Top officials of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority are among sixteen people who have been arrested as part of an investigation into corruption at the organisation. Read more »

The steady growth that Africa has experienced in the past decade is being threatened by one of the continent's greatest challenges - unemployment. The World Economic Forum for ... Read more »

Sudan has accused South Sudan of supporting rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) who are responsible for multiple attacks in several states across the country. Read more »

Thousands of Eritreans are reportedly detained without charge in the country's prisons often in deplorable conditions in an effort to silence dissent, says Amnesty International. Read more »

Ethiopians are about to see the making of a girl group like the "Spice Girls", after five young women were trained in dancing and singing, and given a specific character thought to ... Read more »

From Ethiopia, to Nigeria, Somalia and South Africa, press freedom has suffered a number of setbacks in Africa. Read more »

After more than a decade of low-level hostilities and sour relations, there are signs that Ethiopia and Eritrea could be ready to talk again. Read more »

Logging permits designed to boost local participation and usage in the logging industry have been circumvented by large-scale operations due to inadequate monitoring, a report ... Read more »

There have been fresh attacks on security forces and civilians in the Kordofan region of Sudan in an apparent attempt by anti-government forces to "topple the government". Read more »

The government has denied plans to immediately withdraw all troops from Somalia, despite the prime minister's remarks expressing frustration with the pace of military progress in ... Read more »