EU to disburse 72m-dollar humanitarian aid to Horn of Africa. Another 3m euros (4m dollars) has been allocated to address the needs of vulnerable people in Eritrea.

EU to disburse 72m-dollar humanitarian aid to Horn of Africa
The EastAfrican, Nairobi, 06-01-2009
The European Commission is providing 54m euro (72m dollars) humanitarian aid to vulnerable people in the Horn of Africa – Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda. This is in the face of high population growth, natural calamities and man-made conflicts.

No Winner Seen in Somalia’s Battle With Chaos, By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

New York Times, June 2, 2009,  News Analysis

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia is once again a raging battle zone, with jihadists pouring in from overseas, preparing for a final push to topple the transitional government.
The government is begging for help, saying that more peacekeepers, more money and more guns could turn the tide against the Islamist [...]

EPRDF’s idea for the Afar region, THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER N°1261

..the Addis Ababa government is worried by the Afar attacks. The rebels have carried out three operations between 3 and 7 April: the destruction of an Ethiopian armed vehicle on the As’alé road, near a salt mine in the north of the Afar region; a small skirmish in the Terru district in the south; and [...]