U.S. aircraft hit by gunfire in South Sudan as conflict worsens By Carla Odera December 22, 2013 JUBA (Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft came under fire from unidentified forces on…
Explaining the Ethiopian outmigration: Incentives or Constraints? By Seid Hassan and Minga Negash1 December 20, 2013 Professor Seid Hassan Professor Minga Negash In both theory and practice, pull and push…
S. Sudan gov’t loses control of province capital By CHARLTON DOKI and TOM ODULA, Associated Press; December 19, 2013 JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – South Sudan, the world’s newest country,…
Ethiopia brings home 140,000 migrants from Saudi: ILO AFP December 19, 2013 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia has brought home close to 140,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia, the International Organization…
Tamrat Layne: Real Transformation or False Confession? By Asefa Gultu December 19, 2013 I am somewhat puzzled by how little attention Tamrat Layne’s story has received among the Ethiopian media.…
Repeated arrests used to hound independent journalists By RSF December 18, 2013 Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by a wave of arbitrary arrests of journalists working for La Voix de…
South Sudan president ‘ready for dialogue’ as violence kills 100s Reuters December 18, 2013 S. Sudan President Salva Kirr South Sudan’s president said on Wednesday he was ready for dialogue…
Tribal politics rides so close to heart By Mulata Gudata December 18, 2013 Politics rises with time and dies with time. Politics has a ‘wind’ – the political wind which…
Africa: “Dynamics of Conflict and Promises of Renaissance” (Part IV) Prosperity for the Few and the Ethiopian Developmental State By Aklog Birara (PhD) An International Conference organized by Al-Jazeera Centre…
Menelik II & Mandela vs Mengistu & Meles By Robele Ababya December 18, 2013 I would like to start writing this piece with this quote attributed to Sir Isaac Newton…