Enemies of the Internet 2013 Special report on Internet surveillance, focusing on five governments and five companies that are Enemies of the Internet By March 12, 2013 Today, 12 March,…

Ethiopian security forces kill US “terrorist” By Tesfa-Alem Teklu, Sudan Tribune; March 11, 2013 Ethiopia’s security forces said Sunday that they have killed the leader of a “terror” cell in…

Chinese rail in Ethiopia to replace historic French line By Jenny Vaughan, AFP; March 11, 2013 An old train Camels rather than locomotives lumber over the railway tracks in this…

Ethiopia: Rumors of Water War on the Nile? By Alemayehu G Mariam; March 11, 2013 Prof. Al Mariam Dam War of Words Late last month, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister…

The Ethiopian Muslim Civil Rights Movement: Implications for Democracy in Ethiopia By Alemu Tafesse; March 11, 2013 The fourteen-month old Muslim civil rights movement in Ethiopia has so far had…

Addis Ababa By Teklu Abate; March 11, 2013 What is Addis Ababa (henceforth Addis) to you? Just answer the question before you proceed to read. And I do not mean…

Sudan and S. Sudan agree on dimilitarised border zone By Sudan Tribune; March 11, 2013 ADDIS ABABA/JUBA – Sudan and South Sudan have agreed on immediate and unconditional withdrawal of…

Kenyatta wins election by slim margin By George Obulutsa and Edmund Blair | Reuters March 9, 2013 Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister and presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta (C) casts his ballot…

The Green green gold of Ethiopia By Graham Pebbles; March 8, 2013 Ancestral land that for generations has served as home and livelihood for hundreds of thousands of indigenous people…