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A latest report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on African governance shows a decline in overall progress for the first time in a decade. This has been driven by a decline in security and the rule of law in some countries. By Isaac Mugabi The 2020 Ibrahim Index on African Governance (IIAG) has named Mauritius, Cape Verde,...

Federal forces now control the northwestern part of Tigray. As the government mobilizes resources to step up the fighting, humanitarian organizations are increasingly worried about civilians trapped in the conflict. Maria Gerth-Niculescu Music is blaring from speakers and Ethiopian flags are waving in the wind in Addis Ababa’s old stadium. Hundreds of residents came to...

Ethiopians read newspapers and magazines reporting on the current military confrontation in the country, one of which shows a photograph of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, on a street in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Samuel Habtab) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s air force is “pounding targets with precision,” a military...

BY MAHLET FASIL Addis Abeba, Members of Addis Abeba and federal police officer have on Saturday arrested Medihane Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis Standard publication. Jakenn Publishing PLC, the publishers of Addis Standard publication, confirmed that Medihane was arrested and initially taken to undisclosed location on Saturday November 07, from his house in Addis Abeba. Medihane was at a...

The veteran reporter taught me an important lesson: ‘Tell the story, whatever the consequences.’ By Katya Bohdan The only book Robert Fisk ever recommended I read was the satirical journalism novel – Scoop – by Evelyn Waugh – a story about hapless nature writer William Boot who, due to an unexpected turn of events, is sent...