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Egypt strikes IS group in Libya after video of mass killing

By MAGGIE MICHAEL CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian warplanes struck Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, just hours after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it had held hostage for weeks. An armed forces spokesman announced the strikes on state radio, marking the first time Cairo

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Ethiopia to Use Somaliland’s Berbera Port

Ethiopia is to start using the Port of Berbera of Somaliland this month on an agreement reached between the two countries on January 29, 2015, while the use of Port Sudan has started by the importation of 50,000tn of fertilizer. Ethiopia is distributes its cargo among neighboring countries’ ports as the country needs alternative ports

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Video purports to show ISIS militants beheading 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian hostages

A video released on Sunday by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to the Islamic State terror group purports to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages. The video, which appeared on the Twitter feed of a website that supports Islamic State, appears to show militants dressed in blank marching captives to a beach. Before

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Ethiopian Intelligence Network: Who is behind the growth?

By New Delhi Times Bureau Ethiopia is a low income country with a population of just under 92 million people. The country has since 1991 been under one party rule of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). Dissidents who use the internet to criticise the one party rule have been accused of promoting terrorism

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Egypt: Time for turning to Russian arms?

By Ahmed Eleiba The warm reception Russian President Vladimir Putin received in Egypt, where he signed several agreements for joint cooperation, is symptomatic of the newfound friendship between Cairo and Moscow.   Presidents Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Putin discussed a wide range of regional security matters during their bilateral discussions. The talks, focused on the threat

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Egypt: Time for turning to Russian arms?

By Ahmed Eleiba The warm reception Russian President Vladimir Putin received in Egypt, where he signed several agreements for joint cooperation, is symptomatic of the newfound friendship between Cairo and Moscow.   Presidents Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Putin discussed a wide range of regional security matters during their bilateral discussions. The talks, focused on the threat

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South Africa plans foreign land ban

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) clash with security forces Nomsa Maseko reports on the protests inside the chamber Foreigners will be banned from owning land in South Africa under new proposals outlined by President Jacob Zuma. Locals will have limits set on the size of their farms under the proposals. Mr Zuma first

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Seattle cafe wants to showcase Ethiopian-style coffee

By Sarah Stuteville Special to The Seattle Times Solomon Dubie  is raising money to turn his Rainier Mini Mart  into a cafe that will serve  Ethiopian-style coffee. Solomon Dubie is raising money to turn his Rainier Mini Mart into a cafe that will serve Ethiopian-style coffee. This city is known for coffee. From the green

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African Panel Ranks Ethiopia Top 10 in Illicit Financial Flow

Addis Fortune African Union’s (AU) high level panel on illicit financial flows (IFF) from Africa ranked Ethiopia ninth from the top 10 African countries with high illicit financial flows from 1970 to 2008 next to Côte d’Ivoire and Sudan. The panel, which was chaired by Thabo Mbeki, former South African president and comprised nine other

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