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Kenya: Opposition Supporters Brave Teargas, Live Bullets to Welcome Leader Raila. Five Dead
At least five people were killed on Friday as Kenyan police tried to disperse supporters accompanying opposition leader Raila Odinga from the airport to central Nairobi, police said.
Police fired tear gas at the convoy in which Odinga...
Billionaire With Deep Investments in Ethiopia Arrested in Saudi Anti-corruption Sweep (VOA)
WASHINGTON — Sheikh Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi is a billionaire, and by most estimates, one of the richest African-born people in the world. He travels the globe managing his businesses and meeting with heads of state.
But he now finds...
Saudi Corruption Purge Snares $33 Billion of Net Worth in Riyadh - Bloomberg
By Devon Pendleton and Zainab Fattah
Three of the kingdom’s richest people are under arrest
Authorities say suspects are innocent until proven guilty
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s crackdown on some of Saudi Arabia’s richest and...
'We fear for our lives': how rumours over sugar saw Ethiopian troops kill 10 people (theguardian)
A brutal crackdown on protest and the return of soldiers to the streets of Oromia region has fuelled growing anger and frustration with central government
Tom Gardner in Ambo
Tuesday 7 November 2017
It began with a rumour. On 25 October, residents...
Al Amoudi’s Arrest and its Implications to Ethiopia (BY Amanuel Biedemariam)
Over the years, particularly from 1991 until present, one of the key players that helped shape the political dynamics of the region is Mohammad al-Amoudi. Sheik Al-Amoudi appeared on the seen in 1991 when Eritrea achieved independence and when...
Factbox: Saudi Arabia Detains Princes, Ministers in Anti-Corruption Probe (nytimes)
By REUTERS
November 5, 2017
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television...
Bekele Gerba and Monkey Business in T-TPLF Monkey Kourts in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: We are watching another cruel political theater produced and directed by the T-TPLF playing out in Ethiopia.
On October 30, 2017, the T-TPLF’s Federal Supreme Court ordered the release of Professor Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman...
U.S. legislator: Ethiopia’s lobbying must not stop human rights measure (Africatimes)
By AT editor
A United States legislator is again pressing for a vote on House Resolution 128, a measure calling for human rights protections and inclusive governance in Ethiopia that was supposed to be up for a vote last month. It was postponed...