Gibe III: Ethiopian dam spurs debate (By: Jenny Vaughan)
The mud-coloured Omo River which snakes through green gorges, feeding lush vegetation and providing vital water to one of Ethiopia's…
Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 2:00 am
Africa – General
Kenya: Swiss citizen on trial for alleged Al-Shabaab membership
A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda allied Shabaab, the latest…
Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 1:59 am
Ethiopia: Draft plan aims at generating 37,000 MW electricity
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation is revising its power sector master plan for the next twenty five years taking in…
Thursday, June 7, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
US Senate to ban aid to Kenya military, police | The Star
Highlights: * “The Committee directs the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure that no US training, equipment, or…
Thursday, June 7, 2012 @ 11:31 pm
Eritrean army shells Badme town, Ethiopia | Media report
Eritrean army shelled Badme town with heavy artillery, a local newspaper reported. According to the news, the Eritrean army fired…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:16 pm
Briefing| Global censorship: the usual suspects and a few surprises
When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and autocrats who unashamedly shut down…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
Meles Zenawi eyes an international role after retirement, Patrick Gilkes says
Patrick Gilkes, an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an author of books on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia,…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
Egypt’s election: The first round is over, now comes the hard part
Elections are vastly complicated affairs, the dominant characteristic of which appears to be unpredictability. Egypt’s presidential election in 2012 was…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:04 pm
Israel to deport Ethiopian, S.Sudanese and to lock Eritrean, Sudanese migrants
Highlights: * [Israeli PM] ordered his ministers to accelerate efforts to deport citizens of South Sudan, the Ivory Coast, Ghana…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:01 pm
Somalia: Al Shabaab officials begin to flee from Kismayo | Radio RBC
Senior Al Shabaab leaders in Jubba region begun to flee from Kismayo town after the government forces with the backing…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 10:52 pm
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