Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agree to establish “permanent trilateral forum”

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to form a permanent trilateral forum which will enable them to consult on mutual issues mainly grievances and differences on the Ethiopia’s dam being built on river Nile, reports said on Friday.The agreement came late on Thursday after leaders of the three countries held a trilateral consultation to further

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Egypt: Shoukry Meets Ethiopian FM in Johannesburg

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the African Union Executive Council meetings held in the South African capital. Shoukry was keen to convene with his Ethiopian counterpart one day after an Egyptian-Ethiopian-Sudanese summit was held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh city, spokesman for the Foreign

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Egypt: Shoukry Meets Ethiopian FM in Johannesburg

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the African Union Executive Council meetings held in the South African capital. Shoukry was keen to convene with his Ethiopian counterpart one day after an Egyptian-Ethiopian-Sudanese summit was held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh city, spokesman for the Foreign

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Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid

President Uhuru Kenyatta did not say his country would stop accepting foreign aid. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. “Dependency on giving that only appears to be charitable must end,” he said in a tweet ahead of this

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Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid

President Uhuru Kenyatta did not say his country would stop accepting foreign aid. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. “Dependency on giving that only appears to be charitable must end,” he said in a tweet ahead of this

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The brutal dictatorship the world keeps ignoring

By Adam Taylor On Monday, the United Nations released the results of a year-long investigation into human rights in Eritrea. What it found was horrific. Detailing “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations,” the U.N. commission of inquiry argued that Eritrea was operating a totalitarian government with no accountability and no rule of law. “The

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The best of Ethiopia: From Lalibela’s ancient churches to Gondar’s palaces and Tigray’s mountain hideaways, magical Ethiopia awaits

High-end luxury has yet to make a significant impact in Ethiopia. Don’t let this put you off. This is the most fascinating country in Africa. And you needn’t go without Wi-Fi , room service or a skinny latte. Here are some of the best new options in Africa’s most intriguing destination. Get a tour operator

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Fascinating: New data on who most travels to Ethiopia, and where its 90 million-plus locals visit

Growing tourism industry adding tailwind to Horn of African country’s burgeoning economy. MORE than 96 million people are counted as Ethiopian, accounting for 1.3% of the total world population and making the country the 13th most-populated globally. The country is also as diverse as it is populated, home to cross-cultural civilisations from North Africa, sub-Saharan

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Eritrea on UK Radar for Oil & Gas While Human Rights Abuses Ignored by West

Sputnik News According to a report in Oil Price.com “major discoveries in Uganda and Kenya, high-level production activities in Sudan and even exploration in war-torn Somalia,” as well as the North African country of “Eritrea should be on everyone’s radar.” The visit was followed up by UK based exploration and development company, Ortac Resources, which

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Ethiopia’s crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push for ‘freedom first’

Government’s critics weigh options after ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers discourages free speech On the very day Ethiopia’s ruling party celebrated another crushing electoral victory, a young blogger on trial under anti-terrorism laws in an Addis Ababa courtroom lashed out at the authorities.

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