South Sudan peace deal offers promising end to conflict. But challenges remain February 24, 2019 4.28am EST Author: Yohannes Gedamu, Lecturer of…
How change happened in Ethiopia: a review of how Abiy rose to power
By: Yohannes Gedamu (The Conversation Africa) Last year was an historical one for Ethiopian politics. Most Ethiopians now feel hopeful about the…
The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in Africa is a fallacy
Steven Friedman, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg One day, if they follow instructions, Africa’s new democracies will grow…
How hundreds of Syrians found refuge in Ethiopia
Abdulwahid Mohammed, a Syrian refugee, serves Ethiopian customers at Damascus Restaurant in Addis Ababa [Michael Tewelde/Al Jazeera] By: Elias Gebreselassie,…
Free Press Unlimited and U.S Embassy In Ethiopia Announced Funding Opportunity for Emerging Media in Ethiopia (FEME)
Free Press Unlimited with the support of the United States Embassy in Ethiopia is launching a project: Fund for Emerging…
How investment in irrigation is paying off for Ethiopia’s economy
Ethiopia has harnessed the value of irrigation technologies. Shutterstock Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor, agronomy , Purdue University (For The Conversation Africa) After…
Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya, and what can be done to stop attacks
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Nairobi in which scores of people were killed and injured. The question the terror attack…
U.S. Embassy Launches Ethiopia Debates!
By Editor @EAfricanist The U.S. Embassy invites media to Ethiopia Debates! launch program. The Ethiopia Debates! is a nationwide program…
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Declares War on Pro-Islamic State Group
(The News is from VOA) FILE – Islamic State militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered…
Thousands of Eritreans ‘seeking refugee status’ in Ethiopia
(Taken from News24.com) More than 27 500 Eritreans have filed for refugee status in Ethiopia since the two countries reopened…
