An Israeli based humanitarian organization striving to work towards improving children’s chance of survival in relation to congenital heart defects, “Save a Child’s Heart” group is now training the first Ethiopian Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon and also raising money for a… Read more ›
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has voiced his concerns over the strained state of the relationship between the Burundian government and opposition parties, which has resulted in several violent clashes this year. In a statement released by Mr.… Read more ›
Public university lecturers and some non-teaching staffs in an estimated 30,000 institutions across Kenya have commenced a strike action over a rift with vice chancellors and other top administrative representatives. The dispute, reportedly over an unpaid sum of Sh 3.9… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has called for the deployment of a regional peace keeping force to South Sudan to be hastened. He made the statement at a meeting with Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, during a rare visit by the neighboring… Read more ›
Fifteen members of Burundi’s opposition party have been reportedly injured following clashes with the police late on Saturday. The Police also apprehended many other suspects at the headquarters of the MSD party. Pundits say the political wrangling in the East African… Read more ›
A High Court in South Sudan, on Wednesday, ordered the repatriation of seven political detainees released to Kenya back to Juba to stand trial. According to a report by Eye Radio Juba, the ex-state employees were summoned after the head… Read more ›
A public-private alliance of several agencies primarily created to support vaccination campaigns in developing countries, GAVI, has announced that it will facilitate immunization drives against cervical cancer in Uganda, Rwanda and Uzbekistan. The Chief Executive Officer of the alliance, Dr.… Read more ›
The leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya have called for the enforcement of a Special Status Agreement (SSA) signed between both nations in 2012 to be quickened. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is currently on a short trip to Ethiopia, noted that… Read more ›
Isaiah Kiplagat, the president of Athletics Kenya (AK), has revealed that the country will bid to host the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships in Nairobi. He further indicated that Kenya has the resources and capacity to bid and successfully host… Read more ›
Pastoral tribes in Tanzania have accused the government of suppressing their nomadic way of life by leasing parts of their grazing land to investors. Since last year, the Maasai, Barbaig and other nomadic people of northern Tanzania have reportedly migrated… Read more ›
The diplomatic rift between the governments of Rwanda and South Sudan has taken a new dimension after both nations withdrew their high commissioners from one another. The dispute, which was originally triggered by an assassination attempt against an ex-Rwandan General… Read more ›
Multi-national manufacturer, Unilever, has announced plans of opening a plant in Ethiopia. The consumer-product giant will open the manufacturing plant next year as part of its growth strategy in Africa, reports indicate. According to a company official, the manufacturer plans… Read more ›
An ambitious plan to build canals to store and transport water to farms in Lower Shabelle has led to an increase in food production and a resurgence in farming. Somalia is prone to cyclical droughts, but the effects of water… Read more ›
The governments of Burundi and Zambia have disclosed plans of stretching the Tanzania-Zambia railway line to Burundi in order to support growth in bilateral trade between both nations. During an interview, Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Wylbur Simuusa, stated that deliberations… Read more ›
The Reporter By Bezawit Zegeye A 17-year-old teenager, Matiyas Demeke Debela, was charged with engaging in homosexual acts with his nephew and was sentenced to 14 years of jail on March 4th, 2014. The charge states that the defendant violated… Read more ›
The government of Tanzania has entered into agreements with the French Development Agency (AFD) to facilitate projects aimed at improving local access to safe water and sanitation facilities. Finance Minister, Saada Mkuya, signed the agreement for the deal worth about $62 million on… Read more ›
The government of South Sudan on Friday intercepted eleven United Nations (UN) trucks containing weapons reportedly on their way to Bentiu from Rumbek; the capital of Lake State. According to the VOA, the weapons – which had been mis-labelled as accoutrements… Read more ›
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday revealed that several officials of his government have agreed to cuts in their salaries to reduce the nation’s public wage bill. According to a statement by the President at his first informal cabinet… Read more ›
The Eritrean Ministry of Information has announced the death of the chief of staff of the nation’s armed forces. Major General Gebregziabher Andremariam, alias ‘Wuchu’, reportedly passed on in Asmara, where he had been undergoing medical care. The cause of… Read more ›
The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office has announced that 450 people have been arrested for violating copyright laws. Officials told media that the arrests were made based on the reports of various researchers. The clamp down reportedly covered several states of… Read more ›
The Somali Army and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces successfully liberated a town in central Somalia from the control of Islamic militant group, al Shabab, on Thursday. According to reports, heavy gunfire echoed for several hours in the… Read more ›
The former chairperson of the Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organisation (OPDO) and former president of the Oromia Region, Alemayehu Atomsa, passed away late on Thursday, March 6th, 2014. He was born in 1969 in the Bilo Boshe woreda of East Wollega… Read more ›
Despite their much publicised row over Ethiopia’s construction of a dam on the Blue Nile, the governments of both nations have committed to collaborate towards the establishment of a hydraulic research laboratory in Addis Ababa. Egypt’s Minister for Irrigation and… Read more ›
The Ugandan Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the decision of the nation’s Constitutional Court to expel four ex-National Resistance Movement (NRM) elected Members of Parliament, and has also issued an injunction against the Electoral Commission (EC) from furthering electoral plans to replace… Read more ›
The East African Law Society (EALS) has accused the government of Burundi of breaching Articles 6(a) and 7(2) of the East African Community’s founding treaty, which demands adherence to the rule of law and democracy. The association has reportedly therefore… Read more ›
Residents of Juba were forced to stay indoors early Wednesday after fighting erupted in a renowned military barrack near Juba University in Giyada area. According to local reports, gun fire and heavy explosions rang in the barrack known as Geida,… Read more ›
Uganda has officially launched the Common Market for East and Central Africa’s (COMESA) Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS). The electronic payment solution, which facilitates quick and safe transfer of funds from one COMESA member country to another through their… Read more ›
Puntland Maritime Police Force have taken an illegal fishing vessel apprehended on the nation’s waters into custody. According to a report by Horseed Media, which quotes the Deputy Mayor of the Alula District, Ali Salah, the unidentified vessel, seized on… Read more ›
Uganda has accused the World Bank of blackmail after the institution postponed its issuance of a $90 million loan over the country’s adoption of a controversial anti-gay law. Reports indicate that the World Bank suspended healthcare funding as a direct… Read more ›
The governments of Sudan and Iraq have signed an agreement that will see the Middle Eastern nation supply crude oil to Khartoum and also support the construction of a petroleum refinery in the warring North African nation. According to a… Read more ›
The government of South Sudan has reportedly submitted a request to the Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) for troops to be deployed to protect vital facilities in the destabilized country as fighting continues between the army and a loose coalition… Read more ›
Members of Kenya’s cabinet, on Tuesday, March 3rd, are set to begin a 3-day informal meeting at the St Safari Club, Nanyuki, northern Kenya, to review the performance of the Jubilee government in its first year in office. State House… Read more ›
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Monday joined millions of people across the globe to mark the first ever World Wildlife Day. Speaking at a photo exhibition organized by the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species of… Read more ›
Hibret Insurance has been sued by the Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) in a non-performance case worth 84 million ETB (Ethiopian Birr). The case is reportedly being instituted by the ERA against Hibret Insurance because it was the pre-payment guarantor to the… Read more ›
The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Maurizio Massari, has revealed that his government is willing to mediate the negotiations between Ethiopia and Egypt over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to a report by Egypt’s Aswat Masriya, Mr. Massari… Read more ›
The Global Ethiopian Medical Enterprise and Ethio-American Doctors Group have disclosed plans of uniting to establish a Center of Excellence Hospital in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The organizations have revealed that by uniting their resources, the medical mission would have a greater… Read more ›
The Rwandan government has agreed to allocate land to East Africa’s Business Council (EABC) to construct the body’s regional head offices, reports indicate. According to a published letter addressed to Vimal Shah, the Chairperson of the council, Kigali has been… Read more ›
The governments of China and Djibouti have signed an agreement to promote mutually beneficial co-operation in the defense industry. The agreement signed between Defense Ministers, Chang Wanquan and Hassan Darar of China and Djibouti respectively, will reportedly see the east… Read more ›