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August 07, 2014
Somalia: 'Until Recently Dhaanto Was a Dying Art' - an Interview With Aar Maanta
The refugee from the Ogaden talks Somali music and dance. Read more »
May 06, 2014
Ethiopia: Review - Reporting Disasters - Famine, Aid, Politics and Media
Using the pivotal example of the Ethiopian famine in 1984-5, Suzanne Franks explores the media's ability to mobilise public opinion and philanthropic action in an unprecedented… Read more »
April 29, 2014
Ethiopia: Protests Grow Over Addis Ababa's Expansion
Addis Ababa is growing fast and set to expand further, pitting the government against Oromo activists, seeking to protect their rights. Read more »
April 25, 2014
South Sudan: Poor Gambella! So Far From Addis Ababa, So Close to South Sudan
An influx of South Sudanese Nuer into Gambella in Ethiopia could destabilise the region, but the impact on long-term development is likely to be more significant. Read more »
April 09, 2014
Ethiopia: Who Audits the Auditors - Scandal At the Heart of the African Peer Review Mechanism
It is 5:20am on 30 January, 2014, and most of the residents of Ethiopia's capital are asleep. On the streets, a few vehicles prowl as night-time revellers - mostly girls in short… Read more »
January 23, 2014
South Africa: Mandela's Long Walk to Ethiopia
As a founder of the ANC's armed wing, Mandela was deeply drawn to Ethiopia. His time there tells us a lot about the young leader. Read more »
November 20, 2013
Ethiopia: Suspicious Minds - Ethiopians Told to Keep an Eye Out for Al-Shabaab Activity
The Ethiopian government has warned that al-Shabaab could target Ethiopia next. What could this mean for relations between Ethiopians and the country's Somali minority? Read more »
November 04, 2013
Ethiopia: UK and U.S. Complicity in Mass Displacement
In the face of evidence, the UK and US continue to deny systematic human rights abuses are occurring in the Lower Omo as thousands are displaced for an irrigation scheme. Read more »
October 21, 2013
Ethiopia: The Last Jews of Ethiopia?
A page has been turned in the history of Jews in Ethiopia. But despite what Israel may think, the page doesn't mark the end of the book, but merely a new, uncertain chapter. Read more »
September 27, 2013
Ethiopia: Muslims' Struggle for Rights Continues
For more than twenty months, the Ethiopian Muslim community has been protesting for their constitutional rights to be respected. Read more »
August 21, 2013
Ethiopia: When a Traditional Past Collides With an Irrigated Future
Are the government's large-scale developments in southern Ethiopia forcing local populations to move with the times or just move out the way? Read more »
May 10, 2013
Ethiopia: DFID Fail to Act on Human Rights Violations
The Ethiopian government may be guilty of atrocities against indigenous peoples as it completes construction of the Gibe III dam. UK aid-agency DFID has failed to exert its… Read more »
April 10, 2013
East Africa: How Could a Lasting Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Be Achieved?
After more than a decade of low-level hostilities and sour relations, there are signs Eritrea and Ethiopia could be ready to talk again. Read more »
April 09, 2013
Eritrea: Why Eritrea Is Not the North Korea of Africa
With a series of events in the past year suggesting change could be afoot, the time is ripe for renewed attention on Ethiopia-Eritrea relations. Read more »
March 12, 2013
Ethiopia: Circus Debre Berhan's 'Theatre for Social Development'
A circus from the town of Debre Berhan is trying to communicate important social messages to Ethiopians through the medium of acrobatic entertainment. Read more »
January 16, 2013
Ethiopia: Govt's Controversial Gibe III Mega-Dam
The Gibe III dam could help Ethiopia's development, but it might also be disastrous for the environment and threaten half a million people's livelihoods. Read more »
December 03, 2012
Ethiopia: Huge Dam Could Be Disastrous for Region
Without greater oversight, Ethiopia's secretive new dam could have disastrous environmental, social and political impacts. Read more »
October 03, 2012
Ethiopia: Business As Usual
Despite Meles' passing, Ethiopia is continuing to conduct repressive policies, and international donors are continuing to ignore them. Read more »
September 26, 2012
Ethiopia: First Signs of a New Dawn for Ethnic Relations?
Preliminary negotiations between the Desalegn's government and ONLF suggest potential for change in Ethiopia's ethnic politics. Read more »
August 29, 2012
Ethiopia: What Does New PM Promise?
Supported by the US but less popular with the TPLF, it is unclear if Ethiopia under Hailemariam Desalegn will see a continuation of Meles-style governance. Read more »
East Africa: The Sudan-South Sudan Relationship After Meles Zenawi
Can Khartoum-Juba negotiations survive the demise of their most important African backer? Read more »
August 28, 2012
Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi - Ruthless Visionary
Repressive and undemocratic, brilliant and determined, Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa will not see another Meles anytime soon. Read more »
August 13, 2012
Africa: Africa's Olympic Highs and Lows
Stepping onto the podium at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 23-year-old Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich, winner of the men's marathon, became Uganda's first gold… Read more »
August 09, 2012
Ethiopia: What Might a Post-Meles Era Bring?
As Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia concludes his 21st year of rule, and as rumours of his illness and possible demise abound, many are wondering what the future holds for… Read more »
July 19, 2012
East Africa: Ethiopia Seeks to Beat Faltering Aid Flows
The Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) Report, released today, shows international funding is faltering. Ethiopia seeks to provide alternative ways towards food security. Read more »
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