HRW Urges Europe to Take Strong Action Against Ethiopia
At a European Parliament subcommittee meeting on human rights and development, Human Rights Watch called on the European Union and international community to take strong...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Corruption allegations rattle Somaliland’s government
In Somaliland, political and corporate influences play a key role in evading public scrutiny by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– The finance minister of the breakaway...
Burundi suspends dealings with UN human rights body
Burundi suspended cooperation with the UN’s human rights arm on Tuesday, accusing it of creating “false controversy” with claims of violence against political dissidents. The...
South Sudanese President “alive”, clarifies spokesperson
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is alive and healthy, his spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said, dispelling rumors that the former was “dead”. “We would like...
Uganda: Government Releases New Oil Standards
Kampala — As Uganda approaches the oil production phase, the government has issued standards that sector players will be required to adhere to. Uganda, which...
Social media shutdown in Ethiopia stokes fears of ‘dangerous new phase’
All mobile internet services have been shut down in Ethiopia for the last seven days, amid increasingly violent protest scenes and a recently declared “state...
Russia rejects calls for arms embargo on South Sudan
Russia on Tuesday said it was opposed to calls for arms embargo on South Sudan, in the wake of reports that the Juba government had...
South Sudan undermines deal to send more peacekeepers: UN
Aconfidential letter from the U.N. secretary-general says South Sudan’s government is undermining a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy an additional 4,000 peacekeepers, risking an...
Ethiopia meets protests with bullets
ETHIOPIA’S RULERS have redoubled a repressive policy that is failing. Instead of looking for ways to alleviate the pent-up frustrations of the ethnic Oromo and...
Foreign businesses are torched in protests, and Ethiopia is in a state of emergency
For years, Ethiopia’s government has repressed dissent, jailed opposition leaders and at times shut down social media, producing the kind of political stability that has...
