Egyptian capital becomes battle zone amid crisis By AYA BATRAWY August 19, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Soldiers fired their rifles in the air to keep a crowd from attacking supporters…
Ethiopia signs mobile expansion deal with China’s ZTE By Aaron Maasho August 19, 2013 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia signed an $800 million deal with China’s ZTE on Sunday to…
Bolt is the best in the world, ever: official By Mitch Phillips August 19, 2013 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, already enshrined as one of the greatest Olympians of all…
Why The Voice Of Eyob Mekonnen Mattered By Samuel Getachew, Toronto August 19, 2013 In the brilliant movie – “I Dreamed of Africa” – of a noted environmental activist and…
Gunbattle fought in Cairo mosque as Egypt mulls Brotherhood ban By Issam Abdallah and Crispian Balmer | Reuters August 17, 2013 CAIRO (Reuters) – Security forces cleared a Cairo mosque…
Azeb Mesfin lost TPLF’s cash cow By Abebe Gellaw August 17, 2013 Eritrea-born Berhane Kidanemariam replaces Azeb Mesfin as CEO of EFFORT, the business empire that has enriched the very…
Lies and Liars By Najib Mohammed August 16, 2013 In the West, we are accustomed to hearing politicians lie to serve their interest and fulfill ego. For example, when two…
Are we ready to offer? (Response to Yusuf Yassin on Oromia) By Bito August 16, 2013 To begin with, I would like to thank you for your frank and straight…
Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 638 Associated Press August 15, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian Health Ministry has raised the death toll from the day’s violence that…
Mohammed Aman: A rare runner among the Ethiopian elite IAAF August 14, 2013 History, of sorts, was made when Mohammed Aman became the first Ethiopian to win a world outdoor…