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…
By Haile Larebo (PhD) The sudden decision by the Ethiopia’s regime to accept, after years of refusal, and to implement the outcome of the Algiers Treaty as arbitrated by the Hague Court without any preconditions, has inflamed the nation, sparking demonstration, and even violence, by those directly affected by the ruling party’s abrupt action. The…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
By Tsion Taddese VOA Andualem Arage, left, and Eskinder Nega have refused to sign letters of pardon from the Ethiopian government. Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega and two prominent opposition figures have refused to sign letters of pardon from the government, holding up their planned release from prison. Eskinder and opposition leaders Andualem Arage and Abebe Kesto…
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…
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…
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…
Talks are stalled over how to deal with the impact of a $5 billion dam that could threaten Egypt’s lifeblood. BY KEITH JOHNSON Foreign Policy The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, currently under construction, on May 15, 2016. (DigitalGlobe via Getty Images) A diplomatic spat between Egypt and Sudan is spilling over into the long-running dispute over a…
By Bill Marczak, Geoffrey Alexander, Sarah McKune, John Scott-Railton, and Ron Deibert Key Findings This report describes how Ethiopian dissidents in the US, UK, and other countries were targeted with emails containing sophisticated commercial spyware posing as Adobe Flash updates and PDF plugins. Targets include a US-based Ethiopian diaspora media outlet, the Oromia Media Network (OMN), a PhD student, and…
By Jonathan Marcus Defence and diplomatic correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES To all intents and purposes, Saudi Arabia and Israel are de facto allies in the struggle against Iran’s rising influence in the region. It’s a developing but highly sensitive relationship, but every so often there is a hint of what may be going on beneath the…
By SHEIKH SHAKEDOWN Anti-corruption crackdown overseen by crown prince Mohammed bin Salam (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser) WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir Quartz Africa The jitters surrounding the Saudi purge continue to reverberate both in Africa and across the world with companies and family holdings wondering how the shakedown would impact their businesses, assets, and long-term investments.…
Reuters Iran’s Rouhani declares end of Islamic State group BEIRUT, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands of martyrs” killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq. “Today with God’s guidance…
