Identity politics on the scales of democracy and justice (Geletaw Zeleke)

An article published last week on opendemocracy.net calls Ethiopians ‘to get rid of ethnic-based politics.

Why the Arab Spring failed to spread south of the Sahara? (Phil Clark)

Phil Clark, an academician specializing on African issues, published an interesting piece on ‘Why has.

US State Dept. | 2011 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of US State Department issued its annual.

Interview| Meles Zenawi: I’ll probably teach at the leadership academy

A certain man named Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, apparently met Ethiopian.

Eritrean, Sudanese leaders hold talks in Asmara

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki held talks with Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Thursday(May 24,.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab leader seeks forgiveness from Somalis

Ali Mohamed Hussein, former leader of al-Shabaab forces in the Banadir region, said last week.

Kenya: Two separate attacks wound five

Suspected grenade attacks at a hotel and a refugee camp in northeastern Kenya wounded at.

Somalia: Amisom and Gov’t troops capture the strategic town Afgoye

Somali forces andAfrican Union troops have captured the strategic town from Al Shabaab insurgents, Radio.

The Economist’s article on Ethiopia’s maritime ambitions

Highlights: * …..losing the coastline has not scuppered Ethiopia’s merchant fleet. The state-owned Ethiopian Shipping.

Somalia: Kenyan military plans to capture Kismayu port in June

The Kenya Defence Force(KDF) is scheduled to join the second and final stage of the.