AFRICAN UNION CONVENES WORKSHOP ON LACK OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL PROCESS
[Africa News\Women’sRights] The aim of the regional workshop was to provide a platform to discuss the low participation of women…
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Why African Union Must Respect Congo’s Sovereignty and Constitutional Court Process
Felix Tshisekedi was declared victor by Congo’s election commission. I read with concern the Communique issued by the AU…
Happy Birthday Thomas Isadore Noel Sankara
Sankara. From Robin Shuffield’s “Upright Man.” [Commentary] Happy Birthday Thomas Isadore Noel Sankara: (December 21, 1949–October 15, 1987) You flashed…
Why Ethiopia’s Dr. Abiy Ahmed is a Legitimate Nobel Peace Prize Candidate
Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Photo–Flickr. [Comment-Observations] I traveled recently in my homeland, Ethiopia, half the time with my three children in…
“It Is Not My Time” Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Says After Failed Assassination Bid; In Ethiopia, PM Was Also Near a Blast
Still captured from video posted on Zimbabwe Herald’s website In a peculiar concidence Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has…
Ethiopia Arrests Second Journalist An Week; Summons Zone 9 Bloggers
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities in Ethiopia to release the editor-in-chief of Negere Ethiopia online…
Two-Week Ultimatum: U.S. Says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir To Face “Consequences” Unless Peace Deal Signed
Susan Rice — says “consequences” for obstructionist Uganda-backed South Sudan ruler Salva Kiir Salva Kiir, the president of war-torn South…
Replace Mediator: IGAD And SPLM Are Obstacles To South Sudan Peace
Salvatore Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon — Author says time for new mediator [Commentary] Peter Abdelrahman Sule the…
Secretary Of State Kerry To Visit Ethiopia, DR Congo And Angola
John Kerry Statement By Jen Psaki Spokesperson for U.S. Department of State On Secretary of State John Kerry’s Africa Trip…
Ethiopian Journalist, Woubshet Taye, On Prison Odyssey Needs Medical Care
Woubshet Taye [On Media] “When I grow up will I go to jail like my dad?” This was the shattering…