Ethiopia state of emergency arrests top 11,000
Authorities have arrested more than 11,000 people since Ethiopia declared a state of emergency early last month amid violent protests. A majority of the arrests were made...
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Cord leaders call on Uhuru to withdraw Kenyan troops from Somalia
Leaders from the Cord coalition want President Uhuru Kenyatta to withdraw Kenyan soldiers from Somalia over a United Nations report that linked the troops to...
Kenya in diplomatic row with UN
The dismissal of Kenyan three-star general from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has caused a diplomatic row between the country and the...
Ethiopian court jails 8 Somalis over failed attack in 2013
An Ethiopian court has sentenced eight Somali nationals to jail terms ranging from two to nine years after they were convicted for planning a failed...
OPINION: ‘Modern’ Education vs The African Child
A minimum of one hundred years have elapsed before we woke-up to the crime that was perpetrated by foreign entities for their own long-range benefits...
UN renews Somalia-Eritrea arms embargo
The U.N. Security Council has renewed an arms embargo on Somalia and Eritrea citing a continuing threat from al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants. The 15-member council on...
IGAD ministers hold first migration meeting
By Benjamin Sabila KAMPALA – Ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries held the first regional meeting on immigration at the Speke Commonwealth...
Will Ethiopia’s Year-Long Crackdown End?
Need for Meaningful Reforms, Accountability Felix Horne, Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa @felixhorne1 When I met 15-year-old “Meti” (not her real name), she felt her dream of...
Kenya’s Trouble With Taxis
In East Africa, a new initiative is empowering passengers to demand a safe ride. NAIROBI, Kenya — On a sunny afternoon in Nairobi, 37-year-old Francis...
Kenya begins withdrawal of its troops from restive South Sudan
Kenya has withdrawn its first batch of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The troops arrived in the capital, Nairobi...
