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Asmara, November 2009 – President Isaias Afwerki said that at a time when the greater portion of the Horn of Africa is expected to face acute food shortage, there would exist no hunger in Eritrea in 2010.  He made the remarks at the closing session of the two-day meeting of Regional Administrators in Massawa. Stating that this year’s harvest was not equitable in all the administrative... 

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki sat down with McClatchy Africa correspondent Shashank Bengali in Asmara, Eritrea.  Read More →

Somaliland has been hailed as a beacon of stability in the troubled Horn of Africa region since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991. But Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Adow, reports that some experts now believe the self-declared republic is at crisis point, as an election row deepens. The current tension in Somaliland centres on the presidential election, which was due to have been held on September... 

Another China-Africa gathering has just concluded in Egypt. Beijing has promised generous loans to African nations, thus further strenghtening its already growing presence in this continent. But what is really behind this increasing role? A selfish quest for energy? Or a long-term partnership?  Read More →