The Dawn of a New Era in U.S. Human Rights Policy...

“… We express America’s values from the State Department. We represent the American people. We represent America’s values, our commitment to freedom, our commitment...

Ethiopia: Teddy Afro concert cancelled for a third time (musicinafrica)

The concert, which was to take place on 10 September at the Addis Ababa’s Millennium Hall, was expected to draw more than 10 000...

Ethiopia: Oromia region observes shutdown called by opposition

Africanews Ethiopia’s Oromia region has been hit by a five-day shutdown called by the main opposition group – the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). The OFC says...

Why Saudi Arabia Must Halt the Deportation of Half a Million...

Felix Horne Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa @felixhorne1 Published in Newsweek Saudi Arabia has announced plans to expel migrants working or living illegally in the...

Police use water cannon and batons to clear refugees from Rome...

Hatty Collier Police using water cannon and batons clashed with refugees who had occupied a small square in Rome after they were ordered to...

The truth about Ethiopia’s dams > Addis Ababa is evading important...

    Since President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi met with the Ethiopian prime minister in the Equatorial Guinean capital of Malabo in June 2014, nothing has budged. It...

Kenya’s Government Should Know Free Press is Crucial for Fair Election...

        Journalists Face Intimidation Around Election Audrey Wabwire East Africa Press Officer Duncan Khaemba, a television journalist in Kenya, was reporting on cases of...

Smugglers Target Ethiopian, Somali Teens for Deadly Trip to Yemen

voanews Despite being seven months pregnant, Mesno Taha left her home in Harerge, Ethiopia to find peace and a better future. She trekked to the...