Africa
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Exclusive: Are Indian companies “grabbing land” in Ethiopia?
Relations between Ethiopia and India date back to some 2000 years ago and today, according to the Ethiopian Investment Authority,…
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Ethiopian jailed in China’s first khat smuggling case
An Ethiopian was sentenced to seven months in jail for trafficking khat to China, marking the first such case in…
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New Nile Petroleum Company Headquarters in Ethiopia
Nile petroleum Company announced that new headquarters of the company will be inaugurated soon in Addis Ababa, the capital of…
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Technical Committee on formation of Interim South West State approved
An 18-member Technical Committee on the Formation of Interim South West Administration has been approved at a ceremony held in…
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Freedom of expression defines the rise and fall of nations
Mesenbet Assefa I was provoked to contribute to the debate on the right to freedom of expression when I read…
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Ethiopia formally charges bloggers, journalists with terrorism as confusion surrounds the process
Ethiopian Prosecutors have today formally charged six members of the blog Zone9 and three independent journalists detained nearly three months…
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The EU provides another €750 million to support peace and security efforts in Africa
Today the EU has adopted an action program that will provide up to €750 million during the period 2014-2016 to…
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A new Caliphate?
By Bernard Haykel and Cole Bunzel PRINCETON – The recent declaration of a caliphate by the militant group the Islamic…
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BREAKING: EU imposes sanctions on South Sudanese military leaders
The EU today imposed sanctions against two individuals it said were “obstructing the South Sudanese peace process and responsible for…
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US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration visits Ethiopia, South Sudan
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard traveled to Ethiopia and South Sudan from…
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