A top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday he was worried that military developments in Ethiopia were overtaking efforts to stop escalation of the country’s bloody yearlong conflict. Addressing reporters after his return from a trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman said he and other diplomats were trying to achieve […]
Day: November 23, 2021
East Africa’s terrorism hotspots: examining the roots and solutions
Uganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala’s central business district and were claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Tensions have been increasing across the border too, in Kenya. The government has instructed security agencies to be more vigilant. Moina Spooner, of The Conversation Africa, asked terrorism researcher Dr Anneli Botha […]
What’s in a name? When it comes to human fossils, it’s complicated
Homo bodoensis is the new name given to a human ancestor who lived half a million years ago in Africa. The species is named after a skull from Bodo D’ar, Ethiopia. The finding was made nearly 50 years ago, and it has been described by several different names over the decades. The new name is the result of […]
Eritrea condemns ‘illicit and immoral’ US sanctions
Published by AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – Eritrea slammed the United States on Saturday for slapping new sanctions on the country over the deadly conflict in neighbouring Ethiopia, calling the move “illicit and immoral”. The US measures announced on Friday came in response to Eritrea’s decision to send troops into Ethiopia’s Tigray region to back […]
Kenya Airways adds Ethiopia flights as workers flee Tigray fight
Published by The Citizen Kenya Airways has increased scheduled flights to Ethiopia from three to seven a week as high demand for passengers seeking air travel in the wake of political upheaval has gone up. The carrier has been operating three flights on the route every week but it has added four more frequencies to […]
Sudan’s Burhan says ready to welcome ousted PM back in government
Published by Daily Monitor The Liaison Committee of the Central Council for Freedom and Change said in a statement they had told Phee they will not negotiate with the military as long as it refused to re-establish the dissolved government under Hamdok. The leader of the military in Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says his new […]