Europe
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FFD3: European Union and the U.S. join forces to increase access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Secretary of Treasury Jacob J. Lew and EU International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica sign MOU to strengthen US-EU…
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UK minister for Africa “expresses concern” over Ethiopian elections
As the ruling EPRDF in Ethiopia claimed a 100% historic election victory, Britain’s Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, calls on…
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Lemn Sissay announced as next University of Manchester Chancellor
Writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE has been elected as the next Chancellor of The University of Manchester. The 150,000…
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Phoenix or Sisyphus? Identifying the pattern of Russia’s recurrent quest for great power status
Mark N. Katz, Special to Addis Standard Russians take pride in how whenever Russia has experienced a severe blow…
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Lies, damn lies, and the British election
Chris Patten London – Democratic elections cannot be described as competitions aimed at revealing which candidates tell the unvarnished truth.…
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Argentine urges African countries’ support in the Malvinas Islands question
The Argentine State Secretary for Affairs Relating to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the Surrounding Maritime…
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Ziraat Bank of Turkey eyes Ethiopia
Turkey state owned public lender Ziraat Bank is going to establish an office in Ethiopia reports the country’s Daily Sabah.…
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IOM begins evacuation flights from Yemen; Ethiopians among evacuees
On Sunday 12th April, IOM organized its first charter flight to evacuate 141 third country nationals (TCNs) from Sana’a, Yemen.…
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Sweden shares experience in road safety to Ethiopia
The National Road Transport Safety Council (NRTSC) of Ethiopia in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Addis Abeba has organized…
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Does Putin want to derail the Iranian nuclear negotiations?
Mark N. Katz, Special to Addis Standard Putin’s lifting of the Russian ban on transferring S-300 air defense…
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