Travel Postcard - 48 hours in Asmara
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 06:17ASMARA (Reuters Life!) - Not many travellers end up in Asmara, one of Africa's least-known and most beautiful cities. But if you ever have 48 hours to spend in the Eritrean capital, here are some tips on how to make the best of a short stay.