Ethiopia’s list of banned activities
Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month “state of emergency” as it faces unprecedented levels of unrest across the country, a first in...
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Ugandan student ruffles feathers with homemade tear gas
KAMPALA, Uganda Cooking up something like homemade tear gas usually ends in a visit from the police. However, for one Ugandan science student, his unusual...
WHY THE ‘PLANNED’ HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN ETHIOPIA SHOULD BE A GLOBAL CONCERN
The Ethiopian government has announced the rules that will guide the 6-month state of emergency declared last week. The conditions bar diplomats from going beyond...
Uhuru tells off Mike Sonko after he declared himself president of Kenya
– Mike Sonko declared himself president of Kenya in a funeral in Machakos – President Uhuru has now responded to the senator’s remarks Nairobi Senator...
Frustrated Uhuru scolds state officials on rampant corruption
President Uhuru Kenyatta has scolded government officials over rampant corruption saying the situation is frustrating. Uhuru told the accountability summit at State House in Nairobi...
Kenya Airways shares jump after pilots defer strike threat
Shares in Kenya Airways jumped 6.5 percent in early trading on Tuesday, after pilots suspended a planned strike following talks between the union, airline and...
Ethiopia limits movement of diplomats, media access
Ethiopia has banned access to foreign-based opposition media and restricted foreign diplomats’ travel, in new provisions of a state of emergency. The government declared the...
South Sudan army says 56 rebels killed in weekend fighting
South Sudan’s army says heavy clashes between government forces and rebels have left dozens of people dead over the weekend around the town of Malakal. “Our...
Ethiopia: Kidnapped Kids Could Be Sold
Addis Ababa — SIX months after their kidnapping, hopes are diminishing more than 60 children armed militias abducted from Ethiopia will be rescued. They are...
New curbs in Ethiopia as part of emergency measures
Ethiopia imposed curbs on its opposition, travel restrictions on diplomats and a dusk-to-dawn curfew around major projects in new measures announced on Sunday following the...
