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The U.S. Embassy in the tiny port nation of Djibouti, a key U.S. ally in the Horn of Africa, warned American citizens against traveling near the border with Eritrea after the two countries exchanged fire.At least nine Djiboutians were killed and more...
The United Nations Security Council voted Wednesday to end its 8-year-long peacekeeping mission between Eritrea and Ethiopia, a failure the U.N. chief has warned could lead to a new war between the Horn of Africa neighbors.
The United Nations Security Council is ending its failed peacekeeping mission between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The U.N. Security Council joined the United States Thursday in condemning Eritrean military action this week that left nine Djiboutians dead.A statement approved by the 15 council members urged both sides to refrain from a troop buildup and singled out...
Amnesty International criticized Egypt on Thursday for deporting 200 Eritreans seeking asylum, saying the Africans would be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment at home.The rights group said Egypt was preparing to deport an additional 1,400...
The tiny port nation of Djibouti, a key U.S. ally in the Horn of Africa, has urged the U.N. Security Council to take immediate action to prevent a conflict with its northern neighbor Eritrea.In a letter to the council president circulated Tuesday,...
Security Council members agree that Eritrea’s treatment of U.N. peacekeepers on its disputed border with Ethiopia is “unacceptable,” but the council needs more time to deliberate, its president said.The Eritreans have obstructed U.N. peacekeeping...
A new war could break out between Eritrea and Ethiopia if U.N. peacekeepers withdraw from a buffer zone along their disputed border, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday.Ban ordered the troops to temporarily withdraw from the Eritrean side of...
The U.N. Security Council insisted Thursday that Eritrea fully cooperate in the temporary relocation of U.N. peacekeepers based in the country who had been monitoring the tense border with Ethiopia.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ordered the temporary...
A bomb attached to a bus exploded in northwestern Ethiopia Thursday, killing eight people, government officials said. Ethiopia said rival Eritrea was responsible.The bomb went off in Humera in Tigray State, about 373 miles northwest of the capital, Addis...
Somalia’s problems are getting worse day by day and there is a widespread belief that the war-ravaged country in the Horn of Africa would not be able to withstand the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding in front of the civilized world. Since...
For long, the Horn of Africa has remained a notorious region. A considerable fraction of the region is desert, but that hardly repels today’s modernized terrorists. On the contrary, its isolation and the internal problems that nations in the region...
Eritrea and Ethiopia are again at the loggerheads. The ever-persisting border dispute between the two most poverty stricken countries of the world shows no sign of being solved. On Friday Eritrea denied Ethiopian claim of its adoption of a U.N....
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most frightful forms of violence against women. Even though much sensitization has been made on the negative effects of such practices, some Africans and even people of other parts of the world continue to...
There is enough food in the world for every person to lead a healthy and productive life, but hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry every night, while large numbers of others suffer from obesity.
If we talk about India, we say that it has...
Africa is a land that has been torn apart by war and disease. For over 40 years, this has resulted in international condemnation and sanctions, tribal conflict, racial hatred and the inevitable result is famine, disease and poverty for the general...
UNICEF while issuing its one year recovery efforts in countries affected by Tsunami has declared 2005 as an ‘year of emergencies’ for children. The year followed by natural disasters, food crisis and conflicts has torn apart the fabrics of life for...
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