Nairobi, 19 November 2008 – Today, United States Ambassador to Kenya Michael E. Ranneberger will visit Dadaab Refugee Camp to express appreciation for Kenya’s continued role in providing support to asylum seekers fleeing Somalia, and to review the current conditions in the camp.  Ambassador Ranneberger is concerned by reports that overcrowded conditions, increasing numbers of refugees, and inadequate land resources could lead to a humanitarian crisis in the camp. More on U.S. Ambassador Ranneberger Visits Dadaab Refugee Camp

ADDIS ABABA,  (IRIN) – At least 52,000 people have abandoned their homes in Ethiopia’s Somali region after the Wade Shabelle and Genale rivers burst their banks following heavy rains. More on ETHIOPIA: Thousands displaced by floods in Somali region

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 18 (IPS) - How can governance be improved to give development a chance in Africa? Political theorist Patrick Chabal believes a role has to be found for traditional methods of accountability to be used alongside formal systems recognised in the West. More on Governance Still Failing Africa

Somalia’s collapse into anarchy almost two decades ago created a uniquely explosive combination

At a stroke, the Horn of Africa acquired a failed state with 2,000 miles of coastline skirting one of the world’s great trade routes. More on Somalia: Analysis of a failed state

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia’s interim government “indefinitely” and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process to stop 17 years of conflict. More on Woyanne won’t protect the TFG