Africa
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A state organized rally against IS killing ended in chaos, many injured
Thousands of city dwellers descended on the streets of Addis Abeba this morning to participate in a government organized rally…
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Police forcefully disperse protests held by Ethiopians against ISIS killings
The police have today forcibly dispersed thousands of protestors who came out to the streets to protest the killings by…
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Update – Ethiopia announces three days of national mourning for its citizens killed by IS
Ethiopian government spokesperson Redwan Hussien said the country will observe three days of national mourning for 28 Ethiopian Christians killed…
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Shock, anger in Ethiopia over IS Killings
After the release of a video by Islamic State on Sunday showing what the group said was the killing of…
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BREAKING – IS video purports to show killing of Ethiopians in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A video released by the Islamic State group on Sunday appears to show the killing of two…
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A provocative Tana Forum discussion: Challenging Africa’s towering figure
A shiver ran through the public attending the annual Meles Zenawi Lecture Series at the 4th Tana High-Level Forum on…
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Can Africa reinvent secularism? Debate and public lecture kick off packed Tana weekend
A lecture hall, six vice-chancellors or presidents of universities, and a sensitive issue: « secularism and politicized faith ». That…
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The lords of power, the gurus of politics
The Ten Commandments of the Bible as a constitution. This is what the Lord’s Liberation Army (LRA), led since 1987…
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The Fourth Tana Forum on Security in Africa begins; record number of heads of state expected to attend
The fourth Tana Forum on Security in Africa has started yesterday with African Vice-Chancellors debate and public lecture on the…
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Exclusive: “We need secularism in Africa and it has to be defended”
Michelle Ndiaye Ntab is the program director for African Peace and Security Programs (APSP), a joint program of the Addis…
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