Security

Millions vote in crucial Kenyan elections, 19 killed in violence

(By: Jefrey Gettleman) Millions of Kenyans poured into polling stations across the country on Monday in a crucial, anxiously-awaited presidential…

Unmasking Saudi Arabia: An enemy under a cloak of friendship?

(By: Yonas Abiye) Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have had long standing relations for many centuries, both in terms of business…

Update: State media skips Saudi loan news after hostile remarks

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, who was in Addis Ababa yesterday afternoon, in what appears to be…

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 December 2007 vote and subsequent…

Ethiopia's Army | Custodian Dilemma

If there is a cliché often repeated among the ranking officers of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF), it is…

Official | Ethiopia awaiting Saudi King's clarifications (inc. Video)

In a brief interview this evening with the state-owned broadcaster, Ethiopian Television, Ambassador Dina Mufti said his government is awaiting…

Nile | Saudi Prince suggests military force for water disputes

Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan "asked if [legal frameworks] which are firm and binding in drafting are sufficient in achieving…

South Sudan retires over a hundred army Generals

On Saturday (February 14th) General Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan and Commander-In-Chief of the SPLA,…

Review | "The Golden Fleece" – A Book on aid instrumentalization

Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a…

Analysis | Where is Eritrea heading?

(By: Berouk Mesfin) The secret world of Eritrea has begun to unravel at a stunning pace. Just two weeks ago,…

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