Nile: South Sudan and regional consensus on the Nile waters

“South Sudan does not recognize, and I underline does not recognize, the content of the.

South Sudan rejects pro-Egypt Nile water treaties

South Sudan has expressed its opposition to a 1959 Nile Water agreements between Sudan and.

Nile: Ethiopia to ratify framework agreement – CFA

Ethiopia begins a process to ratify the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) into legislation.

Kenyans will vote on Monday for a new President, Parliament

Kenyans go the polls on Monday, March 4th, in the first general election since the.

Eritrean footballers granted asylum in Uganda

Uganda announced on Monday (February 18th) that it was granting asylum to the 15 players.

Gibe III & Omo | Anti-dam group short on fact, long on fiction again

The Gilgel Gibe III Dam is once again under fire from environmentalists who had previously.

ETV's "Jihadist Harekat"| Thin line divides information, defamation

When the Ethiopian parliament enacted the anti-terrorism law in mid-2009, many of its contents provoked.

UK's DFID attacked for effective aid to Ethiopia

Last week in the London Review of Books, Ben Rawlence asked “where does DFID’s money.

Timeline: PM Hailemariam Desalegne's first 100 days

Ethiopia’s newly elected Prime Minister made 100 days in office on Dec. 28, 2013.

Here is a round up of his public activities.

Analysis| Eritrea: Ali Abdu's absence and Asmara's silence

Irrespective of his whereabouts, however, Ali Abdu’s disappearance from public view in the last five months by itself points to a bigger picture. “Ali played a central role in one of the most oppressive governments on earth. The opacity that now surrounds his whereabouts is a symptom of more general problems in Eritrea, issues that have made life virtually impossible for much of the population- indeed, over a quarter-million Eritreans are living as refugees in surrounding countries”[