Tag: Ethiopia

Eritrea fuels Ethiopia’s bloody civil war in Tigray region in bid to crush its old foe

October 18, 2022

Eritrea is intensifying its involvement in neighboring Ethiopia’s civil war, including by instituting forced conscription to strengthen its army, in a bid to crush the ... Read More

Ethiopia’s president calls for negotiations to end civil war in Tigray region

October 12, 2022

Ethiopia's president Sahle-Work Zewde has reiterated calls for negotiations and other peaceful resolution means to end the country's nearly two-year civil war. "The government has ... Read More

‘Health Silk Road’: China’s health diplomacy in Africa in post-COVID era

October 11, 2022

The controversial Beijing-funded African Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that is due to open in the next few months is just ... Read More

East African economies: conflict, drought and inflation signal tough times ahead

September 28, 2022

East African economies will decline this year driven due to political instability, unreliable rainfall and reducing agricultural yields, says the latest Macroeconomic Outlook Report for ... Read More

Eritrea slammed for meddling in Ethiopia’s internal affairs, thus escalating Tigray conflict

September 21, 2022

Eritrean troops have been accused of launching a "full-scale offensive" supported by Ethiopian forces, raising international concerns that the reignited war in Ethiopia's Tigray region ... Read More

Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia struggling to deal with high inflation

September 17, 2022

Fuel prices soar to record levels as subsidies were removed in Kenya, while inflation in Ethiopia and Ghana hit record high — in both countries ... Read More

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels offer conditional truce, agree to AU-led peace process

September 13, 2022

Tigrayan rebels from Ethiopia’s northern region called for an "immediate" cease-fire Sunday (11 September) and said they would accept a peace process with the federal ... Read More

Google’s Black Founders Fund to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa

September 7, 2022

Unlike in 2021, this year, Google is funding an equal number of men and women-founded startups through its Black Founders Fund, which embodies the tech ... Read More

Escalating Tigray war: UNICEF condemns deadly attack by Ethiopian forces

August 29, 2022

UNICEF has condemned an air strike by Ethiopian forces in the Tigray region which locals say hit a kindergarten called Red Kids Paradise, killing four ... Read More

China pledges to waive some Africa loans to defy debt-trap diplomacy claims

August 26, 2022

China has announced plans to waive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries that were due in 2021 amid a growing rivalry with the West ... Read More