Africa
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News: Amidst increasing fatal accidents Addis Abeba releases first ever status report on road safety
Addis Abeba, March 09/2917 – Officials in Ethiopia’s capital city today released the findings of a detailed study on the…
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Opinion: Why a feminist foreign policy is needed more than ever
Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden STOCKHOLM, Mar 7 2017 (IPS) – Lately, the world has tended to…
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News: Ethiopia charges 76 individuals with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 6/2017 – As fresh terrorism charges against several individuals surge following the yearlong public protests…
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News: Despite nationwide state of emergency, several border incursions leave more than 100 dead in east and south east Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, March 03/2017 – Despite a six month nationwide state of emergency declared in Oct. 2016 and was hoped…
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News: Ethiopia prosecutors bring multiple criminal charges against opposition leader Dr. Merera Gudina, two others
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, Feb. 23/2017 – Ethiopian prosecutors have brought multiple criminal charges against prominent opposition leader Dr.…
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News: prosecutors present clips of interview and a public speech as evidence of terrorism charges against Bekele Gerba
Addis Abeba, Feb. 17/2017 – After several delays and more than a year in detention, prosecutors have today presented…
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Analysis: Nile diplomacy: Cunning arm twists and turns, but whose losing game?
Zecharias Zelalem, Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, Feb. 10/2017 – On January 9, 2017, South Sudanese President, Salva…
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New Research: Forcing Local Peoples off Their Lands Drives Almost Two-Thirds of Conflicts Between Companies and Local Communities in Africa
Experts at Dakar event point to a significant cause of investment losses, work stoppages and violence across Africa: the failure…
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News: UK Minister launches Economic Development Strategy on visit to Ethiopia; “trade and jobs at heart”
Addis Abeba, Feb. 01/2017 – Helping poorer countries trade more with the UK and the rest of the world is…
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Opinion: Ahmed Abba is a victim of Cameroon’s war on terror
Peter Nkanga Cameroon has remained in a protracted battle with the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect since 2014 when the…
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