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Basua Community in Uganda Battles for Survival
The marginalized western Ugandan Basua community is fighting extinction; forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago, they have struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV.
Rohingyas in Southern Bangladesh Wary of Burmese Reforms
While the Myanmar government takes significant strides in political reform, Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh fear their condition may not change any time soon.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Make Official Visit to Egypt in September
The Egyptian authorities have announced here Wednesday that the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will pay a two-day official visit to Egypt from September 17. How People Arrived Here: Meles Zenawi was invited to US for official visit
African Union to Hold Summit Meeting to Pledge Help for the Victims of Somalia’s Drought
The deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, Erasmus Mwencha has disclosed that the AU is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia’s drought, with about 12 million people across the Horn of Africa being at risk...
United States Government Announces Additional $28m Aid for People in Somalia And for Somali Refugees in Kenya
The United States government on Wednesday announced an additional $28 million in aid for people in Somalia and for Somali refugees in Kenya, according to a statement of the US State Department issued in Nairobi.
Mauritania has Formally Recognized the Newest African Independent State of South Sudan
Mauritania has formally recognized the newest African independent state of South Sudan, its government and institutions, Mauritania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement published on Tuesday in Nouakchott.
Refugees in Sudan Battling for a Better Life
The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan.
Ethiopian Government Reveals Elaborate Plan to Build Four Major Dams on the River Nile
The Ethiopian government has revealed an elaborate plan to build four major dams on the River Nile in the intervening years as part of a grand national scheme to export power supply to neighboring countries.
