Ethiopia Restricts Social Media, Messaging Apps Amid Protests
BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE The Ethiopian government has suspended access to popular social media platforms after tensions escalate between the authorities…
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Eritrea’s Afwerki Categorically Denies Role In Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict, undermines atrocities
BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, who is visiting Kenya, on Thursday categorically denied having roles in the two-year…
Eritrea Persecuted Relatives Of Military Draft Dodgers, says HRW
BY SOLOMON TILAHUN The Eritrean government has in recent months punished relatives of thousands of alleged draft evaders as part…
SSUF/A Splinter Group’s Leader Announces “Interim Leadership”
BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE A splinter group of the South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) on Monday announced the formation of Interim…
Ethiopia PM, TPLF leaders made first face-to-face meeting
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, on Friday met with Tigray leaders to discuss on the implementation of…
Will Pope’s Visit to South Sudan Fix Hurdles and Pushes Peace Over the Political Humps?
By Miyong Kuon The Holy Father arrives on Friday in Juba. He already declared an opened Air Holy Mass on…
“Welcome Corps”: The New US Sponsorship Program, How Does It Work?
By Sigal Samuel America likes to tell a certain story about itself: It’s a safe haven, a place of refuge for the…
US Says Eritrean Forces Still On Ethiopian Soil
A senior U.S. official said on Saturday that Eritrean troops have not yet withdrew from Ethiopia unlike Ethiopian authorities claim…
Ethiopia’s Abiy makes first visit to Sudan after border clashes
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday made a one-day working visit to neighbouring Sudan where he held discussions with…
Rage over extortions at Uganda’s main airport forces regulator’s hand
A worker at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport pocketed $10,000 to facilitate a passenger illegally travel to Brazil this month, a…