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Ethiopia:African Union 50th Anniversary Celebrations!

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Africa will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the African Union this weekend in Ethiopia’s capital Ethiopian TV (ETV) will be streaming free live transmissions from ...

Djibouti:Two ambulances from the hospital Ali Sabieh diverted by a senior officer of the Army

We learn with astonishment that a senior officer of the Djiboutian Army, stationed in Ali Sabieh region, which recognize easily hijacked two ambulances at ...

African Union celebrates 50th year

African Union celebrates 50th year since founding, leaders to map out socio-economic gains ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African nations this week mark the 50th ...

Ethiopia:Tributes paid to Meles and his legacy

Tributes were paid to Ethiopia’s exceptional leader, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, for his outstanding contribution to the renaissance of both Ethiopia and Africa during his ...

Ethiopia:Minister Tedros Urges Ethiopians in the UK for More Engagement in Nation Building

Ethiopian Foreign Minister, H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, met with members of the Ethiopian Diaspora in the UK where he discussed timely and relevant issues focusing ...

Djibouti: DAF, a political leader became the target of the regime

Djibouti, 11 May 2013 PRESS RELEASE from May 11, 2013 After nearly 10 years of forced exile in Belgium, Farah said DAF, president ...

Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors

Alemayehu G Mariam: Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They ...

Kenya:ICC-indicted Kenyatta to make official visit to London

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces international trial for crimes against humanity, will travel to London on Sunday for a three-day official visit, the presidency ...

Djibouti: Open Letter to the Britsh Foreign Office

USN SUPPORT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: Visit by DJIBOUTI DICTATOR ‘S to the UK DEAR SIRS, In the name of Djiboutian people it is my greatest honor ...

Africa:THE 21ST EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF IGAD

COMMUNIQUE OF THE 21ST EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF IGAD, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, May 3, 2013 The IGAD Heads of State ...

DJIBOUTI: PROGRESS AND SUCCESS OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT USN

DJIBOUTI THE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO LEARN OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL A NEW PARLIAMENT BY USN (UNION FOR NATIONAL SALVATION). THIS IS OUR NATIONAL ...

Djibouti:Former journalist and government opponent back in Gabode prison

Monday 29 April 2013. Reporters without Borders strenuously object to former journalist and opposition politician Daher Ahmed Farah’s detention for the past four days. Farah ...

Ethiopia: Watching American Diplocrisy in Ethiopia

Watching American Diplocrisy in Ethiopia APRIL 29, 2013 Alemayehu G Mariam: Top of Form Bottom of FormDiplomacy by hypocrisy is “diplocrisy”. Edmund Burke, the ...

Djibouti: DAF will be resubmitted to the floor tomorrow, Sunday, April 28, 13

The President of the MRD and spokesman of the USN (opposition coalition), Farah said DAF was incarcerated for the nth to the civil prison ...

Djibouti:DAF placed in term deposit Gabode this Wednesday

PRESS RELEASE DAF placed in term deposit Gabode this Wednesday, April 25, 13 Djibouti, April 25, 2013 Farah said DAF, president of the DSU ...

Djibouti: The Djiboutian opposition voice heard in Paris

A conference on the crisis in Djibouti was held in Paris on Saturday April 20. Since the parliamentary elections of February 22, all opposition parties ...

Djibouti:Press Release:The Committee of MRD in Belgium

Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (MRD) The Committee of MRD in Belgium Press Release The committee MRD Belgium welcomed the release of the ...

Ethiopia:Official complaint to the Ethiopia Election Board

To: the Ethiopia Election Board Addis Ababa Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic Prime Minister Office ...

Ethiopia:Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu wins 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Paris, 16 April – Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu is the winner of the 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Ms Alemu was recommended ...

Ethiopia:Meles Foundation launched

The Meles Foundation, established in honour of Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, was inaugurated on 6th April at the African Union in the presence ...

The Norwegian connection on the politics of Oil between Somalia and Somaliland

Around the Horn of Africa, companies must calculate whether political and security risks will put too heavy a burden on their production costs. This is ...

Somaliland:Former BP boss Tony Hayward Becomes the New interim chairman of Glencore Xstrata

Glencore Xstrata shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of Tony Hayward, BP’s former chief executive, as interim chairman of the newly merged group. Will Somaliland ...

Somaliland Ripe for Comms Investment

The Swiss government is tipping the Republic of Somaliland as one of Africa’s best investment bets, after a meeting between its foreign office and local ...

Somaliland: SDC Delegation Met in Addis Ababa to Discuss Investment

Increasing Community Representation: SDC Delegation Met in Addis Ababa to Discuss Investment · SDC delegation met in Addis Ababa with Somaliland Community Representatives · ...

Somaliland:Somali banker sees hope in business order after chaos

By Edmund Blair NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia’s government must lure more investors to drive the private economy because business owners have an interest in cementing fragile security gains, ...

Somaliland:TELESOM Adds New Prefix Numbers for Mobile Phones in Accordance with ITU Recommendation’s

By Goth Mohamed Goth TELESOM one of the largest and leading Telecommunication provider in Somaliland has issued a press release informing its esteemed customers of ...

Somalia:From fear to hope – Getting it right in Somalia

It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty ...

The Road to Economic Development; the case for Somaliland

This work tries to pave the way for the achievement of a sustainable economic growth by taking into account the current position of the Somaliland ...

Somaliland: Danish business helps Somali fishermen

A purely private Danish development initiative demonstrates that there are alternatives to crime and piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The group behind the initiative ...

Somaliland: Wacky Races Continue as World Leaders make a Quick Dash Toward’s Somaliland’s Gas

Somaliland should in theory benefit from the oil agreement signed in November 2012 with the energy company Genel Energy however history has proven that oil ...