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Africa: Top 25 Military Spending Countries

This post presents two Top 25 lists of Military spenders in Africa. The first table lists 25 countries which have…

Note on CBS profile of Meles Zenawi

The US media CBS-News has been running a series titled 'The world's enduring dictators' since mid-May - intended to profile…

Ethiopian Army orders 200 tanks for $100 mln

Ethiopian Defense Ministry signed a contract with the Ukrainian company Ukrspetsexport for the sell of 200 T-72 Tanks, according to…

China’s ‘Permanent Signature in Africa’

The following article was originally posted on AsiaTimesOnline yesterday, titled 'China's scramble for the African Union'. It is posted here…

Update: Attorney answers DV 2012 lawsuit questions

Mr. Kenneth White, of White & Associates law firm, posted a Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) on his firm's website yesterday. Given Kenneth…

The 1902 Treaty between Ethiopia and Great Britain

There are only two documents that attempt to deal with the relationship of Ethiopia and the lower riparian countries with…

Eritrea, Sudan worst of the worst: Freedom House

Freedom House labeled 17 countries and 3 territories as places where citizens live in extremely oppressive environments in its report…

René Lefort blames the Oromos in his ‘Beka’ revolution prophecy

Hoping for a Tunisian-styled revolution on May 28 in Addis Ababa, René Lefort, the former reporter of Le Monde, wrote…

Freedom House: Worst of the Worst 2011: The World’s Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House released a report titled Worst of the Worst 2011: The World’s Most Repressive Societies. Here is a general…

The Middle Class in African countries : AfDB report

The size of Africa's middle class tripled over the last 30 years to 313 million people, or more than 34%…

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