Africa – General

Somalia: Kenyan troops officially joined AMISOM [Press release]

The Kenyan troops in Somalia officially joined AMISOM on Saturday. AU’s Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador, Ramtane Lamamra, and…

Ginbot 20(May 28): Remarks by Ethiopian and foreign officials

On May 28, 1991 the current ruling coalition, then an insurgent, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) entered Addis Ababa.…

Land Grab: The Ethiopian land giveaway (By Graham Peebles)

Graham Peebles, director of a UK based charity, wrote an article claiming that injustices and hardships are caused to ordinary…

Ethiopian education: From crisis to brink of alteration (Girmachew Gashaw)

It is crystal clear that education is an instrument to bring about change in all aspects particularly fast economic and…

Extension service: The driver of Ethiopia’s agricultural revolution (Abraham Dereje)

Transforming Ethiopian agriculture from its current subsistence state to market oriented production system forms the basis of agricultural development strategy…

Update: Conflicting reports on the latest Ethio-Eritrean fighting

A breaking-news posted on May 31 in this blog (Danielberhane’s Blog) reported a major clash between Ethiopian National Defence Forces(ENDF)…

Uganda’s President visits Eritrea

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda arrived in Asmara for a three day official visit on Tuesday this week, following an…

Somalia: Ethiopia undecided on sending troops to Kismayo

Ethiopia on Thursday said it was yet to reach a decision on sending troops to Kismayo, Somalia a stronghold of…

The Istanbul II Conference on Somalia

The two day Istanbul Conference on Somalia, “Preparing for Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015”, opened on Thursday. The meeting is…

World Bank approves $200 mil for Ethiopia’s electricity network

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved a US$200 million credit to Ethiopia, according to the press…

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