(KHARTOUM) – The Egyptian presidency officially confirmed that president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will travel to Addis Ababa next Tuesday for talks with Ethiopian officials that would focus on the dispute regarding the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Before heading to Ethiopia, el-Sisi will stop in Khartoum for meetings with his Sudanese counterpart
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Aden (AFP) – Yemen’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled an air raid on his palace in the southern city of Aden Thursday, a day that saw a dramatic escalation in the conflict-ridden country. The air raid followed intense fighting at the city’s airport and clashes elsewhere in the country, as analysts warned divided Yemen was
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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The Guardian What happens when it’s not just a lack of physical banks preventing communities’ access to financial services, but ethical issues too? Rural Ethiopia has a 125,000:1 person-to-bank branch ratio. Photograph: Mercy Corps Karri Goeldner Byrne and Thea Anderson Islam is the world’s second largest religion with more than 1.5 billion followers, making up
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The Guardian What happens when it’s not just a lack of physical banks preventing communities’ access to financial services, but ethical issues too? Rural Ethiopia has a 125,000:1 person-to-bank branch ratio. Photograph: Mercy Corps Karri Goeldner Byrne and Thea Anderson Islam is the world’s second largest religion with more than 1.5 billion followers, making up
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Juba (AFP) – Hopes of an end to South Sudan’s 15-month old civil war were dealt another blow on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir ruled out a proposed power-sharing deal with rebels. Speaking at a political rally in the capital Juba, Kiir rejected key elements of the latest draft deal between him and rebel leader
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By Aya Nader President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held a meeting Tuesday to review the results of the High Committee on the Nile water discussions with Ethiopia and Sudan. The meeting took place before the signing of an agreement between the three countries regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project. The review included experts representing
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ADDIS ABABA (BERNAMA-NNN-ENA) — The Ethiopian government is striving to provide affordable, reliable and secure energy for the society which it deems essential in building a modern economy, says Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu. The energy sector in the country is currently experiencing rapid technological progress, something which had been difficult to consider
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(BBC) Al-Shabab militants have been driven out of the group’s strongholds in Somalia The US defence department has confirmed that it has killed an al-Shabab leader, Adan Garar. The Pentagon says the militant was hit by a drone equipped with Hellfire missiles in southern Somalia last Friday. Garar was a suspect in the 2013 Westgate
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