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Ethiopia's independent publishers may face another hurdle
CPJ: In what appears to be one of a collection of measures to silence the press ahead of 2015 elections, Ethiopian authorities in the Communications Ministry are preparing a new system to control the distribution of print media. Privately...
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak jailed for embezzlement
BBC News: A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds.
His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted and given four-year terms.The three were...
SOMALIA: Sheikh Aweys speaks out, says the country is colonized by Ethiopia
Mogadishu (RBC) The well known Islamist commander Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys who has defected from Al Shabab 11 months has released his fist audio message under the detention of Somali government saying the country in under the colony of AMISOM...
How China is taking over Africa
USA TODAY
Jacob Kushner
You’ve seen the headlines: China is taking over Africa, and the United States and Africa’s former colonizers in Europe have lost sway.
Mostly, it’s true. Throughout Angola, Ghana and the Congo,...
JOURNALISTS ARE NOT TERRORISTS!
PUBLISHED ON MONDAY 19 MAY 2014.
Reporters Without Borders has learnt today that the court in Addis Ababa granted the police investigating the case against the 6 bloggers and three journalists, 28 more days for further investigations. The...
Ethiopia: Human rights, repression, carrots and sticks
With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Ethiopia, the recent spate of harsh crackdowns in the country has raised serious questions about the U.S. and international community’s ongoing support for the Ethiopian government.
A few...