South Sudan declares world’s first famine since 2012
(Council on Foreign Relations) The South Sudanese government and the United Nations declared a famine affecting a hundred thousand people…
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 @ 12:28 am
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Somalia: Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmaajo” elected president
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a former Somali prime minister and dual Somalia-U.S. citizen, was elected president of Somalia after two rounds of…
Thursday, February 9, 2017 @ 12:11 am
US ends economic embargo on Sudan
(Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee - Associated Press) The Obama administration announced Friday the end of a U.S. economic embargo…
Sunday, January 15, 2017 @ 3:41 am
Ethiopia’s crisis: Things fall apart: Will the center hold?
(René Lefort) Almost exactly a year ago, Ethiopia entered its worst crisis since the arrival of the regime in 1991.…
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 @ 3:46 am
The ‘Ethiopian Spring’: “Killing is not an answer to our grievances”
(René Lefort - Open Democracy) There is every sign that Ethiopia is plunging into a crisis whose scale, intensity, and…
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 @ 8:58 pm
Feyisa Lilesa: From Rio to America, I’ll keep fighting Ethiopia’s oppression
(Feyisa Lilesa - Washington Post) Feyisa Lilesa is an Ethiopian Olympian and winner of a silver medal in the men’s…
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 @ 8:26 pm
Review of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebretensae’s Article (Messay Kebede)
Last Sunday, Lt. General Tsadkan Gebretensae published a commentary on Ethiopia's current political challenges and solutions on HornAffairs Amharic. In response, Prof.…
Sunday, July 31, 2016 @ 12:59 pm
Hate speech, ethnic tension ahead of Kenya’s 2017 elections
(Peter Alingo) As Kenya prepares for elections next year, the political die seems already cast. With the Coalition for Reform…
Friday, July 29, 2016 @ 5:11 pm
Djiboutian General Soubagleh appointed as Commander of AMISOM
(Press release - AMISOM) Mogadishu, 19 July 2016 – The new Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia Lt.…
Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ 7:18 pm
Egypt asks Israeli help on Ethiopian Renaissance dam
(Al-Araby Al-Jadeed) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is reported to have asked the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene…
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 @ 5:02 pm
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