BBC August 14, 2011 HRW says Somalis are not being given the protection they are entitled to Human Rights Watch has said all sides in Somalia’s are guilty of serious violations of international law. The campaign group says civilians are bearing the brunt not just of a terrible famine but also a failure by any [...]
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Council on Foreign Relations: Al-Shabaab and Somalia’s Spreading Famine
August 13, 2011 – 12:50 am
Council on Foreign Relations August 10, 2011 Interviewee: Rashid Abdi, Analyst, Horn of Africa, International Crisis Group Interviewer: Jayshree Bajoria, Senior Staff Writer The famine declared in five areas in southern Somalia is expected to spread across all regions of the south in the coming four to six weeks, according to the UN Office for [...]
Universal Music Promotes Ethiopia Habtemariam to Head of Urban Music, Motown Senior VP
August 11, 2011 – 9:02 pm
Hollywood Reporter, US August 10, 2011 Georg Szalai Ethiopia Habtemariam The music company also said that the Motown Records label will now make use of Island Def Jam’s sales, marketing and distribution services. NEW YORK – Universal Music Group said Wednesday that it has promoted Ethiopia Habtemariam to the posts of executive vp/head of urban [...]
US Envoy Backs UN Sanctions On Eritrea
August 11, 2011 – 8:56 pm
Wall St. Journal August 10, 2011 Samuel Rubenfeld The U.S. threw its support to impose international sanctions on Eritrea for its alleged links to militant attacks, AFP reported. East African nations, led by rival Ethiopia, are lobbying for tougher measures against Eritrea, which first came under sanctions in 2009 (pdf). A United Nations monitoring group [...]
With U.S. Support, Private Security Company Trains African Troops in Somalia
August 11, 2011 – 8:48 pm
NY Times August 10, 2011 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT Todd Heisler/The New York Times A Ugandan soldier leads Richard Rouget, a military adviser with Bancroft Global Development, to the roof of a building to monitor a firefight. More Photos JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT MOGADISHU, Somalia — Richard Rouget, a [...]
Ethnic Politics Split US Ethiopians
August 10, 2011 – 12:15 am
VOA August 9, 2011 Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Community Center tries to bring them together Photo: VOA – A. Boiko-Weyrauch The Ethiopian Community Center in Seattle tries to put ethnicity aside, and bring all Ethiopians together as one people. Seattle, Washington – America’s Ethiopian community has grown quickly since the 1980s and one of its hubs is [...]
Somalia ‘needs more AU troops’ after al-Shaba pullout
August 10, 2011 – 12:10 am
BBC August 9, 2011 AU peacekeepers have led an offensive against the al-Shaba Islamist group The African Union force commander in Somalia has appealed for thousands of extra troops to secure the capital, after militant Islamists left the city. Maj Gen Fred Mugisha said the militant al-Shabab group still threatened stability in Mogadishu and troops [...]
U.N.: Money raised from Eritrean-Americans helped finance militants in East Africa
August 9, 2011 – 11:59 pm
Contra Costa Times/Mercury News, US August 8, 2011 Matt O’Brien OAKLAND — Armed rebels in the famine-ravaged Horn of Africa are being partially bankrolled by money from immigrants in the Bay Area, according to a United Nations report. The East African nation of Eritrea finances militants across the region with the help of money funneled [...]
Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
August 9, 2011 – 11:56 pm
Reuters August 9, 2011 Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU – Thousands of Somali refugees, fleeing famine and years of violence, streamed into Mogadishu on Monday searching for food after Islamist rebels withdrew from the capital. The al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab insurgents began pulling their fighters out of Mogadishu over the weekend, raising hopes that [...]
Somali pirate ransoms skirt US directives
August 9, 2011 – 11:39 pm
Reuters August 8, 2011 David Clarke and Mohamed Ahmed NAIROBI/MOGADISHU – A $3.6 million ransom seized in Somalia in May was destined for a pirate boss subject to U.S. sanctions, an illustration of how a criminal enterprise that costs the global economy billions of dollars pays scant heed to policy directives from Washington. Documents obtained [...]