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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Mauritius best African state for children - report
NAIROBI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mauritius and Namibia are the most child-friendly governments in Africa, a report said on Thursday, while Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau ranked as the worst. Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Ethiopia won't stay in Somalia "indefinitely"
ADDIS 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. Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Rival Islamists clash near Somali capital, 6 dead
MOGADISHU, 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. Sun, 16 Nov 2008
Chad and Sudan plan deployment to secure border
N'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. Sun, 16 Nov 2008
Somali govt says weakened by Islamist onslaught
MOGADISHU, Nov 16 (Reuters) - President Abdullahi Yusuf has admitted Islamist insurgents now control most of Somalia and raised the prospect his government could completely collapse. Sat, 15 Nov 2008
Ethiopia elders urge OLF rebels to negotiate
ADDIS 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. |
