The “fake” Saudi Princess was a prostitute in Dubai 20 years ago

By Beatrice Thomas The woman at the centre of a $20m London property fraud case allegedly worked in Dubai as a prostitute 20 years ago, a former friend has claimed. Negat Ali, an Ethiopia-born south London furniture dealer, has previously

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UDJ’s Asrat Tassie Jailed

9 Feb 14 Asrat Tassie, one of the prominent opposition figures and former Secretary-General of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party, was arrested yesterday after being accused of holding a federal court in contempt through his comments published

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Egypt to Resume Nile Dam talks on Monday

Feb 9, 2014  Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdul Muttalib will head a delegation to Addis Ababa on Monday to continue talks regarding the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Muttalib accepted an invitation from his

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Inside Ethiopia’s ‘White Gold’ warehouse

By Martin Fletcher Addis Ababa 08 Feb 2014 The Telegraph was last week given unprecedented access to Ethiopia’s stockpile of so-called “white gold” – or poached ivory The strongroom is in an underground car park below the well-guarded headquarters of Ethiopia’s

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Kenya’s South Sudan politicians to attend IGAD peace talks in Ethiopia

The talks will be mediated by IGAD, comprising of seven nations: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Republic of the Sudan and South Sudan. World Bulletin / News Desk Some of the seven senior South Sudan politicians, who were granted asylum

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Pregnant Gang Rape Victim Remains in Police Custody

8 FEBRUARY 2014 Sudan Tribune Khartoum — An 18-year-old pregnant Ethiopian woman who was the victim of a brutal gang-rape last August in Omdurman has been sleeping on the concrete floor of a police cell since her arrest on 17

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Battle of the Nile: Egypt, Ethiopia clash over mega-dam

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 8 (UPI) – Egypt and Ethiopia remain at loggerheads over Addis Ababa’s plan to build a $4.2 billion, 6,000-megawatt dam on a major tributary of the Nile River that Cairo says will greatly reduce the flow of water

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Ethiopian Airlines interested in 10 Boeing 777X

Feb 7, 2014  (Reuters) – Ethiopian Airlines is in preliminary talks with Boeing (BA.N) that could lead to an order for 10 of the U.S. planemaker’s latest model, the 777X, the airline’s chief executive said. “When the 777X comes, as

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Egyptians View of the Nile Dam and its Risks

By ahram.org Egypt has voiced objections to only some — not all — of the dam projects in Ethiopia. But the objections it has voiced are valid, writes Maghawry Shehata Diab The focus on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam project, which has

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Sewnet sacked because he criticized the government

By Lolade Adewuyi From national hero to villain: The politics behind Ethiopia’s sacking of coach Sewnet Bishaw The former Walia Antelopes coach stepped on the toes of the government and paid for it with his job, despite taking Ethiopian football

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