Eritrea participates as an observer KAMPALA – The Ethiopian ambassador, […]
EAST AFRICA
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) to launche the first ever regional under-15 football tournament in Asmara
It is great news to announce that Eritrea hosts CECAFA U-15, The tournament will kick off in Asmara on August 17 and run until September 1. The 2019 CECAFA U-15 will see eleven countries namely host Eritrea, Kenya, Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Sudan, and Djibouti. The […]
Kiir declined regional initiatives to meet Machar in Ethiopia – opposition official
President Salva Kiir and former First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar (photo: file) August 14th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit turned down regional initiatives for a face-to-face meeting with opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar in Addis Ababa, a SPLM-IO official said on Wednesday. In late July, prominent opposition […]
Ethiopia needs a new rallying point instead of recycling its painful past
Ethiopia has survived several dark epochs in its long history. One of them is known as Zemene Mesafint – the era of princes. This period, between the mid-18th and mid-19th century, got its name from the Bible because it mimics the biblical “period of judges” in Israel’s history. Joshua, who guided Israel […]
Ethiopia’s Economy Is Booming, but at What Cost?
A dam built with Chinese money stopped the Omo River from flooding, altering the lives of more than half a million people. Story by Tom Gardner KANGATEN, Ethiopia—In Nyangatom, on the plains of the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, they call 2015 the “Year of China.” Around then, a bridge […]
Fuel tanker blast kills 60 in Tanzania
More Than 60 Killed in Fuel Tank Explosion in Tanzania By The Associated Press DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — At least 62 people were killed in Tanzania on Saturday when a crashed tanker exploded while a crowd was trying to siphon off fuel, the police said, in one of the worst […]
Ethiopian Police Seize nearly 200 Turkish-made Pistols from Somaliland
The Ethiopian Police in Togwajale, the border township with Somaliland on Friday have seized a vehicle carrying nearly 200 Turkish-made pistols. The Suzuki brand vehicle left from Somaliland’s Togwajale, the border with Ethiopia whilst full of illegal arms and with the intention of trafficking into Ethiopia’s Somali region. The vehicle […]
South Sudan: Salva Kiir grants amnesty to rival Riek Machar
President Salva Kiir granted a general amnesty to rebels in South Sudan’s civil war, including his former deputy Riek Machar, as a rights organisation said authorities in Africa’s youngest country should also free its critics. The amnesty order was read out on state-run television late on Wednesday, three days after […]
Catastrophic Droughts Are Becoming the New Normal in Somalia
SOMALIA