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
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 JAMES ANYANZWA Kenya may be forced to renegotiate its 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ethiopia if the deepening electricity crisis in the Horn of Africa nation gets out of control. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has … Continued
(ERGO) – Boqol iyo konton qoys oo iskugu jira xoolo-dhaqato iyo beeraley ay colaad ka soo barakicisay tuulada Quracley ayaa ka cabanaya biyo yari iyo cunno xumo. Waxay ku wajahayaan xerada Shareeco oo ku taalla magaalada Baladwayne, halkaas oo ay ku … Continued
Halima N. Iman In the face of uncertainty surrounding the future of Kenya’s biggest refugee camps, a transformative approach emerges: turning refugee camps into semi-autonomous cities that offer refugees a second chance at a more dignified life. This week marks … Continued
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenya has proposed a regional maritime treaty to defuse tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia over a deal allowing Ethiopia to set up a naval base and giving it port access in Somalia’s breakaway region of … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya — A shootout between militiamen and police officers killed three people Friday in the Ethiopian capital in a rare case of the country’s many regional rebellions spilling into the city. The violence occurred near Millenium Hall in Addis Ababa’s downtown … Continued
Fadumo Yusuf Ibrahim, 40, a displaced mother of eight, struggles to raise enough money to pay for just one meal for her family, despite working eight hours a day, five days a week, washing clothes for families in Baidoa, southern … Continued
Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh insisted that the death of three of his sons in an Israeli air strike would not influence truce talks in Gaza, as bombardments on Thursday rocked the Palestinian territory. Israel confirmed … Continued
By ROSELYN OBALA Djibouti’s entry into the race for the next African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson on Tuesday could see member states in two key blocs in the Eastern Africa region take sides ahead of the voting next year. Djibouti … Continued
By Kalkidan Yibeltal A top Ethiopian opposition figure has been shot dead and his body found on the side of a road in his hometown in Meki, in the troubled Oromia region. Bate Urgessa, 41, was an outspoken critic of … Continued
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