Ethiopia feeling pinch of illicit financial outflows

By Turkish Weekly Alarmed by increasing illicit financial outflows, Ethiopia says it is taking new counter measures including installing advanced CCTV cameras at airports and establishing a special intelligence unit. A report released by Global Financial Intelligence last January revealed Read More ...

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Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Somalia in-flight jet blast

By Robyn Kriel and Susanna Capelouto, CNN Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for February 2 bomb blast on a Somali passenger plane The explosion was caused by a laptop computer containing a bomb, authorities say The alleged bomber was sucked out of Read More ...

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Does Ethiopia need international aid to cope with drought?

By Alastair Leithead BBC News, Africa correspondent, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia Source: BBC News Ethiopia is the world’s fastest growing economy. So when drought struck why did it need international help? Ethiopia has been doing very well over the last Read More ...

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Ethnic clashes in Ethiopia’s Gambella kill dozens, official says

By William Davison, Bloomberg Dozens of people have been killed in the western Ethiopia region of Gambella during fighting between Nuer and Anuak groups that involved local security forces, an official said. Weapons from neighboring South Sudan’s two-year civil war Read More ...

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US Announces $97 Million for Ethiopia Drought, Famine Relief

VOA News The United States aid agency has announced $97 million in emergency assistance for Ethiopia to help address the “ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon.” “The United States Government is helping Ethiopians cope Read More ...

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US Announces $97 Million for Ethiopia Drought, Famine Relief

VOA News The United States aid agency has announced $97 million in emergency assistance for Ethiopia to help address the “ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon.” “The United States Government is helping Ethiopians cope Read More ...

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UN chief tells African leaders not to ‘cling to power’

Reuters ADDIS ABABA — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should respect term limits. Ban was addressing a two-day Read More ...

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UN chief tells African leaders not to ‘cling to power’

Reuters ADDIS ABABA — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should respect term limits. Ban was addressing a two-day Read More ...

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