Ethiopia and Egypt agree to bridge dam divide

    Addis Ababa, June 18, 2013 (SDN) –- Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of a huge Ethiopian dam project to quell tensions between the two countries over water-sharing. “We agreed that we will start immediately on consultations at both the technical level… and the political level,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel…

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      Al Jazeera Interviews President Ahmed Silanyo of Somaliland

      Hargeisa, June 5, 2013 (SDN) —Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri conducts an interview with Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, Somaliland president. President Silanyo discusses regional stability, aid, the challenges Somaliland faces and African affairs. Below are the excerpts of the Interview. Nazanine Moshiri: President Silanyo, it has been 22 years since Somaliland declared independence, but you still haven’t…

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        ONLF Accuses Somaliland Government of Crimes against Humanity

        Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) a separatist rebel group fighting to make the region of Ogaden (also known as Ogadenia) in eastern Ethiopia an independent state has accused Somaliland government and Ethiopian regime crimes against humanity.  A report by ONLF published on Monday says there is evidence of government complicity in crimes against Ogaden poeple…

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