Eritrea’s Army: Miserable and Useless | The Economist
When Isaias Afewerki, Eritrea’s president, introduced compulsory military service in 1995, he said it would be good for the emerging…
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 @ 12:50 am
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Egypt hopes for Arab pressure on Ethiopian dam
Highlights:* “Any change in the amount or terms of monies given to the Addis Ababa government will greatly contribute in…
Friday, March 7, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
African Gays: Casualties of a power struggle
(By Richard Dowden) Uganda’s war over homosexuality threatens to spread to other African countries and has further damaged the increasingly…
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 4:13 am
How Western aid to Somalia finances Al-Shabaab
(Abdirazak Fartaag) Donor funds to Somalia are being diverted for personal use or to fund militia, thereby undermining the war-torn…
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 4:03 am
FDI in Ethiopia, Uganda Hotels surpasses Kenya’s
Uganda and Ethiopia have overtaken Kenya as key investment destinations for global hotel chains scouting for investment opportunities in the…
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 3:15 am
Egypt making false claims of success on Renaissance dam
Egyptian officials appear to be engaged in a media spin to disguise the shortcoming of their diplomatic campaign against the…
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 @ 12:15 am
Ethiopian Official: Egyptian campaign an "exercise in futility"
A senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs downplayed Egypt's recent campaign against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam -…
Monday, March 3, 2014 @ 11:48 pm
Tensions rising between Sudan and Saudi Arabia
A senior official in Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) admitted yesterday that his country’s ties with Saudi Arabia are…
Monday, March 3, 2014 @ 12:40 am
Egypt launches “two tracks” campaign against Ethiopian dam on Nile
(Ayah Aman) Cairo has begun a diplomatic campaign on two tracks, one explicit and one undeclared, with European countries and…
Monday, March 3, 2014 @ 12:33 am
Uganda’s anti-gay law: A silver lining for LGBTI aid?
Several international donors threatened and a few have confirmed they will cut aid to Uganda after the government passed a…
Friday, February 28, 2014 @ 5:18 am
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