Sudan detains Eritrean opposition members
Source: Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-15 21:23:18 -0700 | travel-news
Ethiopian-based Eritrean opposition group, the Eritrean Islamic Reform Movement, on Saturday reiterated allegations that Sudanese authorities have arrested eight of its leading members. Fighters of the Eritrean Islamic Reform Movement in an undated photo released by the group The group's...
South Sudan backs Ethiopia?s Nile dam
Source: Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-14 21:17:22 -0700 | travel-news
The Governments of South Sudan has voiced support to a Ethiopia's controversial Nile Dam project which the country is building along the Nile river, while Addis Ababa minimised Egyptian statements about war against Ethiopia. South Sudanese chief negotiator expressed Thursday...
Sudan, South Sudan called upon to reduce tensions
Source: United Press International
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-14 14:20:02 -0700 | travel-news
Foreign ministers of Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom, in a joint statement Friday, urged Sudan and South Sudan to ratchet down border tensions...Secretary of State John Kerry , Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and United Kingdom...
Karti in Ethiopia to discuss Nile dam, Sudan-South Sudan conflicts
Source: Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-13 07:08:03 -0700 | travel-news
Blur Nile escalated this week raising fears of a potential conflict over the Nile River's water resources. Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on Monday threatened Ethiopia saying all options are open on the table with regard to the horn Africa's Dam...
VIDEO: African diaspora who call US capital home
Source: BBC
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-11 17:32:40 -0700 | travel-news
African diaspora who call US capital home 11 June 2013 Last updated at 19:18 ET As many as 250,000 Ethiopians live in and around Washington DC, more than in any urban area outside of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa...
Africa: Bill Gates - Dimbleby Lecture
Source: All Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-11 03:28:51 -0700 | travel-news
It is a pleasure to be at the Royal Institution to honor Richard Dimbleby. As I got ready for this evening and learned more about him, I developed a strong sense of admiration. To prepare for a recent trip to...
Ethiopian rebel group ends arms struggle, returns home
Source: Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-08 21:59:55 -0700 | travel-news
A rebel group from Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region, where Ethiopia is building a major dam on the Blue Nile has laid down its arms, the Ethiopian government said on Saturday. Benishangul Gumuz region where they were warmly welcomed by thousands...
Disaster risk reduction key to post-2015 MDGs: UN
Source: NewKerala
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-07 23:07:12 -0700 | travel-news
The head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction Thursday welcomed the link between poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction emphasized in a key report outlining a new framework to build on the anti-poverty targets known as the...
Africa: AU and the ICC - Issue of Election Violence in Africa
Source: All Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-04 05:40:27 -0700 | travel-news
THE Guardian Tuesday May 28 2013 carried a story recording the African Union outrage on the ICC's global prosecution of those charged with crime against humanity. The African Union, reports The Guardian, "has accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of...
Ethiopia denies holding political prisoners as opposition calls for release
Source: Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-04 11:00:27 -0700 | travel-news
A newly founded opposition coalition, Semeyawi (Blue) party on Sunday hold demonstration in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa calling for the immediate release of detained political prisoners. Thousands of opposition members and supporters chanted; We demand freedom; We demand justice; and...
Africa: Is ICC Hunting Africans Alone?
Source: All Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-03 08:16:52 -0700 | travel-news
During the just ended all-important Summit of the African Union (AU) which came at a time that the Pan-African body was marking its golden jubilee anniversary at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, one of the burning issues discussed was that...
Ethiopia: Thousands protest political repression
Source: The Boston Globe
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-06-02 13:53:28 -0700 | travel-news
Ethiopia (AP) Thousands of Ethiopian demonstrators took to the streets of the capital demanding the immediate release of jailed journalists and activists in a rare show of public opposition to the ruling party which maintains strict control over the East...
Africa: AU Prepares Its Shock Troops
Source: Africa Headlines
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-31 09:01:34 -0700 | travel-news
Johannesburg A newly sanctioned African Union (AU) force for quick deployment in conflicts such as in Mali is being promoted as a stop-gap measure ahead of the planned formation of the "rapid deployment capability" (RDC) African Standby Force (ASF). Nkosazana...
Africa: Africa's Renewed Sense of Self
Source: All Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-31 00:22:18 -0700 | travel-news
When the African Union (known then as the Organization of African Unity) was founded, the leaders of that era understood that the success of their individual countries hinged on the success of the entire continent. Now, as the organization celebrates...
Africa: ICC Reiterates Impartiality
Source: All Africa
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2013-05-30 10:48:37 -0700 | travel-news
A statement issued by the public affairs unit of the court reiterates commitment to cooperate with the African Union. Full Statement The Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues the following statement in light of reports on discussions concerning...
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