Africa’s biggest coffee producer has revised rules to allow foreign companies to buy the commodity directly from farmers and processors, the latest in reforms to liberalize East Africa’s biggest economy. Until now Ethiopia — which prides itself as the birthplace … Continued
More than 21 million people need urgent aid in Ethiopia, where a food crisis is deepening. Organisers said ahead of the conference they did not expect to raise the full amount by Tuesday, but rather to begin closing the gap … Continued
By Ian Wafula Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president has announced. Gen Ogolla was in the helicopter alongside eleven other military personnel. Only two … Continued
(ERGO) – Around 2,200 Somali refugee families living in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps have been becoming desperate for food due to a lapse in the issuance of registration cards and their inability to access food aid. Habibo Abdiasis Shawi, a refugee … Continued
By Matt McGrath, Environment corresponden A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was “impossible” without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme … Continued
Ethiopia, a landlocked country, is seeking France’s help to develop its naval force. The evolving situation in the Red Sea has spurred Ethiopia to propose the deployment of a naval force in the area, aimed at guaranteeing overall safety and … Continued
By Reuters Here are some facts about Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group which have been fighting each other for a year, devastating their country, reigniting ethnically-targeted killings in the Darfur region, and displacing millions of … Continued
A former member of an Ethiopian spy agency that targeted that country’s journalists and dissidents abroad is eligible to apply for refugee status in Canada because his spy activities were “not contrary to Canada’s interests,” the Federal Court of Appeal … Continued
In a move that may reflect a political backlash, Kenya has replaced Caroline Mwende Mueke, the nominee for East African Community (EAC) secretary-general, just two days before her expected swearing-in. Instead, Nairobi said on Monday that it would unveil Veronica … Continued
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are experiencing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time this century in a historical reversal of development, the World Bank said in a report on … Continued
Somali pirates freed hijacked ship MV Abdullah and its crew on Sunday after receiving a $5mn ransom. Abdirashiid Yusuf, one of the pirates involved in the hijacking, confirmed the release of the Bangladeshi cargo vessel. “The money was brought to us two nights ago as usual,” … Continued
Toronto – In a statement released on Friday, Eritrea’s Ministry of Information announced that the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is “demarcated for the last time in a way that will never be changed.” The statement said that the border between … Continued
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