Libya rebels raid reaches Brega

Libyan rebels were preparing on Saturday to try to retake the oil refinery town of Brega after breaching its defences in a late night reconnaissance raid.

Somalia famine: videos of APTN must see

http://www.vimeo.com/26270391 09/07/2011 Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing drought in East Africa are walking for days in search of food and water. The situation, say aid agencies, is now extremely serious. Many of those fleeing have come to Dadaab in the north-eastern province of Kenya, near the borders of Ethiopia and Somalia. More videos below.

Famine worsens in Horn of Africa-NewsonABC

Starving people flock to a refugee complex on the border of Somalia and Kenya as a drought crisis becomes more severe.

Somalis flee to Kenya in search for food

Somali refugees have become the victims of the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in nearly sixty years.

South Sudan Celebrates Birth New Flag Raised

http://youtu.be/YXjiVFVC9n0 South Sudan raised the flag of its new nation for the first time Saturday, as thousands of South Sudanese citizens and dozens of international dignitaries swarmed the new country capital of Juba to celebrate the country’s birth. (July 9)

Somali Refugees & Hunger – UNHCR video report

UNHCR shows the real life in Somali Refugees.

Tomorrow Is Waiting For You (and so is Coca-Cola)

Blogger Sophia Azeb recalls the role played in Egypt by such big multinational companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Below you can also watch the Pepsi advert.

Northern Sudanese mixed over losing south

In the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, public reaction to the separation of the country into north and south is very mixed.

Israeli recognition of South Sudan – Netanyahu

PM says “we will be happy to cooperate with new country”; Yishai: New state will make it easier on Israel to send back Sudanese refugees.