Journalists released in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A British journalist and a Spanish photographer have been freed by Somali kidnappers after being held for 40 days in caves, officials said.
Ethiopian troops enter Somali rebel area
GARBAHAREY, Somalia, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Ethiopian troops have entered parts of Somalia's Gedo region near the borders with Ethiopia and Kenya, forcing Islamic rebels to retreat, witnesses say.
Somalia on edge as Ethiopians withdraw
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Ethiopian troops were withdrawing from neighboring Somalia Saturday after two years battling anti-government rebels in the African nation.
Kenyan president signs media law
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- President Mwai Kibaki signed a bill Friday that gives the Kenyan government broad powers to monitor journalists, especially broadcasters.
Ethiopian troops seen packing in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ethiopian troops appeared to be preparing to leave Somalia Wednesday, witnesses said.
Lord's Resistance Army denies massacre
KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels say they didn't massacre more than 400 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo as has been alleged.
Ukrainian ship standoff enters 96th day
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Negotiations between Somali pirates and the owners of the hijacked Ukrainian ship MV Faina reached their 96th day Monday with no resolution, observers said.
China deploys anti-pirate warships
SANYA, China, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A new era of naval history has been launched with China sending warships outside its territorial waters for the first time in centuries, officials said.
Uganda civilians fear rebel atrocities
KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Residents of northern Uganda say they're fearful a regional military offensive there may spur rebels to commit atrocities on civilians.
Court convicts Rwandan genocide plotters
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Rwandan army Gen. Theoneste Bagosora was found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life in prison Thursday by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Nations working to help Somalia stabilize
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The United States and the international community are working to help bring about a more stable government in Somalia, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.
Somali lawmakers declare PM ouster illegal
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Somali Parliament gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, declaring his weekend ouster by the country's president illegal.
Indian navy interrupts pirate hijacking
MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Indian Navy said Saturday it had captured 23 pirates as they tried to board an Ethiopian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Free press protesters arrested in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Several activists and journalists have been arrested in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi where they were protesting for media freedom, police say.
Cruise line to fly passengers past pirates
BERLIN, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- German tourism company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises says it will fly passengers over the Gulf of Aden due to concerns about piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Kenya: Mugabe should be 'dislodged'
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe should be "dislodged from power" if he keeps blocking humanitarian aid to his country.
Obama to take cautious approach on Sudan?
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama may not be quick to impose the harsh diplomatic or even military measures on Sudan sought by some supporters, analysts said.
Kenyan PM says Mugabe should be ousted
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should be removed from power as power-sharing efforts in his country have ended, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says.
British tortured Obama's grandfather
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The grandfather of President-elect Barack Obama was imprisoned and tortured by the British during Kenya's struggle for independence, an Obama relative says.
Hyenas blamed for 2 deaths in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Two deaths this week in Ethiopia were blamed on attacks by hyenas, police said.
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