A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab, who had a $3 million US bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said Saturday. Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi surrendered to Somali police in the Gedo region, said the intelligence officer, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to
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By Goitom Gebreluel, Aljazeera The Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over the Nile basin can evolve into a strategic partnership. Ethiopia and Egypt have successfully managed to end their millennia-long rivalry over the river Nile. Ethiopia’s announcement in 2011 of its intention to construct Africa’s largest hydropower plant on its share of the Blue Nile led to developments
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Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the “agents” of the regime in Eritrea of hijacking an Ethiopian helicopter. The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea. It said the helicopter was on a training mission
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By Vikas Pandey, BBC This painting shows a reservoir built by an Abyssinian eunuch in the 17th Century India and Africa have a shared history in trade, music, religion, arts and architecture, but the historical link between these two diverse regions is rarely discussed. Many Africans travelled to India as slaves and traders, but eventually settled
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By Vikas Pandey, BBC This painting shows a reservoir built by an Abyssinian eunuch in the 17th Century India and Africa have a shared history in trade, music, religion, arts and architecture, but the historical link between these two diverse regions is rarely discussed. Many Africans travelled to India as slaves and traders, but eventually settled
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In a photo released by the African Union-UN Information Support Team, Ethopian soldiers wearing AU berets prepare for departure after a ceremony marking the inclusion of Ethiopia into the AU peacekeeping mission, on January 22, 2014 ©Tobin Jones (AU UN IST/AFP/File) Ethiopia said Monday it was ready to boost its troop levels in Somalia to
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South Sudan’s leaders could face punitive sanctions from their neighbours as a “last resort” if peace talks fail to end their year-old civil war, Ethiopia’s prime minister said Monday. The stop-start peace talks, brokered by the east African regional bloc IGAD and held in Addis Ababa, have resulted in several ceasefire deals — but each
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The immigrants are in a Police custody and expected to be deported back The immigrants ( pictured here) are in a Police custody and expected to be deported back Puntland Security forces have captured over 200 would be immigrants of Ethiopian nationality who were on a voyage to Yemen to seek asylum, officials confirm. The
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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial security bill which saw MPs trade blows in parliament. It was passed on Thursday during a chaotic parliamentary session, with opposition MPs warning that Kenya was becoming a “police state”. The government has said it needs more powers to fight militant Islamists threatening Kenya’s security.
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South Sudan peace talks have resumed in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa, with mediators urging both sides of the conflict to end the bloodshed. “Let us make this the last, appalling year of horror and tragedy, not an indicator of South Sudan’s future,” chief mediator Seyoum Mesfin said at the beginning of the
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