South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting…
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South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting…
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UN News Center The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the crackdown on journalists in Ethiopia and the increasing restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression in the Horn of Africa nation. The comments by High Commissioner for Human…
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VOA May 6, 2014 Hailemedhin Abera GENEVA, Switzerland – The Swiss government has rejected Ethiopia’s request to extradite a co-pilot who had hijacked an airliner last February. Hailemedhin Abera, 30, hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane that was on an…
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By JASON STRAZIUSO and ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Government troops and rebel fighters engaged in a fierce battle over an important oil town Monday after rebels launched a counter-offensive shortly after the government claimed control…
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By JASON STRAZIUSO and ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Government troops and rebel fighters engaged in a fierce battle over an important oil town Monday after rebels launched a counter-offensive shortly after the government claimed control…
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An Unholy Alliance in East Africa Politico By BRONWYN BRUTON May 05, 2014 John Kerry’s hastily announced trip to Africa last week is something of an occasion: It’s the first time he has set foot in sub-Saharan Africa as secretary…
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By Alemayehu G Mariam May 5, 2014 President Obama likes to pontificate about being on the “right side of history” and rhetorically clobber those who are on the “wrong side of history”. Debating Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election…
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Geneva (AFP) – UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday condemned the arrest of nine bloggers and journalists in Ethiopia, warning that the country increasingly was muzzling freedom of expression under the guise of fighting terrorism. “I am deeply…
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By Agence France-Presse US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday South Sudan’s president would hold direct talks with the rebel chief to end the brutal civil war, as pressure mounted on the insurgents to attend. South Sudan’s President Salva…
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