Ethiopia Launches $4b Hydro-power Project on River Nile

Ethiopia has launched a hydro-power project over the River Nile with around $4.7 billion investment. It is the first time that Ethiopia has launched such a large hydro-power project with such huge amount of investment. How People Arrived Here: ethiopia...

Libya’s Stranded Somali Migrants Unsure Where to Turn

Some 2,500 Somali migrants in the Libyan capital Tripoli, under the control of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, are holed up in the violence-affected city and unsure what to do, say Somali migrants there.

Libya Unrest Cuts ‘critical’ Aid Route to Chad

Unrest in Libya has cut off a 3,000km supply route the World Food Programme has used since 2004 to bring food to tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees and displaced Chadians in eastern Chad.

Economy in Egypt to Take a Hit From Libya Turmoil

The return home of thousands of Egyptian workers from Libya following mass protests against the Gaddafi regime, will mean the loss of millions of dollars in remittances and possible unemployment for the returnees, a leading economist warns.

‘Delayed’ Marriage Frustrates Egypt’s Youth

In the Middle East, marriage can be expensive – too expensive, in fact, for many young people to afford.  While political upheaval spreads across the region, Egyptians say the financial freedom that would allow them to marry is part of the very...

British Prime Minister David Cameron Begins Visit to Egypt

The British Prime Minister David Cameron, flew into the Egyptian capital – Cairo, on Monday, thereby becoming the first world leader to visit the North African nation since a popular uprising brought down its leader Hosni Mubarak, 10 days ago.

Yemen Protesters Clash with Security Forces

Yemen’s government security forces clashed with anti-government protesters Saturday, after groups of mostly young men, celebrating the resignation of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, tried to march on the Egyptian Embassy.

Demonstrators Clash with Police in Algiers

Clashes occurred on Saturday in Algiers between the police and demonstrators participating in an unauthorized march by political parties and civil society organizations calling for the lifting of the state of emergency and the implementation of political...

Somali Refugees Hope for Better Life Beyond Yemen’s Kharaz Camp

Every year tens of thousands of Somalis risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen in their search for safety and a better life. Many die atrocious deaths – beaten, thrown overboard, eaten by sharks, drowned or asphyxiated in the...