November 5
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Ethiopia and Norway Sign an Agreement for the Access to Justice Project
Government of Ethiopia
Ethiopia and Norway signed a 23 million birr grant agreement on Thursday last week (November 1st) to support the Access to Justice Project. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide,... Read more »
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Prime Minister Hailemariam Confers With Iidea Secretary General
Government of Ethiopia
Prime Minister Hailemariam stated on Thursday last week (November 1st that Ethiopia was dedicated to work closely with international organizations on building a democratic system... Read more »
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The Star
London Marathon champion Mary Keitany has been crowned The World Marathon Majors women's winner following the cancellation the New York Marathon. Keitany becomes the first Kenyan... Read more »
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Equity Bank Tanzania Now Operational
The Star
Equity Bank has officially launched operations in Tanzania marking the fourth country outside Kenya where the bank operates. The bank said it will replicate its model of focussing... Read more »
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Children's Activist Wins Award
Independent
David Mugawe, Executive Director of the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), will this week receive an award from the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) in recognition... Read more »
November 3
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Government Loses Billions in BVR Deal
The Star
The Biometric Voter Registration kits purchase agreement was lopsided and this could cost the country huge sums of money lost. The Kenya government will pay nearly double the... Read more »
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UNHCR Seeks New Sites for 60,000 Refugees
Sudan Tribune
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has called for immediate relocation of nearly 63,000 Sudanese refugees currently living in South Sudan's Unity state, due to insecurity concerns along... Read more »
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National Council for Grand Renaissance Dam Holds Its 3rd Regular Meeting
Government of Ethiopia
The National Council in charge of mobilizing the public for construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam held its third regular meeting on Tuesday (October 30, 2012). Read more »
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EAC Needs Peace in the Two Sudans
The Star
It was one of the most intriguing government economic decisions this year, in my opinion, when the Government of Southern Sudan decided to halt all oil production. The north, after... Read more »
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South Sudan Cabinet Forms Preparatory Committee to Receive Sudan President
Sudan Tribune
South Sudan has formed a high-level committee tasked with responsibilities to organize the visit to Juba of Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir for the first time since South... Read more »
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How Will Ethiopia Fare After Zenawi? [opinion]
The Star
Just a couple of months after Ethiopia bid farewell to Meles Zenawi, a new wave of expectations is sweeping across the country and the region over what the future holds as new... Read more »
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AU Launches Police, Civilian Capacity Building Training
New Times
The African Union (AU) on Wednesday opened Police and Civilian Focused Exercise in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia aiming to build the police and civilian capacities of the African Standby... Read more »
November 2
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UN Education Investment Scores High Marks for Refugees [press release]
UNHCR
Seventeen-year-old Hodan's eyes sparkle with joy as she clutches her new English-Somali dictionary - a congratulatory gift from UNHCR on passing a national high school exam. Read more »
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Journalist, Activist Pays the Price for Her Courage [analysis]
Fahamu
If anyone should seek the real definition of courage, let them not look for it in philosophical discourses or the annals of military history. Let them read the words of Reeyot and... Read more »
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Vanguard
Nigeria Won Their Second Group Game At the 2012 Awc 3-0 against Ethiopia in Bata, but they were far from convincing. Read more »
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Eritrea Blames Ethiopia for IGAD Woes
Capital FM
The government of Eritrea on Thursday blamed Ethiopia for its delay in being accepted to rejoin the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Read more »
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