Somalia

EAC defers decision on S. Sudan and Somalia membership

The East Africa Community Heads of State summit, held in Nairobi on Saturday (December 1st) decided to defer decisions on…

The Post- Meles Ethiopian Developmental State: the Challenges Ahead

(By: Merkeb Negash) The developmental state literature puts a strong, capable and visionary leader at the center of the developmental…

Ethiopian PM changes Cabinet to give Ethnic balance

(By: William Davison) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn appointed two new deputy premiers to share the leadership of the government…

US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs in Addis Ababa

Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, paid a day-long visit to Ethiopia on Wednesday, November…

Qatar’s Prime Minister visits Ethiopia

A high level delegation led by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar…

UN Security Council extends AMISOM’s mandate

On Wednesday (November 7th) the United Nations Security reauthorized the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for another four months,…

UN to open a new refufgee camp in Ethiopia

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced it is to open another new camp in Ethiopia to…

Why Two Eritrean went to Saudi stealing President's Plane

Until recently, the Eritrean Air Force had a single luxury airplane, an 1970s-era American corporate turboprop. Thanks to a brazen…

Ethiopia surprises itself with peaceful transition after Meles

(By William Davison) Fears that unrest would follow the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August may prove unfounded…

Somaliland journalists under fire

Journalists in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are increasingly being harassed and arrested by security forces there, say officials. “More…

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