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Watchdog alleges discrepancies in Sudan oil figures

Sudan’s central government could owe its semi-autonomous south hundreds of millions of dollars in oil revenue, a watchdog group said on Monday.

Eritrea brushes off US sanctions threat

Eritrea brushed off a US threat of sanctions on Friday and said Washington is exacerbating the conflict in neighbouring Somalia.

Another US cargo ship escapes Somali pirate attack

A cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid was headed to Kenya under US Navy escort on Wednesday after escaping Somali pirates.

Somali pirates hijack freighter

Somali pirates have hijacked another vessel in the Horn of Africa, a freighter seized overnight in the Gulf of Aden, security contractors said.

Somali pirates hijack German gas tanker

Somali pirates have hijacked a German tanker loaded with liquefied petroleum gas off the Horn of Africa. The ship’s 13-man crew was reported safe.

Somali piracy backed by international network

Ahmed Dahir Suleyman is cagey as he talks about the global network that funds and supports piracy off the coast of Somalia.

Somalis refuse to give up weapons

Hundreds of furious protesters crowded the streets of Mogadishu on Saturday, burning tires, smashing car windows and shouting that they will not give up their guns despite the…

Somali Islamists inspired by al-Qaeda call

Islamic-movement fighters who have been hiding in Mogadishu since their movement’s main force was driven from the capital say they will heed al-Qaeda’s calls for guerrilla…

Ancient ruins threatened by global warming

From ancient ruins in Thailand to a 12th-century settlement off Africa’s eastern coast, prized sites around the world have withstood centuries of wars, looting and natural…

Kenya kicks Somali warlord back to Somalia

A member of a United States-backed secular alliance of warlords fighting for power in Somalia was kicked out of Kenya on Wednesday after police found him staying at a luxury…