Djibouti Port proposal put on ice

Jan 14, 2014  The government of Djibouti has agreed to postpone an earlier decision forcing transitors in Djibouti to produce payment receipts from their Ethiopian clients before they transport their cargo from the port. Djibouti will in the next four

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Open Letter to UN Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-Moon

By Ethiopian Borders Affairs Committee January 14, 2014   H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon United Nations Secretary General Open Letter to UN Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-Moon  By Ethiopian Borders Affairs Committee January 14, 2014   1st Avenue, 46th Street New York, NY

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Time to Bring Eritrea in From the Cold (but It’s Harder Than It Sounds)

BY DAVID SHINN, 13 JANUARY 2014 ANALYSIS This is not a rejoinder to Hank Cohen’s piece - Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold - published by African Arguments on 16 December 2013. It is rather an analysis of the same

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CNN:TeJ and Five African wines making a splash

(CNN) – South Africa may be the dominant force in Africa’s wine economy, but as the continent’s middle class emerges and disposable incomes increase, entrepreneurs in some unlikely destinations are making inroads in the fine wine industry. As the world’s eighth

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Teddy Afro and Bullet from Namibia are the only two African acts to perform at World Cup

BY SHAPWANALE NDAPEWOSHALI, 13 JANUARY 2014 , All Africa LOCAL cultural act, Bullet are heading to perform at the FIFA World Cup 2014 which takes place in Brazil later this year. According to Bullet’s manager, Masatu Thom, the four-man cultural

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Ethiopia vs. Libya:Goals & Highlights – Africa Cup of Nations (Video)

Libya vs. Ethiopia • Goals & Highlights • Africa Cup of Nations 13/01/2014 01-13-2014  

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“My name is Abe, but everybody teased me at school, calling me Abebe,”

AFP Jan 13, 2014  Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe has kicked off a visit to Ethiopia by meeting the country’s running stars. The Japanese premier received a gift from the son of late barefoot marathon legend Abebe Bikila, winner of

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South Sudan talks resume in Addis Ababa nightclub Gaslight

There is normally a strict no-photo policy at the exclusive nightclub A shift in the venue for talks aimed at brokering a ceasefire in South Sudan has left some delegates bemused. The government and rebel teams have moved to the

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Bahir Dar: AU meeting for the first time outside of Addis Ababa

Jan 13, 2014  The session will focus on the conflicts in the continent – in South Sudan, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central Africa, Sudan and Mali, the source said. The 24th ordinary session of the Executive Council of

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Ethiopia Dealing With Quietly Slipping Export

13 January 2014 , By Asrat Seyoum, Source: Reporter The five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) slowly runs-down it clock, things seem to be getting rather complicated for policymakers and the economy as a whole. For most of the past decade

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