Uganda: Stella Nyanzi free but ludicrous charges must be dropped
May 10, 2017 Responding to news that outspoken feminist academic Stella Nyanzi has been released on bail after four weeks in prison, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: “It is a great relief that Stella Nyanzi is no longer behind bars, as she should […]
More troops in Somalia key to country’s stability, Uhuru says
Thursday May 11 2017 President Uhuru Kenyatta talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing street in London on May 11, 2017. They discussed bilateral matters. PHOTO | PSCU By PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) to commit more troops to the Horn Of Africa country […]
Farmajo calls for arms’ embargo end to defeat al-Shabab
President tells London conference Somali troops need access to heavy weapons in fight against armed group al-Shabab. Hamza Mohamed11 May 2017 14:15 GMT Farmajo co-chaired the conference on Somalia in UK’s capital, London [Jack Hill/Reuters] London, UK – Somalia’s president has called on the international community to lift an arms embargo on his country as […]
UK hosts Ethiopia PM, as British dad remains on death row
May 11, 2017 Ministers are hosting the first ever visit to London by the Ethiopian Prime Minister this week, while a British father remains illegally detained on the country’s death row. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will attend the London Somalia Conference on Thursday (11th) where he is expected to meet Boris Johnson and Theresa May. […]
Ethiopia: Turkish NGO to take over FETO schools
In taking over schools linked to terrorist group, Maarif Foundation stresses quality of education for students 11.05.2017 ANKARA A Turkish state-supported NGO is gearing up to take over schools in Ethiopia linked to the group blamed for last year’s defeated coup in Turkey, said NGO officials. “We have started the establishment of the Maarif Foundation […]
Ethiopia launches satellite TV platform with Eutelsat
Rebecca Hawkes | 11 May 2017 Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA) has launched its Ethiosat satellite TV platform with nine national channels, thanks to a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat. The partnership provides capacity at Eutelsat’s 7/8° West neighbourhood, serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Ethiopia’s national satellite TV sector currently comprises more […]
ተቦርነ በየነ “አንተ አልክ?” – ቴዲ አፍሮን | ክንፉ አሰፋ
May 11, 2017 እንዲህም ሆነ። የይሁዳ ገዥ የነበረው ጲላጦስ ክርስቶስን አስጠርቶ “አንተ የአይሁድ ንጉስ ነህን?” ሲል ጠየቀው። ክርስቶስም መልሶ “አንተ አልክ?” አለው። ሰማይን ያለ ምሰሶ ያቆመው ክርስቶስ “ጥፋ” የምትል ቃል ብቻ ከአንደበቱ ቢያወጣ ኖሮ ፒላጦስ አይደለም መላው ቂሳር ክምድረ-ገጽ በጠፉ ነበር። ታዋቂዎች በአዋቂዎች ላይ የሚቀልዱበት ይህ የገሃዱ አለም እውነታ ግብረ-ገብ ወደ ግብግብ በተቀየረበት በዚህ ዘመን […]
Interview with Prof Fikre Tolossa – SBS Amharic
May 10, 2017 16:02 https://youtu.be/vvHwy2oFKTg Interview with Prof Fikre Tolossa – SBS Amharic
Egyptian troops shoot at Sudanese miners near borders: official
Wednesday 10 May 2017 May 10, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese official Wednesday said an Egyptian military patrol has fired at a group of miners at Ibrahim Hussein mine near Wadi al-Aalagi inside the Sudanese territory pointing that one of the miners was injured during the shooting. The semi-official Sudan Media Center (SMC), a website […]
Rwanda, Ethiopia agree on the Nile despite Egypt worry threat shaky deal
By EDMUND KAGIRE Posted Wednesday, May 10 2017 at 21:10 A deal between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed in December 2015 whereby the three countries agreed to end tensions over River Nile water faces an unclear future due to ongoing tensions between Egypt and Sudan. The two downstream countries at the end of April agreed to de-escalate […]