Large site covering all the Horn of Africa countries. Includes companies,
educational institutions, community organizations, recipes, software programs,
art, etc. Maintained by Daniel Yacob. [KF] http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/
Based in New York city, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which
does not accept govt. funding. Contains "Clampdown
in Addis: Ethiopia's Journalists at Risk". Has the Africa
section and individual country reports. [KF] http://www.cpj.org
"a U.S. foreign policy initiative launched in 1994 in order to address
the recurring cycle of crisis, instability and famine in the Greater Horn
of Africa region by improving food security and through the establishment
of a system for conflict early warning, prevention and response." http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/
"to facilitate scholarly exchanges between professionals" Has a directory of related fellowships/grants, journals, organizations, research centers, publishing houses. http://www.h-net.org/~horn
Formerly the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
which was created in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State
of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after
its independence. Has press releases. Based in Djibouti. http://igad.int/
E-journal which "promotes the exchange of new ideas, previously unpublished research, and the critical write-up of field experience by field workers and researchers in humanitarian assistance". B ased at the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts). Formerly at University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K .Full text articles on Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,etc. http://www.jha.ac/
Has most of the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic
reference sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics,
national security of each country. Covers Angola, Chad, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Indian Ocean, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda,
Zaire. Parts of the handbooks not included in the online edition are the
bibliographies, tables, maps, photos; these will be added later. One can
search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse the
table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/
Contains the Somali Archive, Hornet (information from the PADIS Fidonet
network in Ethiopia), issues of Somalia News Update, information on
the Falasha of Ethiopia, some articles on economic development, a Somali
music clip, etc. Maintained by Michael Maren. http://www.netnomad.com/
Journal on the Horn of Africa, published by Michigan State University Press
and sponsored by the African Studies Center's Northeast African Studies Committee.
http://www.msupress.msu.edu/journals/jour4.html
In Somali and English. Site for the "Ogaden struggle for self-determination", gives the Ogaden Somalis' point of view. Has statements from the Ogaden National Liberation Front. Political / economic news and commentary, political cartoons,
events, issues, special reports and conversation. Includes a map.
Audio files from various broadcasts (Radio Xorriyo, Sagal Radio, Sydney
Somali Radio). Site based in Toronto, Canada. http://www.ogaden.com
"Oromia Online is a subsidiary of Oromia Information Network (OIN)
established by Oromo academics and professionals from around the world to
provide balanced and reliable information on the social, political and economic
aspects of Oromia and the Horn of Africa." Includes a fact
sheet on Oromia, news from various sources, information from the Sidama
Liberation Front, articles (such as Oromia,
Birthplace of Coffee), links to other Oromo sites. One can join a discussion
list, Oromia-net. http://www.oromia.org
Information on the Oromo people, current information and background on
OSG activities, OSG press releases, magazine and newspaper articles, publications,
how to join the Oromia-Network (Onet) discussion forum,
the tables of contents of The Sidama Concern, newsletter
for the Sidama, etc. [KF] http://www.oromo.org/
"The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is a political organization established
in 1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead the national liberation struggle of
the Oromo people against the Abyssinian colonial rule." Has press releases,
a history, policy statements, etc. Web site based in Washington, D. C. http://www.oromoliberationfront.org/
Dutch based non-profit African Advocacy organization."support to refugees
and immigrants, mainly in areas related to their legal asylum and
immigration cases both within and outside the Netherland." Especially
concerned with the African diaspora from Ethiopia. Its works is based on
volunteers. Located in Leiden, The Netherlands. http://www.pada.nl/
"promotes disarmament and demilitarization, the peaceful resolution
of political conflict..." Has full text articles from its newsletter, Ploughshares
Monitor, the full text of its annual Armed Conflicts Report on
the state of war around the world (which has maps of deaths in conflicts,
a human development map, child soldiers map, landmines map). Projects include International
Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa and
the Sudan
Track II Diplomacy Project (includes Military Profiles of Horn of Africa
countries). Based at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad
Grebel College, Waterloo, Canada. http://www.ploughshares.ca/index.html
Has transcripts of broadcast stories from 1996 on Somalia and the Sudan.
For those with sound cards has a RealAudio version as well. Has a keyword
search facility for the entire site.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/africa.html
"project dealing with small arms issues in the Horn of Africa"; "promotes
dialogue and non-violent conflict resolution. Projects are implemented by
the Bonn International Center for Conversion
- BICC and the International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security
in the Horn of Africa (IRG). Does field work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Somalia, Sudan. Has report of a 2000 Workshop on Proliferation of Small
Arms and Light Weapons in Garissa District (Kenya), a report of a
workshop on the Control and Managment of Arms on Inter-communal, Domestic
and Business Violence (Kenya). Has text of intergovernment declarations
on small arms (Nairobi, Bamako), a link to a 42 p. report, Curbing
the Demand for Small Arms - Lessons in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and
a directory of peace related organizations in the Horn. http://www.saligad.org
Shinn, David H. - Fighting Terrorism in East Africa and the Horn
7 p. in PDF. Article in the Foreign Service Journal, Vol. 81, No. 9, September 2004. Pub. by the American Foreign Service Association. [KF] http://www.afsa.org/fsj/sept04/Shinn.pdf
A wealth of information: country profile, situation reports, reports for
each region, thematic reports (food security, health, refugees/returnees).
The situation reports (1996-1997) include coverage of Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
and Uganda. Will have databases for download. Has maps and an Archive of
1994-1996 reports including Somalia Reports and a Horn of Africa Review.
Hosted at the UPenn African Web site. [KF] http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/eue_web/eue_mnu.htm
Created in 2002, U.S. military force stationed in Djibouti at Camp Lemonier. News, photographs, video clips. "The Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa is a unit of United States Central Command that conducts operations and training to assist host nations to combat terrorism in order to establish a secure environment and enable regional stability. The mission is focused on detecting, disrupting and ultimately defeating transnational terrorist groups operating in the region." http://www.hoa.centcom.mil/index.htm
Report. 16 pages, in Adobe pdf. Published January 2004 | Special Report No. 113. "The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress." Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr113.html
Maps, an embassy directory, travel, language information, etc. for each
African country. Site created by Julie Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar.
UPenn has a search
facility where one can input keywords to receive information found on
their very large web site.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/Country.html
Mainly photos of volcanoes in the Comores, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zaire. Some entries, (Cape
Verde, Zaire for ex.), include some information on historical
eruptions. Each entry has references to articles. One can search
issues of the Bulletin of Volcanology by keyword. Located on
the Volcano World site which is designed to distribute remote sensing data
to non-technical users.
African volcanoes: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/africa/africa.html
Volcano World: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
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