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2017-06-16 | News24 Addis Ababa - A Djiboutian official says soldiers from neighbouring Eritrea occupied a contested mountainous area shortly after Qatari peacekeepers left the location this week. Qatar said on Wednesday it had pulled all of its troops from the border between the two East African nations. The move came amid a diplomatic dispute with other Arab nations … [Read more...] about Djibouti says Eritrean soldiers occupy disputed area

2017-06-13 | News24 Al-Laffa - It was Efrem Desta's yearning for freedom that made him flee his home country of Eritrea and enter Sudan illegally, hoping that he could later make it to Europe. But he and a group of fellow migrants were abducted by Sudanese Bedouin Rashaida tribesmen after they crossed into east Sudan near Al-Laffa village. "We fled Eritrea because we … [Read more...] about Sudan boosts border patrols to curb people smuggling

PETER KENYON | June 17, 2017 | NPR The decision last week by Gulf Arab states to sever ties and halt trade with the tiny, hydrocarbon-rich country of Qatar has focused attention on what critics call Qatar's funding of Islamist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. U.S. investigators believe the crisis was sparked by hackers who transmitted fake, … [Read more...] about Qatar’s Crisis With Saudi Arabia And Gulf Neighbors Has Decades-Long Roots

Vanda Felbab-Brown | June 15, 2017 | Foreign Affairs It's Not Just Al Shabab That Threatens the Region's Stability On June 8, the Somalian terrorist group al Shabab overran a military base in Puntland’s town of Af Urur, killing between 38 and 61 soldiers (with the government of Puntland reporting the lower number and al Shabab the higher, as is often the case) and … [Read more...] about Puntland’s Problems