Africa – General

Why Two Eritrean went to Saudi stealing President's Plane

Until recently, the Eritrean Air Force had a single luxury airplane, an 1970s-era American corporate turboprop. Thanks to a brazen…

Sudan: 660 dead since 2011 in disputed border areas

Sudan says that fighting in two states along its disputed border with South Sudan has left over 600 people dead…

Analysis: Are Africa's women on the rise? (Jessie Kabwila)

(By Jessie Kabwila - a Malawian women’s rights campaigner) * The past 12 months have seen a series of notable…

Communiqué of the Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum

Communiqué: Fifth Meeting of the Sudan/South Sudan Consultative Forum New York - 1. The Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum (SSSCF), initially…

Research | The North African Uprisings and the African Union

[Editor’s note: Italicized and underlined numbers are footnote references.] THE NORTH AFRICAN UPRISINGS UNDER THE AFRICAN UNION’S NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK MEHARI…

PM Hailemarim Desalegn speech at the UN [full text]

Statement by H.E. Mr. Hailemarim Desalegn Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia At The General Debate of…

Analysis | The Election of the First Woman AU Leader

(By Mehari Taddele Maru (PhD) * The elections of the leadership of the African Union has surged the democratic profile…

Text of Amb. Susan Rice speech at the Funeral of Meles Zenawi

Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Funeral of Prime Minister Meles…

The Horn of Africa at the London Olympics

Athletes from the Horn of Africa, especially Ethiopia and Kenya, are renowned for their middle and long distance running, and…

Djiboutian Minister: On domestic and regional issues [Q & A]

[Summary of a discussion held at Chatham House last Month] * Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh (Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning,…

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