http://www.mail.com/locations/3158-east-africa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3158-east-africa.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161426-bomb-blasts-gunmen-attack-un-office-mogadishu.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday. Somali police officer Abdi Hassan said gunmen had breached the compound and were inside, while the militant group al-Shabab said on its... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:31:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161426-bomb-blasts-gunmen-attack-un-office-mogadishu.html 2013-06-19T10:31:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158912-6-killed-mozambique-clashes.html MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's president on Tuesday condemned an attack by alleged fighters loyal to an opposition group that killed six government troops and injured three others. The assault on an arms depot happened Monday in Sofala province in central Mozambique, state radio and television said. There were no immediate reports on any casualtie... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158912-6-killed-mozambique-clashes.html 2013-06-18T14:11:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand poised to arrest those who attempt a forced entry. Once a cheerful place favored by politicians, Kampala's Constitut... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:52:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html 2013-06-16T12:52:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153802-regional-leaders-urge-zimbabwe-poll-delay.html MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections, officials said Saturday. The summit took note of a ruling by Zimbabwe's highest court ordering Mugabe to h... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:35:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153802-regional-leaders-urge-zimbabwe-poll-delay.html 2013-06-15T21:35:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154092-ap-photostanzania-albinos-hope-govt-help.html KABANGA, Tanzania (AP) — As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made her a target. "Her father thought she was a gift from God," says Salvatory's mother, Bestida Simon. "One that he could use to get riches." Since survivi... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:34:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154092-ap-photostanzania-albinos-hope-govt-help.html 2013-06-15T15:34:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153906-tanzanias-albinos-hope-govt-will-offer-help.html KABANGA, Tanzania (AP) — As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made her a target. "Her father thought she was a gift from God," says Salvatory's mother, Bestida Simon. "One that he could use to get riches." Since survivi... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:31:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153906-tanzanias-albinos-hope-govt-will-offer-help.html 2013-06-15T13:31:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148828-ethiopia-ratifies-nile-accord-opposed-egypt.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday ratified an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority of the world's longest river. The vote comes amid a bout of verbal jousting between Ethiopia and Egypt after Ethiopia last month started to divert Nile waters for a massive $4.2 billion hydro-electric... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:55:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148828-ethiopia-ratifies-nile-accord-opposed-egypt.html 2013-06-13T10:55:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2144192-news-summary-civilian-planes-shot-manpads.html Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is now thought to possess the SA-7, a surface-to-air missile in the category of MANPADS, or man-portable air-defense systems. Since 1975, 40 civilian aircraft have been hit by MANPADS, causing at least 28 crashes and more than 800 deaths around the world, according to the U.S. State Department. Here are some incidents involving commercial planes. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:33:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2144192-news-summary-civilian-planes-shot-manpads.html 2013-06-11T15:33:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143648-uganda-congos-m23-rebels-eager-to-negotiate.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — When they left Uganda more than a month ago, representatives of Congo's M23 rebel movement said peace talks with Congo's government were hopeless amid plans by the United Nations to deploy an offensive brigade of peacekeepers in eastern Congo. On Tuesday, those M23 representatives were back in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where the... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143648-uganda-congos-m23-rebels-eager-to-negotiate.html 2013-06-11T13:00:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141500-egypt-warns-options-open-ethiopia-nile-dam.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president on Monday hardened his stance against Ethiopia and its construction of a Nile dam, warning that "all options are open" in dealing with the project that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage. Speaking in a live televised speech before hundreds of supporters, Mohammed Morsi said Egypt is not calling for war,... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:28:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141500-egypt-warns-options-open-ethiopia-nile-dam.html 2013-06-10T21:28:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141334-south-sudan-urges-sudan-to-security-pact.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Sudan's threat to shut down South Sudan's oil exports over its alleged support for rebels in Sudan will not spark a return to armed hostility as long as Sudan respects a security agreement reached earlier this year, a South Sudanese military official said Monday. South Sudanese army spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said, however, that an... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141334-south-sudan-urges-sudan-to-security-pact.html 2013-06-10T19:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138856-africa-hopes-to-speed-up-medicine-approval-systems.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Bringing a new medicine to market in Africa requires 54 separate applications to each country on the continent, a time-intensive process that could be costing lives. African leaders are now trying to move toward a regional and eventually continentwide approach to speed the process. Africa could see a continentwide equivalent of the F... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138856-africa-hopes-to-speed-up-medicine-approval-systems.html 2013-06-08T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137896-cmdr-navy-told-to-hostages-reach-somalia.html NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The former commander of the USS Sterett said Friday that his orders were to prevent a band of Somali pirates from taking four American hostages with them from their yacht to shore, but that his crew wasn't authorized to use lethal force. All four hostages onboard the Quest were eventually shot and killed by the pirates as the Sterett a... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:25:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137896-cmdr-navy-told-to-hostages-reach-somalia.html 2013-06-07T22:25:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136240-somali-pirate-attack-thwarted-eu-naval-force.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates who took control of a cargo vessel with 14 Indian sailors on board fled after counter piracy ships from the EU and NATO responded. The EU Naval Force says 14 Indian sailors aboard a dhow alerted officials Wednesday that their craft was under attack from 12 armed pirates. Swedish ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:40:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136240-somali-pirate-attack-thwarted-eu-naval-force.html 2013-06-07T10:40:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136112-somali-militants-execute-2-espionage-witness.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A resident of a Somali town says that al-Qaida-linked militants have killed two men by firing squad for allegedly spying for the Somali government and the African Union military force. The resident, who gave his name only as Mohammed, said dozens of residents watched as masked militants from al-Shabab killed the two men late Thur... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:51:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136112-somali-militants-execute-2-espionage-witness.html 2013-06-07T09:51:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2120796-correction-ethiopia-nile-dam-story.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a story May 31 about the detention of an Ethiopian journalist, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the writer was "near" the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam when he was reporting on the return of evicted farmers from land. The Committee to Protect Journalists had said he was reporting "in a region" in which the dam is being constructed but M... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2120796-correction-ethiopia-nile-dam-story.html 2013-06-07T08:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134174-ethiopia-summons-egypts-ambassador-nile-dam.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday it is demanding an official explanation from Egypt after comments from politicians suggesting Egypt attack or sabotage a Nile River dam Ethiopia is building. Dina Mufti, a spokesman for the ministry, said that Egypt's ambassador to Ethiopia has been summoned to explain the "... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:08:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134174-ethiopia-summons-egypts-ambassador-nile-dam.html 2013-06-06T19:08:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133526-kenyan-joy-britain-regrets-colonial-abuse.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The wrinkled faces of the elderly Kenyans who gathered in a downtown Nairobi hotel registered gratitude, relief and joy Thursday as Britain's high commissioner said what many waited decades to hear. Britain said it "sincerely regrets" the acts of torture a British colonial government carried out against Kenyans fighting for liberatio... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133526-kenyan-joy-britain-regrets-colonial-abuse.html 2013-06-06T15:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2132232-syria-poses-challenge-us-envoy-un.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiery human rights advocate Samantha Power has famously taken presidents to task for refusing to use military force to stop genocide. But as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Power may need to bite her tongue as the Obama administration resists being drawn into Syria. Those who know her well describe Power, 42, as vociferously passionate ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2132232-syria-poses-challenge-us-envoy-un.html 2013-06-05T20:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2131176-poaching-problem-number-elephant-orphans-rises.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An elephant orphanage in Kenya is seeing an upsurge in orphaned elephants brought there because of the poaching crisis occurring across Africa, the founder said Wednesday. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, who runs the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi National Park, said Kenya must pass stricter laws to punish those who poach elephants... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:48:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2131176-poaching-problem-number-elephant-orphans-rises.html 2013-06-05T16:48:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130650-ugandas-long-time-ruler-changes-tune-longevity.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president came to power in 1986 as an idealistic former Marxist rebel who denounced power-hungry African leaders. Nearly three decades later, President Yoweri Museveni is now accused by some in the opposition — and others who served prominently under him — of becoming the type of politician he once despised. Museveni travel... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:20:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130650-ugandas-long-time-ruler-changes-tune-longevity.html 2013-06-05T16:20:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130548-ethiopia-egypt-attack-proposals-day-dreaming.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Egyptian officials tried to cool tensions with Ethiopia Wednesday over the new Nile River dam project by highlighting its "neighborliness" as the Ethiopian prime minister's spokesman insisted that nothing would stop the dam from being completed upstream from Egypt, which is wholly dependent on Nile River water. Egypt fears a d... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:53:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130548-ethiopia-egypt-attack-proposals-day-dreaming.html 2013-06-05T14:53:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126826-egyptian-politicians-sabotage-ethiopias-dam.html CAIRO (AP) — Politicians meeting with Egypt's president on Monday proposed hostile acts against Ethiopia, including backing rebels and carrying out sabotage, to stop it from building a massive dam on the Nile River upstream. Some of the politicians appeared unaware the meeting with President Mohammed Morsi was being carried live on TV. Morsi did not direc... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:51:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126826-egyptian-politicians-sabotage-ethiopias-dam.html 2013-06-03T22:51:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125592-israel-to-send-african-migrants-to-third-country.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, according to a court document obtained Monday, a plan that has elicited criticism over its potential harm to the migrants. The plan, if implemented, is an attempt to address one of Israel's more pressing issues: what to do with an influx of r... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:20:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125592-israel-to-send-african-migrants-to-third-country.html 2013-06-03T20:20:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126336-start-ruto-icc-trial-pushed-to-sept-10.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges pushed back the start of the trial of Kenya's deputy president Monday until Sept. 10 to give defense attorneys more time to prepare and recommended that it could be started in Kenya or Tanzania. William Ruto's trial was originally to have begun May 28, but that date was scrapped after lawye... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:08:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2126336-start-ruto-icc-trial-pushed-to-sept-10.html 2013-06-03T17:08:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125796-egypt-sentences-5-foreigners-to-death-drugs.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced five foreigners including a British sailor to death on Monday after they were convicted of drug smuggling, a court official says. The official says the court in Red Sea Province ruled the defendants were "an international gang" that tried to smuggle three tons of hashish into Egypt via its southeastern coast. In ad... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:45:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125796-egypt-sentences-5-foreigners-to-death-drugs.html 2013-06-03T14:45:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125678-african-warlord-kony-poaching-elephants-to-survive.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Members of a militia run by fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony are killing elephants across Central Africa to support Kony's struggling group, according to a report by watchdog organizations that are urging the expansion of programs to encourage defections from the Lord's Resistance Army. The Enough Project, the Satellite Sentinel... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:45:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125678-african-warlord-kony-poaching-elephants-to-survive.html 2013-06-03T13:45:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2124416-official-dam-will-affect-egypt.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An independent panel of experts has concluded that the country's multi-billion dollar hydropower dam being built on the Nile River will not significantly affect Sudan and Egypt, countries that are highly dependent on the water of the world's longest river, said an Ethiopian official. The Ethiopian official, who insisted on ano... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:12:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2124416-official-dam-will-affect-egypt.html 2013-06-02T18:12:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2124634-ethiopia-thousands-protest-political-repression.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopian demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Sunday demanding the immediate release of jailed journalists and activists in a rare show of public opposition to the ruling party which maintains strict control over the East African nation. Protesters marched along major streets in the capital, Addis Aba... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:05:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2124634-ethiopia-thousands-protest-political-repression.html 2013-06-02T18:05:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123474-drone-crashes-somalias-puntland-region.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An official in the semiautonomous Puntland region of Somalia says a surveillance drone has crashed. Ports and Anti-piracy Minister Saeed Mohamed Rage said Saturday the drone crashed in Qaw village 20 kilometers (12miles) west of the port city of Bossasso. The United States military flies aerial surveillance drones from Indian Oce... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:26:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2123474-drone-crashes-somalias-puntland-region.html 2013-06-01T17:26:53Z