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¤ Attack in Ethiopia Kills Tourists
Ethiopia calls an attack “an act of open terrorism,” but Eritrea says it was not involved. | ¤ Israel Steps Up Efforts to Stop Illegal Immigration From Africa
 The government said it would spend $160 million to build an Egyptian border fence, expand detention centers and increase the policing of companies that hire immigrant workers. | ¤ World Cup Qualifying: In Eritrea, Soccer as Ticket Out
 The question surrounding Eritrea’s World Cup qualifier Tuesday at Rwanda is not how many goals the visitors will score, but how many players will be on the plane flight home. | ¤ The Phantom Menace
 Phantom states field armies, hold elections, and run economies, yet they inhabit a foggy space between de facto statehood and international legitimacy. | ¤ Smugglers Rape, Beat and Hold Africans for Ransom, Israeli Group Says
Thousands of migrants heading to Israel have set off a national debate on how to deal with the influx. | ¤ In Eritrea, the Young Dream of Leaving
 A young man’s escape from Eritrea with dreams of playing basketball in the United States captures the plight of a lost generation of refugees. | ¤ How My Father Looked
 Piecing together fragments from the Eritrean-Ethiopian border. | ¤ To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough
 An online dispute erupted over the heritage of Meb Keflezighi, the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 27 years. | ¤ Inspiration for a New Crop of U.S. Runners
 Meb Keflezighi, the men’s winner on Sunday, could lead a resurgence in United States distance running. | ¤ Clinton Offers Assurances to Somalis
 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the U.S. commitment to help the fledgling security services. |
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¤ AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012
 WASHINGTON 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security. | ¤ SECURITY: Mixed report on mine action progress
 BANGKOK 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - Landmine clearance and donor support for mine action reached an all-time high in 2010, but more countries – four – deployed antipersonnel mines than in any year since 2004, according to NGOs. | ¤ AID POLICY: The politics of humanitarian principle
 BERLIN 28 October 2011 (IRIN) - For decades aid agencies have been tackling troubling ethical dilemmas about where to draw the line when negotiating with armed forces when trying to deliver aid to vulnerable communities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discusses some of the ethical dilemmas it has faced over the past 40 years in Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience, promoted at its annual Berlin Humanitarian Congress. | ¤ FOOD: Rumpus over GM food aid
 JOHANNESBURG 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - Genetically modified (GM) food aid bound for Africa has long been a bone of contention among governments, scientists, activists, consumers and aid workers. | ¤ DISASTERS: New risk index helps identify vulnerability
 JOHANNESBURG 05 September 2011 (IRIN) - A new disaster risk index launched by the UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security in Bonn could help donors and aid organizations better understand why some countries are more at risk of calamity than others, and shape their responses when disaster strikes. | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Thinking outside the traditional funding box
 NAIROBI 01 September 2011 (IRIN) - The race to feed more than 12 million people facing severe food shortages in the Horn of Africa has seen humanitarian agencies make several funding appeals. Donor governments have contributed US$1.46 billion out of the required $2.48 billion. | ¤ ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: "Silent crisis" as more Eritreans flee
 ADDIS ABABA 05 August 2011 (IRIN) - More and more Eritrean refugees, mostly educated young men, continue to arrive in Ethiopia, with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, expressing concern over the rising numbers. | ¤ HORN OF AFRICA: Drought and HIV - a dangerous combination
 NAIROBI 28 July 2011 (IRIN) - More than 11.6 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa, and as aid agencies struggle to feed them, experts are warning that a lack of food could have wider consequences, including jeopardizing the health of people on HIV treatment. | ¤ ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Thousands need aid after volcano eruption
 ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI 06 July 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of Ethiopians in Afar State are facing critical food, water and health gaps almost a month after a volcano erupted in neighbouring Eritrea's Nabro region, officials say. | ¤ ERITREA-SUDAN: Refugees battling for a better life
 KHARTOUM/KASSALA 01 July 2011 (IRIN) - The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan. |
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