Sudan and Ethiopia on alert for Egyptian military strike
May 5, 2017 at 12:30 pm | Published in: Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Sudan Image of the Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam [File photo] Sudanese and Ethiopian forces operating on the border between the two countries are in place to prepare for any offensive that Egypt might launch against Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam on the River Nile, […]
US doesn’t need Ethiopia in its war on terror in the Horn of Africa
By Alemayehu G. Mariam, opinion contributor – 05/05/17 01:40 PM EDT 8 © Getty Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the Middle East and Africa to “reaffirm key U.S. military alliances” and engage with strategic partners.” Mattis only visited the tiny nation of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa where […]
Health overtakes democracy as US spending in East Africa drops
US plans to spend $3.06 billion in the region, a drop from $3.75 billion two years ago, even though what it actually spent was lower. PHOTO | FILE By ALLAN OLINGO Posted Wednesday, May 3 2017 at 12:34 In Summary . US aid to the region has dropped over the past three years despite its planned spending […]
Release and drop charges against Dr. Merera Gudina [ScholarsAtRisk]
May 2, 2017 Protecting scholars and the freedom to think, question and share ideas May 1, 2017 — Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned that Dr. Merera Gudina was arrested and is currently facing multiple charges in apparent retaliation for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression and association. Dr. Gudina is […]
የእኛ ሰንድቅ ዓላማ ከፍ ሲል` የእነሱ ዝቅ አለ !
May 4, 2017 – ቆንጅት ስጦታው የእኛ ሰንድቅ ዓላማ ከፍ ሲል` የእነሱ ዝቅ አለ !! ይድነቃቸው ከበደ “ሚያዝያ 27 ቀን 1933 ዓ.ም ንጉሰ ነገሥቱ ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ፣የወራሪው የፋሽስት የጣሊያን ባንዲራ አውርደው የኢትዮጵያን ሰንደቅ ዓላማ ከፍ አድርገው ሰቀሉ ! ” “እንኳን ሰማይ ላይ ባንዲራሽን አይቶ ኢትዮጵያ ሲባል ማን ዝም ይላል ሰምቶ በቀስተ ዳመናሽ ሰማይ መቀነቱን ባንዲራሽን […]
ቴዲ ለምን ይወደዳል? – ኢትዮጵያዊነት በአንጻረ ጎሰኝነት (ዶር ፍቅሬ ቶሎሳ)
May 3, 2017 – Bersamo “ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁንን እና ሙዚቃውን ለምን ህዝብ ይወዳቸዋል?” ብለን ስንጠይቅ የምናገኘው መልስ “እሱ እና ሙዚቃው ኢትዮጵያዊነትን ስለሚዘምሩ ነው፤” የሚል ነው። በሌላ አነጋገር፥ ጎሰኝነትን ስለማያራምዱ ነው። ባለፉት 48 ዐመታት በተማሪዎች ቆስቋሽነት የተጀመረው ጎሰኝነት ባለፉት 25 ዐመታት እንደ ሰደድ እሳት ተዛምቶ ፥ በኢትዮጵያዊነት ላይ የማያቋርጥ ዘመቻ አካሂዶ፥ ኢትዮጵያዊነት ጨርሶ አለማክተሙ እና ማንሰራራቱ የሚያስገርም […]
Somalia attack: Minister Abas Abdullahi Sheikh killed in Mogadishu
<p style=”position: absolute; top: -999em”><img src=”//sa.bbc.co.uk/bbc/bbc/s?name=news.world.africa.story.39799961.page&ml_name=webmodule&ml_version=63&blq_js_enabled=0&blq_s=4d&blq_r=2.7&blq_v=default&blq_e=pal&cps_asset_id=39799961&page_type=Story&section=%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fafrica&first_pub=2017-05-03T18%3A21%3A07%2B00%3A00&last_editorial_update=2017-05-04T17%3A05%3A15%2B00%3A00&curie=a14e61a9-9e7e-d54e-9002-d1eb15a37f4d&title=Somalia+attack%3A+Minister+Abas+Abdullahi+Sheikh+killed+in+Mogadishu&topic_names=Mogadishu%21Somalia&topic_ids=a0db7ee0-417b-4c6e-a1f9-aa7480d7e869%21c4baf2ae-4576-40ad-a041-be4498e4c6fa&for_nation=ca&app_version=1.190.1&bbc_site=news&pal_route=asset&app_type=responsive&language=en-GB&pal_webapp=tabloid&prod_name=news&app_name=news” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””></p> Abas Abdullahi Sheikh grew up in Dadaab refugee camp Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said. He was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the officials added. […]
Canada should increase peacekeepers in S. Sudan: official
Thursday 4 May 2017 May 3, 2017 (OTTAWA/JUBA) – The Canadian government should consider increasing its contribution to the ongoing peacekeeping operation in war-torn South Sudan as it faces catastrophic famine, the Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan, Alan Hamson said. A UNMISS-supplied photo shows peacekeepers extracting civilians in Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s oil […]
In Ethiopia, UN rights chief urges authorities for greater freedoms; space for critical voices
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (centre) addresses a press conference in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Photo: UN/Ahunna Eziakonwa 4 May 2017 – Speaking to the press during his mission to Ethiopia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today highlighted the need for greater and freer civic space, […]
UN rights chief: Ethiopia blocked access to protest areas
May 4, 11:58 AM EDT By ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian officials have blocked United Nations access to areas that experienced deadly protests during one of the country’s most violent periods in recent memory, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday. AP Photo/STR Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein spoke during a three-day […]