BBC, King Salman announces deal on second day of Cairo visit after meeting Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi King Salman and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Cairo. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced an agreement with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries. The monarch made the announcement…
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By Par Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo For a week now, experts of all kinds have been trying to understand the reasons for the attacks in Brussels. An incompetent police force? Unbridled multiculturalism? Youth unemployment? Uninhibited Islamism? The causes are numerous beyond counting and everyone will naturally choose the one that suits best their own convictions. Law…
By Elizabeth Fraser (Oakland), Global Issues OAKLAND, Mar 29 (IPS) – I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this to be true for individuals and institutions. So when a powerful group like the World Bank makes a mistake, I expect it to be…
By Muluken Tesfaw የኢትዮ ሱዳን ድንበርን ለማጣራት ያደረግኩት ድካምና ውጤት ክፍል ፩ የካቲት 24 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም. ጎንደር ከተማ አደርኩ፡፡ እራት ላይ ‹ትእቢት› የሚባል ምግብ በልቼ ተሰቃይቻለሁ፡፡ ነገሩ እንዲህ ነው፡፡ ናይል ሆቴል ከአንድ የቀዬ ወዳጄ ጋር ሒደን ራት ስናዝዝ ‹የቤቱ ምርጥ ዛሬ ምንድን ነው?›› አልናት አስተናጋጇን፡፡ ‹‹ትእቢት ይምጣላችሁ›› አለችን፡፡ በስሙ እየተገረምን ምግቡ ምን ዓይነት ይሆን ይሆን?…
Months of protests are rattling a fragile federation ADDIS ABABA | From the print edition E AN OUTBREAK of public protest unprecedented in its duration and spread since the ruling party took power in Ethiopia in 1991 is stirring a rare cocktail of discontent. Demonstrations started in November mainly by members of the Oromo ethnic group,…
The East African country is facing its biggest protest movement in decades. Its uncompromising approach to development is to blame. BY JACEY FORTIN, FP ADAMA, Ethiopia — For those who would speak frankly about politics in this landlocked East African country, the first challenge is to find a safe space. But on a recent evening in…
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. BY ALEX DE WAAL , FP Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi, then prime minister of Ethiopia, drafted a foreign policy and national security white paper for his country. Before finalizing it, he confided to me a “nightmare scenario” —…
