US Congressional Delegation Returns From Africa
Press Release WASHINGTON – Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, and Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) returned from a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Ethiopia and Eritrea. The goal of the visit was to support regional peace and security in the Horn of Africa and to […]
On Ghanaian exceptionalism, generational angst and being better than second-best
By Bright Simons, Quartz The national character of Ghana is a permanent state of striving for global significance and a status of African exceptionalism. Ghanaians have for decades been bound to a narrative of their unique station in an African constellation of struggling states, which pedigree they have convinced themselves into believing deserves global attention […]
Ethiopia’s Remote Afar: an Ancient Way of Life Continues in a Modernising Country
By James Jeffrey Once made infamous through explorers’ tales of old, Ethiopia’s remote northeast Afar region both conforms to and contradicts stereotypes. Tough neighbourhood: Ethiopia’s remote northeast Afar region contains the Danakil Depression—the hottest place on earth where temperatures in the naked plains frequently soar above 50 degrees centigrade, exacerbated by the fierce blowing of the […]
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is about to get cleaner and greener
The office of prime minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at making the capital a site for urban tourism by developing greener spaces along a 56-kilometer (35 miles) river stream. Dubbed “Dine for Sheger”—’Sheger’ is a moniker for Addis Ababa—the three-year initiative is targeting individuals, local and global businesses, international organizations, and […]
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO WORLD MUSIC: ETHIOPIA
By Francis Falceto Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto Gigi (photo: Jak Kilby) Ethiopia is one of Africa’s most fascinating countries, musically and in every other respect, and is once again open and welcoming to foreign visitors. An ancient mountain kingdom, […]
The hair belonging to Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II will be repatriated after 150 years
Two locks of hair belonging to widely revered Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II will be repatriated after a request from Addis Ababa, the National Army Museum in the UK announced Monday, as more African countries seek to reclaim heritage they say was taken decades, even centuries, ago An outcry erupted last year among some Ethiopians over an exhibit […]
Collective Security, Militarism or Humanitarianism: Decoding Interventionism in Africa
(11 – 12 April 2019, School of Law, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia) Since the early 1990s, the new international activism to use force for the purpose of preventing wide spread human suffering led to a significant change in international political decision making, legal thinking and practice. Thus, we have observed some unexpected developments in forcible […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visiting the neighboring countries
SudanS Tribune The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders are expected on Monday in Juba for talks with President Salva Kiir who had to interrupt a tour in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region. The one-day visit comes in the framework of the regional efforts to consolidate economic and political integration of the East African region which remains […]
MENELIK, THE GREAT OF ADWA
March 2nd is the 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Adwa. The decisive victory at Adwa is a tale to be told every year on this day of its commemoration because it warms the heart and lifts the spirit of every black person in the world. Few places evoke stronger memories than Adwa triumphant of victory […]
The Ethiopian Empress and master strategist behind the battle that humiliated the Italians in 1896
The Battle of Adwa is known to have stopped the colonial aggression of Europeans in Africa after Ethiopian forces surprised the world by defeating heavily-armed Italian troops that attempted to conquer the Empire in 1896. Behind this victory that maintained Ethiopia as the only African nation that was never colonized, lies a brilliant military strategist […]
The Battle of Adwa, A Battle that Proved Colonizer Doesn’t Always Win. By Theodore M. Vestal, Ph.D.
In 1896, Italy, a late-comer to the family of nations and a slow-footed scrambler for colonial spoils in Africa, made her move to conquer Ethiopia, the only remaining prize on the continent unclaimed by Europeans. Expansionist leaders of the recently unified Kingdom of Italy dreamed of a second Roman Empire, stretching from the Alps to […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Uganda: Court Orders Uganda Railways to Pay Former Workers Shs2.5b April 18, 2019[Monitor] Kampala -A total of 5,104 former employees of Uganda Railways Corporation can now afford a smile after the Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the High Court decision awarding them Shs2.6 billion in damages for unlawful termination of their employment between 1986 and 2004.
- Uganda: Government Hunting for New Utl Investor April 18, 2019[Monitor] Kampala -Government is searching for a fresh investor to take up Uganda Telecom's (UTL) operations after parting ways with Taleology, a Nigerian telecom company.
- Uganda: Janet Museveni Orders Closure of Teacher Colleges With Low Enrolment April 18, 2019[Monitor] Kampala -The Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Museveni, has ordered the closure of teacher training colleges whose enrolment is less than 100 students.
- Uganda: What Is At Stake in Age Limit Judgment April 18, 2019[Monitor] Kampala -The Supreme Court will today decide President Museveni's fate on whether he will be eligible or not to run for presidency again in 2021 and also make decisions that may determine the conduct of the next elections.
- Uganda: How Minors Are Exploited, Abused On Nwoya Farms April 18, 2019[Monitor] Nwoya -After nearly one and a half hours of driving on a dusty murram road from Nwoya District headquarters, we arrive at Rigil Agro Tech Uganda Ltd Union Farm, one of the many Indian owned commercial farms in Leb Ngec, Lungulu Sub-county.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: El-Rufai Sacks Political Appointees April 18, 2019[This Day] Kaduna -The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has directed all political appointees to submit letters of resignation by April 30, 2019.
- Niger: Niger, Part 3 - Guns Won't Win the War April 18, 2019[The New Humanitarian] Niamey -"We can't militarise all borders"
- Nigeria: Stakeholders to Nollywood Producers - Shun Films That Debase Societal Values April 18, 2019[Vanguard] Industry stakeholders have called on Nollywood producers and distributors in the Nigerian movie industry to eschew films and video works that erode values that define the African people.
- Nigeria: Kidnapped Lawyer, Driver Freed - Official April 18, 2019[Premium Times] An Ibadan-based lawyer, Musibau Adetunbi, and his driver, who were kidnapped on Monday have regained their freedom, an official has said.
- Burkina Faso: Spreading Violence Triggers 'Unprecedented' Crisis April 18, 2019[The New Humanitarian] Foube/Burkina Faso -'The country has never had to deal with such massive displacement'
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Lions Have Respect, Not Fear, for the Titans April 18, 2019[News24Wire] Cape Town -Highveld Lions assistant Wandile Gwavu admits that the Titans have hit form at the right time of the season but says the Johannesburg-based side do not fear their Jukskei rivals ahead of the CSA T20 Challenge derby at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday.
- Emfuleni Mayor Blames Political Battles for Rus-Ter-Vaal Unrest April 18, 2019[News24Wire] Angry residents of Rus-Ter-Vaal outside Vereeniging that has been plagued by violent protests heard that internal political battles are causing unrest in the area.
- Rain Strikes As Dolphins, Warriors Clash Washed Out April 18, 2019[News24Wire] Cape Town -A late afternoon downpour meant that the Dolphins and the Warriors were unable to take to the field as their latest CSA T20 Challenge encounter was abandoned without a ball being bowled in Durban on Wednesday.
- The 2010 Soccer World Cup Led to Massive Fraud and Corruption Within Law Enforcement Agencies - Johan Booysen April 18, 2019[Daily Maverick] Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen has told the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that elements within law enforcement, including the NPA, had been captured to protect people in 'political power' and who were directly involved in defrauding the state of about R60-million in inflated costs relating to the 2010 Fifa […]
- Five-Month Strike At Sibanye-Stillwater Gold Mines Has Ended After AMCU Decided to Cut Its Losses April 18, 2019[Daily Maverick] The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union's strike at Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines, the biggest remaining mines in the country, was meant to solidify its place in the industry in opposition to the National Union of Mineworkers. In fact, it has weakened the union, and handed its competitors a peculiar kind of victory.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Libya: Insiders Insight - Haftar Overplays His Hand in Libya April 18, 2019[African Arguments] Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on the capital Tripoli last week. Credit: МИД России.
- Libya: Battle for Tripoli - - What You Need to Know April 18, 2019[Deutsche Welle] General Khalifa Haftar's push for Tripoli could be the most important moment for Libya since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. Who are the players and what's at stake for the war-torn country?
- Africa: 2019 Most Influential People List Features Six Africans April 18, 2019[allAfrica] Cape Town -Time Magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people - and six Africans made it on to the list, according to Ugandan website Hire The Youth.
- Africa: Egyptian Journalist Freed Conditionally After Being Held for Years Without Trial April 18, 2019[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved to learn that Egyptian journalist Hisham Gaafar has been released conditionally after being held for three and a half years without trial, and calls for his release to be made unconditional and for the withdrawal of all charges against him.
- Libya: Germany Calls for UN Security Council Meeting April 18, 2019[Deutsche Welle] The council has failed to agree on a joint call for a ceasefire in Tripoli, where rival militias have been fighting for two weeks. Germany, the current council president, has called for a meeting to discuss the conflict.
Centeral Africa
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- East Africa: Brace for Food Shortages, EA Warned April 17, 2019[Citizen] Arusha/Dodoma -East Africa has been warned of imminent food shortages due to the delay or failure of long rains.
- Malawi: Chief Admits Discriminating People Based On HIV Status April 17, 2019[Malawi News Agency] File photo
- Tanzania: China Now Tanzania's Largest Trading Partner - Ambassador April 17, 2019[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The bilateral trade volumes between Tanzania and China is now to the tune of Sh9.1 trillion, equivalent to $3.976 billion, the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Wang Ke has said.
- Kenya: From Roads to Water, Nairobi Slum Upgrades Bear Fruit for Residents April 17, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -Food vendor Mary Akinyi, 39, a single mother of three, arranged her dried fish on a table at the side of a busy road in Kibera, Nairobi's largest slum, getting ready for peak hours in the early evening.
- Ethiopia: Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein Probe 'Labour Abuses' in Ethiopian Factories April 17, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Fashion giant PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, said it will investigate reports that Ethiopian workers who make clothes for their high-street stores routinely face verbal abuse and discrimination and earn as little as 12 cents per hour.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Airlines Crash - Kenyan Families Advised on Compensation April 18, 2019[Nation] The Foreign Affairs ministry has asked families of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash to secure a Grant of Representation from court in order to get compensation.
- The African Regional Round of the John H Jackson Moot Competition April 18, 2019[Kenya School of Law] The African Regional Round of the 17th John H Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law will be hosted by Kenya School of Law, Nairobi, Kenya on 23th -- 27th April 2019.
- 2019 Most Influential People List Features Six Africans April 18, 2019[allAfrica] Cape Town -Time Magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people - and six Africans made it on to the list, according to Ugandan website Hire The Youth.
- Doing Well By Doing Good? Ask Ethiopia's Garment Workers April 17, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Unfortunately for the country's garment workers, there is a yawning gap between the brands' ethical pretentions and the workplace reality for the people sewing their clothes
- Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein Probe 'Labour Abuses' in Ethiopian Factories April 17, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Fashion giant PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, said it will investigate reports that Ethiopian workers who make clothes for their high-street stores routinely face verbal abuse and discrimination and earn as little as 12 cents per hour.