Adrian Hatch, IRT’s Chief Executive, interviewing the Comboni Sisters on their work with the internal displaced people by Woyane.    Read More →

US issues travel warning for Eritrea, Somalia Agence France-Presse | 11/18/2008 8:52 AM WASHINGTON – The State Department issued a warning against travel to Somalia and Eritrea, following attacks in Somalia’s Puntland and Somaliland regions, and after the Eritrean government interfered with the delivery of US diplomatic pouches. "Kidnapping, murder, illegal roadblocks, banditry, and... 

Supertanker Sirius Star hijacked off coast of Somalia Wall Street Journal By Steve Gelsi Last update: 12:38 p.m. EST Nov. 17, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. Navy on Monday said pirates seized the supertanker Sirius Star as it sailed in the Indian Ocean more than 400 nautical miles south-east of the port of Mombasa, Somalia, with a full load of two million barrels of oil, according to... 

Mon 17 Nov 2008, 5:32 GMT By Moumine Ngarmbassa N’DJAMENA (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. A meeting of ministers from a contact group of African governments set up to improve ties between the oil-producing neighbours... 

  By: Al Sammani Awadallah Nov 17, 2008  President of the Republic Omar Al Bashir will inaugurate the road that links Kassala and Eritrea and in the occasion of the 19th anniversary of popular defense force he would address the people. Acting Governor of Kassala State Mohamed Ahmed Ali stated that the President would inaugurate the diagnosis center and legislative council hall in the town.... 

Nov 17 (Reuters) – Daily headlines from Somalia of violence, refugees and piracy may seem like a blur to the outside world. But with Islamist insurgents knocking on the door of the capital Mogadishu, and the government declaring itself on the verge of collapse, here are answers to some questions on why Somalia’s troubles matter well beyond its borders:   WHAT’S THE LATEST? *... 

By LIONEL BEEHNER Special to the Los Angeles Times The Tampa Tribune Published: November 17, 2008 The State Department’s list of "state sponsors of terrorism" is one of the biggest farces of U.S. foreign policy. Started in 1979 for nations designated by the Secretary of State "to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism," the rationale behind the...