The two-week old violence in South Sudan has escalated over the past few hours as reports emerge that about 25,000 rebels are marching to the capital, Juba. The 25,000 young men are from a tribal group called the “White Army.”… Read more ›
It has been over a decade since the government of South Sudan identified the Nadapal- Juba road as important for improving South Sudan’s exposure to the global market. The road, which is approximately 363.2 km , is an international corridor… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Electric Light and Power Corporation (EEPCO) has been officially renamed and split into two corporate entities, reportedly to facilitate the firm’s plans of rapid expansion as Ethiopia increases its electrical power generation capacity. Prior to this revelation a few… Read more ›
According to a Global Industry Analyst report, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ecuador are rapidly rising as suppliers in the global horticulture market. Kenya’s reportedly suitable climatic condition is reported to be one of the most significant factors supporting growth in the… Read more ›
MEF has released the results of its third annual Global Consumer Survey, which looks at the behaviour and attitudes of mobile media users in 13 countries. This year’s study, which includes Kenya, Nigeria and UAE for the first time, reveals… Read more ›
Sitting amongst the rubble that used to be his home. His old, small eyes are locked in the distance, but as soon as anyone comes near him, he looks up with a stare on his weathered face that belies his… Read more ›
BBC has reported on Tuesday that new evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan. The violence follows a power struggle between President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and his Nuer… Read more ›
Addis Ababa — The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia has sparked fears that the influx will worsen the country’s high youth unemployment and put pressure on access to increasingly scarce land. As a… Read more ›
British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are reported to be among 3,000 foreigners still trapped in Bor, Jonglei state. The South Sudan city is reported to have been experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, one of the most violent areas… Read more ›
In another news, a UN official in South Sudan has spoken of an atmosphere of fear and desperation as violence escalates. Humanitarian Co-ordinator Toby Lanzer told the BBC about summary executions in Bor, in the restive state of Jonglei that… Read more ›
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to delay the start of the war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta due to a lack of evidence, according to a recent report by The Independent. ICC Prosecutor… Read more ›
Twelve people were injured and 50 arrested in a brawl between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government at a kibbutz in the north of Israel on Saturday night. The Eritrean ambassador took part in the conference where the melee… Read more ›
Civilian helicopters have evacuated U.S. citizens from a violent South Sudan city seeing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, but 3,000 citizens from countries like Canada, Britain and Kenya remain trapped there, a top U.N. official said Monday. According to… Read more ›
South Sudan’s army said it had lost control of the flash-point town of Bor on Wednesday, its first acknowledged reversal in three days of clashes between rival groups of soldiers that have triggered warnings of a slide into civil war… Read more ›
Kenya’s Amnesty International country director, Justus Nyang’aya was shot and seriously injured in his residence in Rongai, Nairobi, on Wednesday morning and is currently recovering in a hospital, Amnesty International revealed on Friday. The incident is currently under police investigation. A colleague at Amnesty… Read more ›
Mohamed Abdulle can finally smile. Something he was unable to do for 20 years. The Somalian refugee received a life changing surgery from doctors at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to a report by CBS Local. Abdulle fled Somalia on… Read more ›
Police in Kajiado, Nairobi are investigating an alleged multi-million shilling human trafficking racket that involves local security agents, according to a recent report by allAfrica.com. Junior police officers from Mashuuru subdistrict headquarters accuse senior police officers of providing security to… Read more ›
The British government has contributed $1 million to the Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERP) of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) set up to help Ethiopian migrant workers deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.… Read more ›
JUBA—A United Nations official revealed on Tuesday that between 400 to 500 people are believed to have been killed in South Sudan, where two days of fighting between rival troops have sent thousands of terrified civilians fleeing an alleged coup… Read more ›
Africa-focused oil explorer Tullow Oil today said that it would abandon one of its wells in Ethiopia. The news sent Tullow’s share price plunging more than three percent in London trading. London-listed Tullow oil said in a statement today that… Read more ›
More than 30 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in the town of Moyale in the past week. Aljazeera reported on December 8th that at least 10 people were killed on Saturday in the town of Moyale, northern Kenya,… Read more ›
Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is a tourist destination, with its white sand beaches and crystal-blue water. Water sports and beautiful mountains draw tour groups from all over the world. Yet parts of the peninsula are lawless regions where insurgents regularly attack… Read more ›
The relationship between Eritrea and Ethiopia is arguably the most important and volatile in East Africa. The fall-out between the former brothers-in-arms initiated a two-year-long border war in 1998, which claimed around 100,000 causalities, cost billions of dollars, and continues… Read more ›
The legendary Kenenisa Bekele will be looking for a change in fortunes when he competes for the sixth time at the Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting, on the 11th of January. After enjoying three successive… Read more ›
Government investigators say Huawei Technologies illegally imported $13 million worth of telecom equipment into Ethiopia, adding to the number of cases involving allegedly corrupt activities by Chinese telecom companies in Africa. According to the Computer World section of the IDG… Read more ›
UNESCO has inscribed Meskel commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO selected the Meskel festival from among the 31 heritages presented to its… Read more ›
Ethiopia has repatriated over 100,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia, Addis Ababa’s foreign ministry said, following a violent crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich kingdom. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said that up to 50,000 more citizens are still expected… Read more ›
Lots of Ethiopians remember her as “Hana Gobeze”. She was one of the predominant figures in the 2005 general elections. Ms. Anna Gomez, head of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia-2005 and member of the European Union Parliament,… Read more ›
Eritrean youths are being kidnapped by senior military officers, smuggled into Sudan and held to ransom, according to a report by Dutch and Swedish researchers, the guardian.com has reported. The captives are threatened with being sold to traffickers if they… Read more ›
The African Union has launched the African Online Library on Law and Governance that will provide an online database that offers legal text and secondary literature on the continents law and governance as well as comparisons to other legal systems… Read more ›
They called him ” The man who swapped the gun for the Bible”. They named him ” a crusader for justice”. He was one of the four most out spoken clergy members during the high noon of Kanu aristocracy. He… Read more ›
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the region’s top human rights body, has called for the forced relocation of thousands of tribal people in Ethiopia to be halted, and has raised concerns over the denial of rights… Read more ›
There has been growing anger among Ethiopians about the way their compatriots have been treated in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities say all illegal immigrants were given eight months to get proper documentation and put forward their case for staying –… Read more ›
Netsanet Gudeta and Atsedu Tsegay became the new champions at the Great Ethiopian Run 10km in Addis Ababa on Sunday, according to the report by iaaf.org. Both runners had to work hard for their victories on a tough new course in… Read more ›
Dr. Raye Mitchell, CEO and founder of GURLS Lead, a Global Leadership Program hosted a historic meeting with the Ambassador to unveil the 2014 Leadership Journey for Change Project focused on humanitarian efforts, alleviating poverty, increasing access to education globally,… Read more ›
According to a special report by euroactiv.com, the European Commission has changed tack on its approach to food security in the Horn of Africa, focusing on resilience to droughts and supporting diversification in local farming production, learning from past crises.… Read more ›
Adan Abdikadir Adan, one of the four young men linked with the terrorist attacks on the Westgate shopping mall in September in Kenya has filed a replying affidavit before the chief magistrate’s court seeking to be released on bail pending… Read more ›
Two leading media organizations have lodged a joint appeal with the Ethiopian government for the unconditional release of imprisoned Ethiopian journalists. The appeal by the two leading international media organizations, International Press Institute (IPI) and World Association of Newspapers and… Read more ›
Kenya’s government is pushing licensed oil and gas explorers to speed up their work to meet the terms of their contracts. The government is threatening to invoke their right to cash in their guarantees if they fail to do so,… Read more › Read more ›