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The Flight of the Eritreans

There’s a joke about the US state of Ohio that goes something like this: “Twenty-four astronauts were born in Ohio.…

Thursday, January 2, 2014 @ 10:23 pm

(Mehari Taddele Maru and Abel Abate) Since 15 December 2013, soldiers loyal to the deposed Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar,…

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 @ 10:51 pm

South Sudan President Salva Kiir announced an overnight curfew for civilians Monday after what he characterized as a failed coup…

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 @ 5:43 am

(Merkeb Negash) Exactly a year ago, in an article titled “The Politics of Writing an Eritrean Identity”, I argued against…

Monday, December 16, 2013 @ 1:20 am

Egypt accuses Ethiopia of being rigid for rejecting Egypt’s new proposal of another round of IPoE – this sounds ridiculous…

Thursday, November 28, 2013 @ 7:31 pm

(By Magnus Taylor) In recent weeks I’ve had some interesting conversations, interviews and more formal sessions on the current political…

Sunday, November 24, 2013 @ 2:27 am

Saudi Arabian army raided a district populated by Ethiopian expats on Saturday, according to media reports. Atleast two people have…

Sunday, November 10, 2013 @ 5:52 pm

Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are all committed to coordinating and cooperating in dealing with Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, said Egypt’s…

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 @ 4:57 am

The Government is set on a collision course with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country over a proposed new law…

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 @ 6:49 pm

In Egypt, the withdrawal of up to 50 companies including Adidas and Puma has left 12,000 people out of employment…

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 @ 1:33 am