Horn of Africa

When Binary Politics Assaults the Ethiopian Identity

Right from the outset, I would like to remind readers, who may care to know, that my humble attempt to…

Statement: Ethiopia’s response to US Human Rights Report

The Ethiopian government officially responded to the Human Rights and Practices Report released last month by the Bureau of Democracy,…

Belgians on trial charged with Al-Shabaab ties

Brussels - The trial of 19 Belgians on terrorism charges began on Monday under tight security amid concerns the 15…

Nile: Ethiopia’s Renaissance dam will start power generation by 2015

Ethiopia's multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam project will become partially-operational by September 2015, according to Zadig Abraha, head of the project's supervisory…

Kenyan President to cut top officials’ salary by 20%

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta continued Monday (March 10th) to announce slashes to salaries of top officials in an effort to…

Eritrea’s Army: Miserable and Useless | The Economist

When Isaias Afewerki, Eritrea’s president, introduced compulsory military service in 1995, he said it would be good for the emerging…

Ethiopia’s Developmental Statism: dotted by pitfalls but functional

Much of the debate on Ethiopia’s developmental statism focuses on what a developmental policy oriented Ethiopia can’t perform – that…

Profile| Alemayehu Atomsa, leader of Oromia, laid to rest

Alemayehu Atomsa, President of Ethiopia's largest state Oromia, was laid to rest on Saturday, at age 45, in a rare…

Egypt hopes for Arab pressure on Ethiopian dam

Highlights:* “Any change in the amount or terms of monies given to the Addis Ababa government will greatly contribute in…

Ethiopia plans anti-Gay mass training

Municipality officers to provide awareness creation training on "the dangers posed against children due to homosexuality", according to a local…

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