A wind of change in Africa
When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he […]
Africa/World
Addis Ababa ready to host World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa
A part of the emblematic World Economic Forum (WEF), which was first convened in 1971, the WEF on Africa aims to highlight African developmental and […]
Eritrean-trained gunmen free two German tourists
Eritrean government backed bandits said Tuesday they had released two Germans held hostage they seized since January 18 in a bloody attack on the slopes […]
Kenya to import power from Ethiopia
Kenya and Ethiopia have concluded a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) under which Kenya will import up to 400MW from Ethiopia annually. President Kibaki observed that […]
Kenya, Ethiopia pen railway line pact
NARIOBI, Kenya, Mar 1 – Kenya and Ethiopia on Thursday signed an agreement for the construction of a standard gauge railway line from Lamu in […]
New Chinese-funded African Union HQ Inaugurated
Press Release – Addis Ababa, 28th January 2012 The 100 meter tall, 20 story African Union Conference Center (AUCC) incorporating a 2,500 capacity plenary hall, […]
Eritrea-trained gunmen killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia’s Afar region
At least five tourists, including a number of Germans, have been killed by gunmen in Ethiopia, according to reports. Two other tourists were in a […]
AU New headquarters suits level of Sino-Africa friendship: PM Meles
Addis Ababa, January 11, 2012 (Addis Ababa) – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said the recently-completed conference centre of the new headquarters of the African Union […]
UN Monitoring Group Finds The Smoking Gun On Eritrean Regime
A 400+ page report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea, which was made public today, states that the Eritrean regime, far from complying […]
Eritrea behind AU summit attack plot: UN report
Eritrea tried to attack an African Union summit in neighbouring Ethiopia in January and is bankrolling al-Qaeda-linked Somali rebels through its embassy in Kenya, a […]