The President, Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo, together with Heads of State and Governments from some 30 African countries, have committed themselves towards ensuring that economic growth in their...
The African Union has said it will no longer recognise The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh as the country's leader from Thursday, when his term expires. Mr Jammeh has refused to give up power after...
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines will add Antananarivo, Madagascar to its network on 28 March 2017. Madagascar will join the ever expanding Ethiopian network of 95 worldwide...
Africa’s largest Airline Group, Ethiopian Airlines, has ended yet another year of fast and profitable growth in 2016, highlighted by fleet and network expansion as well as significant investment in...
African countries were on a drive to boost infrastructure and road networks on the continent in 2016. Ethiopia made huge strides this year with the inauguration of a new railway line, linking the...
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for...
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for...
They cross the daunting Sahara and the treacherous Mediterranean on foot and in rickety boats,respectively, in search of greener pastures. And too many end up in unmarked graves-- in the Sahara and...
Ethiopian authorities have clarified that leading opposition figure and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Dr Merera Gudina is in detention for flouting state of emergency rules. The...
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS...
Ethiopian authorities have disclosed that some 9,800 people detained under the current state of emergency will be released next week after receiving training. According to the Command Post in charge...
The African Union has expressed concern about Ethiopia’s current State of Emergency against the upcoming Heads of State Summit in the capital Addis Ababa in January 2017. The concerns were raised...
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. The Ethiopian...
Why is King Mohammed VI of Morocco suddenly keen to join the African Union (AU) after his late father King Hassan II condescendingly ditched the continental Organization of African Unity the (OAU) in...
A prominent opposition leader in Ethiopia has been detained after he returned from Europe. Merera Gudina had violated Ethiopia's state of emergency by having contact with "terrorist" and "anti-peace"...
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) has commended West African States for demonstrating commitment to promote human rights in the sub-region. 'As at October 2016, only seven of...
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) is to climax activities marking a decade of human rights protection on November 21- 22, 2016, at Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. The...
The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday. — Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Workneh Gebeyehu said Ethiopia has the desire to replicate the people-to-people...
The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, has on Tuesday held a meeting at the level of heads of states in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to an AU statement on Wednesday. The...
Ethiopia’s State of Emergency Inquiry Board has released the names and reasons of arrest for over 11,000 people believed to have taken part in violent anti-government protests in parts of the...
