AFP New York – The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the arms embargo on Somalia until 15 November 2016 while reaffirming the country’s sovereignty over its natural resources, while also reaffirming its arms embargo on Eritrea. Adopting a new resolution by a vote of 14 in favour and 1 abstention (Venezuela), the Council
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Reprieve Organization The Foreign Office is hosting a high-level trade event for Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister tomorrow (21st), despite the ongoing detention of a British man kidnapped by the Ethiopian authorities 16 months ago. Foreign minister Grant Shapps will share a stage tomorrow with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adanhom at the UK Ethiopia Trade Investment Forum,
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BBC Africa Members of the African Union’s new 25,000-strong multinational standby force are gathering to begin field training for the first time. The exercises in South Africa aim to make sure the force is ready by January to respond to crises across the continent. The force will be made up of five brigades from Africa’s
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By William Davison , Bloomberg South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s move to dissolve the ruling party’s leadership and expand the number of regional administrations risks derailing a power-sharing deal aimed at ending almost two years of conflict, rebel leader Riek Machar said. African mediators need to meet both parties to discuss issues blocking the peace
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By Mahelt Fasil, Addis Standard Nearly a year and half since they were first arrested charges of terrorism against the five remaining members of Zone9 bloggers were dropped this morning. A federal court in Addis Abeba freed Journalists Tesfalem Wadyes Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and Edom Kassaye as well as members of the blogging collective Zelalem Kibret
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By Mahelt Fasil, Addis Standard Nearly a year and half since they were first arrested charges of terrorism against the five remaining members of Zone9 bloggers were dropped this morning. A federal court in Addis Abeba freed Journalists Tesfalem Wadyes Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and Edom Kassaye as well as members of the blogging collective Zelalem Kibret
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By: Debra Black Government officials have signed off on paperwork for a prison transfer that would see Toronto man Bashir Makhtal back in Canada by the end of the year. Bashir Makhtal, a Toronto man who has spent almost nine years languishing in detention in Ethiopia, is one step closer to coming home. Government officials
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(KHARTOUM) Sudan Tribune – Sources have disclosed ongoing clashes between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gangs known as Shifta on the border between the two countries since Sunday saying that military reinforcement has been sent to the area. A road leading to Ethiopia-Sudan border (Photo Jamminglobal.com) No official statement has been issued from both governments. The
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By Sally Hayden VICE It’s been nearly 25 years since Ethiopia’s Soviet-backed Derg regime was ousted. As a coalition of rebel forces approached capital city Addis Ababa on May 27, 1991, four senior ministers — accused of ordering mass killings — used the darkness of night to creep into the Italian embassy. What followed is
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