The Afar rift has grown forty miles in four years . An ocean is about to be born in the African continent that eventually split into ten million years , according to a team of scientists said in the Royal Society of London. A crack of about 60 miles long was first opened in 2005 at the height of the horn of Africa. In only 10 days had expanded eight meters , and has not stopped growing since then,... 

Amid the chaos that has afflicted Somalia in recent decades, there is an oasis of relative calm that is ignored by the rest of the world. Why has Somaliland succeeded in creating effective governance and a viable economy while mainland Somalia tops the list of failed states with rampant lawlessness and piracy?  Read More →

St. Patrick's student an athletic and academic winner By Martin Cleary, The Ottawa Citizen Winta Desta, a Grade 12 student-athlete at St. Patrick's High School, is over the moon about winning the $30,000 Presidential Scholarship at Lakehead University. Photograph by: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen Winta Desta is feeling much lighter these days … not to mention over-the-moon happy. By... 

South Boulder Mines (ASX: STB) has commenced diamond drilling at its potentially “world class” 100% owned Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea, representing a significant milestone for the company. The 4-5 hole program is the first drilling program undertaken on the project in 42 years and is designed to confirm historic shallow potash drilling intercepts and provide data to complete an initial... 

By JOHN HEILPRIN (AP) – 20 hours ago UNITED NATIONS — Ten years ago, veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi oversaw a landmark report chronicling the U.N. peacekeeping's failures to prevent 1990s atrocities in Rwanda and Srebrenica. On Tuesday, the former foreign minister of Algeria was back in the spotlight, taking another hard-nosed look at a system that has mushroomed to 124,000 personnel... 

Shabait Serejeka, 22 June 2010 – A health center in Serejeka sub-zone has obtained solar-energy generated power supply as part of efforts to upgrade health service in remote areas, according to Mr. Woldu Haileab, head of solar energy installation in the Health Ministry. He explained that the 24-hour solar-energy generated electricity would enable the public to get reliable health service. There... 

Even though the 1998–2000 war between Eritrea and Ethiopia is long past, the ICRC remains active in Eritrea, treating the animals that belong to resettled people in areas that were severely affected by the conflict. The ICRC's Michael Kifle reports. Drought is one of the major problems that affects livestock productivity in Eritrea. Normally the rainy season occurs between July and September,... 

By Tara Bahrampour Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Shemondy Haile enjoys the Eritrean injera that his wife made him for lunch at his cart where he sells hot dogs. (Katherine Frey/the Washington Post)   Customers of Shemondy Haile, a hot dog vendor on 18th and I streets, often try to order what he's having for lunch: light, spongy injera bread wrapped around sauteed... 

In a move with significant ramifications, Chalice Gold Mines (ASX:CHN) has exercised an option to purchase the remaining 20% interest of the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea (including the Koka Gold deposit) from Dragon Mining Limited (ASX:DRA). Chalice’s ownership in the Zara Gold Project will move to 100%. A feasibility study is near completion on the project and is due by July 2010. Recently,... 

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