Source: African Argument BY AWOL ALLO MARCH 30, 2018  Far from being a footnote in the Oromo struggle, musicians like Haacaaluu Hundeessa have been its centre of gravity. Haacaaluu Hundeessa’s music […]

By ELIAS MESERET | Associated Press   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –  Ethiopian security forces have re-arrested a number of recently freed politicians and journalists as they gathered for a social event […]

By LANCE PUGMIRE   Runners crossed the finish line with excitement at the 33rd Los Angeles Marathon. (Video by Christina House / Los Angeles Times) After 14 miles, Heather Lieberg, 38, […]

Associated Press   CAIRO –  Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has met his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, as the two countries look to repair ties that were recently frayed over an […]

Accusations come as Ethiopia continues to be under a state of emergency since its former prime minister resigned. 18 Mar 2018 Asmara and Addis Ababa have had two bloody wars […]

By Nizar Manek March 16, 2018, 5:22 AM CDT A home in Moyale after an attack in 2013.Photographer: Boniface Mwangi/AFP/Getty Images Kenya tightened security at its northern border with Ethiopia after the […]

Reuters NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean authorities detained hundreds of perceived opponents this month after a school director who defied government orders died in custody, the United Nations said on Wednesday. […]

Reuters Mar. 13, 2018 By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than 2,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya seeking refuge, the Kenyan Red Cross Society said, after several civilians […]

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) , Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) , Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) , Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP) , Human Rights Network for Journalists – […]