‘The Shrapnel Finds Us Wherever We Hide’
Sudan’s Janjaweed are back. Only this time they’re better armed. BY TOM RHODES, MUSA JOHN NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan — “They surrounded us, killed kids and women, burnt the village. We waited until...
View ArticleHuman smuggling kingpin with Canadian interests arrested
ERIC REGULY PALERMO, ITALY — The Globe and Mail The suspected criminal kingpin of a human smuggling and trafficking network – who said he had planned to invest some of his fortune in Canada – has been...
View ArticleSudanese Soldiers Abduct Ethiopian Farm Workers Again
Horn Affairs JUNE 16, 2016 @ 7:18 AM by Daniel Berhane Sudanese soldiers raided an Ethiopian commercial farm on Tuesday, The soldiers abducted at least five farm workers and seized two tractors from...
View ArticleInterview with Ambassaodr David Shinn on the Horn
From Joomla Who is David Shinn and what is his relationship with the Horn of Africa? A: David Shinn, who has a BA, MA, and PhD from George Washington University, served from1964 through 2000 as a...
View ArticleDespite talk of good relations, security concerns darken Egypt-Sudan ties
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir meet ahead of the signing of a number of agreements between the two countries at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in...
View ArticleUS and Sudan rebuild ties after decades of sanctions
From The National The Trump administration lifted a 20-year-old sanctions regime on Sudan and some predict the country could be removed from a list of state sponsors of terror Joyce Karam...
View ArticleRussia’s Southward March to the Indian Ocean: Is Washington Turning a Blind...
by The Strathink Editoial Team During his December 2017 press roundtable in Addis Ababa, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Donald Yamamoto, appeared blindsided when a reporter...
View ArticleEgypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to meet on Monday for Nile dam talks
Reuters Staff ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet on Monday in a bid to break a deadlock in negotiations over a hydroelectric dam Addis Ababa is building along...
View ArticleEmpty promises and death: What Eritreans found after agreeing to leave Israel
The Middle East Eye reports below on the situation of Eritrean refugees refused asylum by Israel. Fleeing to South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda, Eritreans and Sudanese are finding inhospitable...
View ArticleThe Eritrea-Sudan border standoff: did Isaias whisper treason?
Martin Plaut In January this year Sudanese troops were sent to man the country’s border with Eritrea. The border was sealed: trade between the neighbouring states ceased. This has caused real hardship...
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