Politics

Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future | The Economist

Ethiopian shoes On the march Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future GOING barefoot in Africa often means injuries, worms puncturing…

Kenya: Swiss citizen on trial for alleged Al-Shabaab membership

A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda allied Shabaab, the latest…

US Senate to ban aid to Kenya military, police | The Star

Highlights: * “The Committee directs the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure that no US training, equipment, or…

Eritrean army shells Badme town, Ethiopia | Media report

Eritrean army shelled Badme town with heavy artillery, a local newspaper reported. According to the news, the Eritrean army fired…

Briefing| Global censorship: the usual suspects and a few surprises

When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and autocrats who unashamedly shut down…

Meles Zenawi eyes an international role after retirement, Patrick Gilkes says

Patrick Gilkes, an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an author of books on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia,…

Egypt’s election: The first round is over, now comes the hard part

Elections are vastly complicated affairs, the dominant characteristic of which appears to be unpredictability. Egypt’s presidential election in 2012 was…

Israel to deport Ethiopian, S.Sudanese and to lock Eritrean, Sudanese migrants

Highlights: * [Israeli PM] ordered his ministers to accelerate efforts to deport citizens of South Sudan, the Ivory Coast, Ghana…

Somalia: Al Shabaab officials begin to flee from Kismayo | Radio RBC

Senior Al Shabaab leaders in Jubba region begun to flee from Kismayo town after the government forces with the backing…

Somalia: Kenyan troops officially joined AMISOM [Press release]

The Kenyan troops in Somalia officially joined AMISOM on Saturday. AU’s Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador, Ramtane Lamamra, and…

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