NAIROBI, Kenya, March 10 (UPI) — East Africa is emerging as the next oil boom following a big strike in Uganda's Lake Albert Basin. Other oil and natural gas reserves have been found in Tanzania and Mozambique and exploration is under way in Ethiopia and even war-torn Somalia. The region, until recently largely ignored by the energy industry, is "the last real high-potential area... 

tribalfootball.com Manchester City have signed a youngster from Eritrea thanks to their work in the community scheme. Leeds City College and Street Work Soccer have teamed up with City to run a weekly football centre in East Leeds for youngsters aged between 6 to18 years. It has gone from strength to strength since its establishment six months ago with more than 2,000 youngsters now involved in the... 

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Published: March. 10, 2010 at 12:10 PM MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 10 (UPI) — The Western-backed Transitional Federal Government mustered several thousand troops, some reportedly trained in neighboring Kenya, for a major offensive against the Islamic al-Shebab militia allied with al-Qaida. On its own, the shaky TFG, which controls a few blocks of the disputed capital Mogadishu around the much-shelled... 

  Source: ReutersEritrea's President Isaias Afwerki speaks during an interview in Asmara Eritrea has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation and halt its economic growth, local media reported. Relations between the government and Washington remain antagonistic. The US Embassy suspended its consular services in February and the ambassador has not been formally... 

SR International – Radio Sweden An Ethiopian man living permanently in Sweden has been charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts by a court in New York. According to the Swedish Foreign Ministry, he was captured in the end of November in Nigeria, and was later moved to a United States prison on Saturday. The New York Times reports that he is suspected of financing al-Shabab, a Somali...