BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defense Ministry on Thursday declined to confirm a report that it was in talks for a military base in Horn of Africa country Djibouti, though it said all countries had an interest in regional peace and stability. In May, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh told Agence France-Presse of the talks, adding
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By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s coffee export drive will be boosted by higher output from the venture of a major Saudi Arabian investor, the manager of his enterprises there said. Horizon Plantations and Ethio Agri-CEFT plans to more than double its coffee production and expand tea output. Horizon Plantations is part of
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By Owen Bowcott | The Guardian Foreign secretary condemns detention of Andargachew Tsige in solitary confinement with no access to consular help or right to appeal The treatment of a Briton on death row in Ethiopia is threatening to undermine the country’s relationship with the UK, the foreign secretary has warned. In an unusually blunt
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Nairobi – Ethiopia has apologized for invading Kenya last month and taking over a police station, saying that the incident took place by mistake. Police said the incident at Illeret Police Station in North Horr Moyale, where, armed with AK47 rifles, the Ethiopians arrived in 10 vehicles, disembarked and took strategic positions around the police
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Nairobi – Ethiopia has apologized for invading Kenya last month and taking over a police station, saying that the incident took place by mistake. Police said the incident at Illeret Police Station in North Horr Moyale, where, armed with AK47 rifles, the Ethiopians arrived in 10 vehicles, disembarked and took strategic positions around the police
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By CHRISTINE MUNGAI Confused if Africa is rising or not? To help you navigate your way, we created a (very unscientific) index of business attractiveness. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate on the ground may have a different story. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate
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By CHRISTINE MUNGAI Confused if Africa is rising or not? To help you navigate your way, we created a (very unscientific) index of business attractiveness. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate on the ground may have a different story. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate
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“AFRICA DOESN’T need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.” Those were President Obama’s words when he addressed Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, during his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president. The historic speech, watched around the globe, was an optimistic clarion call to the leaders on the continent from the son of a Kenyan. “First,
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“AFRICA DOESN’T need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.” Those were President Obama’s words when he addressed Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, during his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president. The historic speech, watched around the globe, was an optimistic clarion call to the leaders on the continent from the son of a Kenyan. “First,
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By Jeffrey Smith Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (AFP) – President Barack Obama will in late July become the first sitting American leader to visit Ethiopia and the headquarters of the African Union, the White House said Friday. Obama will meet both the Ethiopian government and AU leaders, for talks on
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