Addis Ababa, 3 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - An opposition candidate for Ethiopia’s Parliament was stabbed to death early Tuesday in what opposition leaders said was part of a widening campaign of repression ahead of May elections. The candidate, Aregawi Gebre-Yohannes,...
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are a step closer to resolving their disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The dam – a huge project on one of the River Nile’s main tributaries, the Blue Nile in...
  Hlawulani Mkhabela   Simon Gatwech Dual, Chief of General Staff for SPLM/SPLA in Opposition (IO) in Juba- UN Photo/Isaac Billy   The most effective way to be heard is still at the barrel of a gun and the South Sudanese peace deal makes it...
Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, who has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka, at the age of 97, was the last of the giants of 20th century African nationalism. He was also one of the few to...
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HARGEISA, 30 October 2009 (Somalilandpress) - The Ethiopian government appointed a new representative to Somaliland on Thursday to replace its former one who has been changed last week. In a press conference, the Somaliland's Minister of Foreign Affairs in his...
President Idriss Deby, who won a 6th term on Monday, has died of injuries suffered on the frontline, an army spokesman said. Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died of injuries suffered on the frontline where he had gone to visit...
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African governments and civil society should have both institutional and substantive expectations of the next UN Secretary General. The institutional expectations should focus on feasible reform of the United Nations itself. This would mean African governments de-emphasising the demand for...
NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) -- A U.S.-based organization that promotes the use of the Internet is urging leaders in east Africa to make the Internet accessible and affordable to all of their citizens. The leaders are gathering in Nairobi for...