African leaders tell intl court to drop charges against Sudan’s president, Kenyan VP Ruto By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Criminal Court should drop or suspend charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto until African concerns about the court and proposals to change its
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Daily News Egypt President attended AU’s opening session before urgent return to Cairo following North Sinai attacks President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi travelled to Addis Ababa on 29 January as the AU summit is to conclude Saturday. (Photo Presidency Handout) President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt does not oppose Ethiopia’s right to development through implementation of
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The African Union (AU) has backed plans for a West African task force of 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram militants. AU commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the threat posed by the Islamist group required a “collective, effective and decisive response”. Boko Haram has seized control of a swathe of north-east Nigeria and killed thousands
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PRI’s The World Reporter Dalia Mortada Things always get lost in translation. Sometimes, words or phrases just cannot be converted word-for-word from one language to the next. But in most places, the date and the time works pretty much the same all over the world. Not in Ethiopia. There, it’s currently the end of the
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US State Dept The Zone 9 bloggers and journalists The United States is concerned by the Ethiopian Federal High Court’s January 28, 2015, decision to proceed with the trial of six bloggers and three independent journalists on charges under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. The decision undermines a free and open media environment—critical elements for credible and
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US State Dept The Zone 9 bloggers and journalists The United States is concerned by the Ethiopian Federal High Court’s January 28, 2015, decision to proceed with the trial of six bloggers and three independent journalists on charges under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. The decision undermines a free and open media environment—critical elements for credible and
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Addis Ababa – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday told African leaders gathered for an annual summit to not cling to power and respect the wishes of their people. “People around the world have expressed their concern about leaders who refuse to leave office when their terms end. I share those concerns. Undemocratic
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By Barclay Ballard In the UK, policies that restrict the flow of information across the Internet are generally met with outcry and consternation for contradicting our fundamental right of free speech, but for many individuals widespread Internet censorship is the norm. However, online censorship is much more pervasive than one might initially think, with Ethiopia,
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The US Defence Department has said it is holding talks with Yemen’s Houthi group following the resignation of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on 22 January. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday during a press conference in Washington that it is “accurate to say that the Houthis, as participants in these events, will certainly have
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese president Salva Kiir was rushed to hospital in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday after he fell ill during a meeting. Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to attend the 24th ordinary session of the assembly of head of states and government of the African
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