China hosts African leaders amid aid criticism

AFP President Xi Jinping and leaders from across the continent will hold the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) (AFP Photo/Andy Wong) Beijing (AFP) – China hosts African leaders Monday for a summit aimed at promoting Beijing’s vision for development on the continent, even as it finds itself increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy approach to…

EPRDF’s Abiy Ahmed: Lencho Letta or HMD?

  BBC Image copyrightEPAImage captionAbiy Ahmed is described as an astute politician Ethiopians have woken up to a new leader, and a renewed sense of hope. Abiy Ahmed has been voted in as leader of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, paving the way for him to step into the shoes of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who unexpectedly…

Marginalization of the Amharic speaking majority in cities across the Oromia region of Ethiopia

By Mikael Arage  “One of the most important reasons for the protests across the cities in Oromia regional state – reclamation of linguistic rights – is cunningly ignored by the regional as well as the federal government of Ethiopia.” Nazreth (Adama) Alemu’s grandfather was born in Nazreth. Alemu’s close friend—Tenkir—and over 60% of the natives,…

EPRDF Declares Second State of Emergency Amid Wide Protests

AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –  Ethiopian officials have declared a state of emergency amid widespread anti-government protests that have persisted for more than two years and in which hundreds have been killed and several thousand detained, the majority of whom have since been released. It is Ethiopia’s second state of emergency in two years and…

ሰበር ዜና: ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የስራ መልቀቂያ አስገቡ

Fana ሰበር ዜና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የስራ መልቀቂያ አስገቡ አዲስ አበባ፣ የካቲት 8፣ 2010 (ኤፍ ቢ ሲ) የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ ከሀላፊነታቸው በገዛ ፈቃዳቸው ለመነሳት መልቀቂያ አስገቡ። አቶ ኃይለማርያም ዛሬ በሰጡት መግለጫ፥ መልቀቂያቸውን ለኢፌዴሪ የህዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ማስገባታቸውን እና ምክር ቤቱም ጥያቄያቸውን ይቀበላል ብለው እንደሚያምኑ ገልፀዋል። ከደኢህዴን ሊቀመንበርነት ለመነሳት ለንቅናቄው ስራ አስፈፃሚ…

Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.

NYTimes A turning point: In 2015, Islamist militants brought down a Russian passenger jet in Sinai. Soon after, Israel began a wave of airstrikes there. CreditMaxim Grigoryev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed…

Ethiopian Protesters Killed for Singing Anti-Government Songs: U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Ethiopian security forces opened fire on protesters who were singing anti-government songs, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday. Authorities said on Monday that at least seven people died in clashes between security forces and worshippers taking part in a religious ceremony marking Epiphany in Amhara region in northern Ethiopia…

Who Controls The World’s Longest River?

Facing water scarcity. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) Quartz Africa When Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn visits Egypt this week to discuss bilateral cooperation in sectors like health, education, and agriculture one contentious issue will stand out: the completion of Africa’s largest dam. It is no secret what Egypt thinks about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the centerpiece…