Of Elections and Diapers in Ethiopia in 2015 By Alemayehu G Mariam May 12, 2014 Whether the people of Ethiopia are better off in 2014 than they were in 2010…

Ethiopia receives credit ratings needed for Eurobond issue Reuters May 10, 2014 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia received its first credit ratings on Friday, paving the way for a possible debut…

Damn If You Do! Damn If You Don’t! The Ethiopian university students’ unrest and massacre By Andualem Tefera, Editor, Eskemeche May 10, 2014 We all should condemn the unbridled use…

South Sudan leaders reach cease-fire; US approval By AP May 10, 2014 Machar and Kirr exchanging signed documents of the ceasefire (Reuters) WASHINGTON (AP) — South Sudan’s president has reached…

Sudan slams Egyptian media’s provocation over Ethiopian dam Sudan Tribune May 10, 2014 May 9, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti criticized Cairo’s approach in dealing with…

Africa: From Ujamaa to Developmental State By Daniel Teferra (PhD)* May 10, 2014 From Julius Nyerere’s Ujamaa to Meles Zenawi’s developmental state, the model of economic development in Africa has…

Obama agrees with Ethiopia’s call for freedom By A Staff Writer May 9, 2014 Journalist Abebe Gellaw tells President Barack Obama to pay attention to the gross human rights violations…

UN report documenting human rights violations on “a massive scale” in South Sudan underscores extreme urgency – Pillay UN News May 9, 2014 GENEVA (9 May 2014) – UN High…

Ethiopian Court Grants 10 More Days for Blogger Terror Probe By William Davison, Bloomberg May 9, 2014 The Zone 9 bloggers An Ethiopian court granted police 10 more days to…

Sudan deports 30 Eritreans, including refugees By Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali, AFP May 9, 2014 Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki (C) shakes hands with officials next to his Sudanese counterpart Omar…