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…
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…
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…
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…
Why we should be watching the Gulf of Guinea By Dawit Giorgis, Special to CNN March 7, 2013 [CNN] Editor’s note: Dawit Giorgis is a visiting fellow at the Foundation…
Kenyan authorities urge patience as vote count drags on By Edmund Blair and George Obulutsa March 7, 2013 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan authorities said the outcome of a presidential election…
US doctor’s “gutsy” move led to baby’s cure from HIV Reuters; March 7, 2013 Dr Hannah Gay (University of Mississippi Medical Center & Reuters) CHICAGO – The doctor who cured…
Brain Drain: Can Developing Nations Sustain Enough Aircraft Technicians? By FL Technics Training March 7, 2013 Ethiopian Airlines technicians at work (Photo courtesy of ILO; 2003) Editor’s Note – Ethiopia…
Venezuelans pour into streets to mourn Hugo Chavez By Associated Press; March 6, 2013 Venezuelans mourn the death of their longtime president Hugo Chavez CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some in…