Africa – General

Nile: The Int’l Panel of Experts on Renaissance dam officially launched

After a year-long foot dragging, the expert committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project was officially launched its activities…

A meeting of AU Ministers of Justices in Addis Ababa

A meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorney Generals of AU Member States on Legal Matters was held in Addis…

Kenya: German terror suspect arrested

Kenyan security forces on Wednesday arrested a German convert to radical Islam, for whom a warrant was issued at the…

How Challenging is Journalism in Ethiopia? (Seble Teweldebirhan)

Journalism is a tough profession in Ethiopia. When I say this, people might go to the obvious and assume the…

Briefing: Africa Human Development Report

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to…

Eritrean repression follows emigrants to Canada

(By: Aaron Berhane) Evading arrest under gunfire, I fled Eritrea in 2001, arriving in Canada near the end of the…

The Meles Zenawi show – World Economic Forum on Africa, 2012

(By: Magnus Taylor) The World Economic Forum is best known for its annual meeting at Davos in the Swiss Alps…

What’s Meles Zenawi saying about the ‘democracy – growth nexus’?

Nations need democracy for stability and not to achieve economic growth, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi opined at the…

Somalia: TFG troops captured ‘white Tanzanian’ Al-Shabaab fighter

(May 14 2012 - Garowe Online) - An alleged foreign fighter for the Al Shabaab was captured near Hosingow located…

UAE demands Ethiopian workers 16 medical conditions for visa

More than 50% of migrant workers from Sri Lanka and Indonesia failed their medical tests and were barred from entering…

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