By Meron Abraha   The past four weekends, graduations abounded. For the graduating students of the various colleges, each Saturday marked the day of culmination of their studies, making that day indeed worthy of a celebration. But what type of celebration? Eritreans tend to be as enthusiastic as possible whenever commemorating certain events, from weddings to birthdays and graduations,... 

ASMARA, Eritrea Nov 7 (Garowe Online) – A Somali Islamist hardliner who is on the U.S. list of terror suspects has rejected recent efforts by a group of self-appointed Muslim scholars who offered to mediate among the Islamic Courts Union’s (ICU) factions. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the ICU’s spiritual leader when the group rose to fame in 2006, told reporters Friday in the Eritrean... 

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Nov 8, 2008: A spokesman for Asmara based Alliance for Re-Liberation of Somali (ARS) has said Sheikh Hasan Dahir Aweys will be returning to the country in the coming days.  The return of the popular sheikh, who leads the Asmara faction of ARS, will be a response to (Djibouti based ARS leader) Sheikh Sharif’s return to Somalia after two years of his stay outside the country.  Informed... 

Nov 7 (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s U.S. election victory has sparked euphoria and high expectations around Africa. Here are some of his policy challenges on the continent: AL QAEDA * Like the Bush administration, the new U.S. government will want to stop the continent’s vast lawless spaces becoming safe havens for Osama bin Laden’s network. Al Qaeda was blamed for bombing U.S....