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A jury has resumed deliberations in the case of a U.S. couple charged with manslaughter in the death of their 13-year-old adopted daughter from Ethiopia. Hana Williams, adopted daughter to the accused Larry and Carri Williams, died of hypothermia and… Read more ›

The Kenyan government has allocated $37.8 Million towards the resettlement of 8,298 households still living in camps after they were forced out of their homes in the 2008 post election violence where 1200 others died. Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and… Read more ›

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ethiopia’S ‘Walias Antelopes’ eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by defeating Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo. The ‘Walias Antelopes’ topped Group A with 13 points, two more than 2010… Read more ›

Kenya’s parliament passed a motion on Thursday to withdraw from the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). This decision comes a week before the country’s deputy president stands trial at the ICC for crimes against humanity. The… Read more ›

Defense ministers from Ethiopia and Sudan and other experts have concluded a three day meeting on cooperation between the two countries. Colonel Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad, spokesman of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), said that the meeting was mean to assess… Read more ›

The Kenyan parliament will meet for an emergency session on Thursday to discuss whether the country should withdraw from the International Criminal Court. This follows a request by the leader of the majority in the Kenyan Senate, Kithure Kindiki. The… Read more ›

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s government has rejected a presidential pardon for journalist, Woubshet Taye, who was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment earlier this year. Mr Taye’s wife told a reporter from Arwamba times that the ministry of Justice had sent… Read more ›

Seven people have been arrested in Nairobi, Kenya for allegedly manufacturing psychotropic drugs for export to South Africa. The seven individuals – three Kenyans, two Tanzanians and two Indians – were found in possession of 50 kilograms of Methamphetamine estimated… Read more ›

Members of the Ethiopian opposition were on Sunday denied an opportunity to hold a rally demanding the release of jailed activists. The Blue Party had sought authorization to hold a public rally on the same day as the Ethiopian Inter… Read more ›

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has commenced the issuance of 60,000 title deeds to residents of Kilifi and other counties in the coast region. Out of the 60,000 title deeds to be issued in the coast region, Kilifi County stands to… Read more ›

Israeli authorities have completed the last mass immigration of 450 Ethiopians Jews to the Jewish state which was founded 65 years ago. The immigrants arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv aboard two chartered flights on Wednesday, marking the last… Read more ›

Fresh inter-clan clashes have erupted in Moyale Town on the border of Kenya and Ethiopia leaving an unknown number of people dead. Marsabit County Governor, Ukur Yattani, said that at least 20 people had been killed in the clashes between… Read more ›

The World Bank predicts that Ethiopia’s GDP could grow by 7percent in the next year, significantly shy of the 10.6 percent average that the country claims to have achieved over the past decade. The economy could grow faster if the… Read more ›

An Ex-Uk army officer, Lieutenant-Colonel David Parkinson, was killed in a violent robbery at his ranch in Nanyuki, Kenya. Mr Parkinson had a long and distinguished career in the UK army for 30 years and retired while commanding a local… Read more ›

A recent polio outbreak which has affected several Horn of Africa countries has officially spread to Ethiopia. On August 14, the country discovered its first wild case of polio virus since 2008. The victim was an 18-month-old child from Warder… Read more ›

Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday signed deals worth $5 billion with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The deals were signed during a five-day visit by President Kenyatta to China; this is his first visit to the Asian country since he… Read more ›

An Ethiopian government official has denied reports that explosive devices were discovered and disarmed at Addis Ababa’s Bole International airport last week. “The device was not an explosive or type of bomb but just a flammable cylinder gas”, said state… Read more ›

An ivory smuggler of Chinese origin has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a Kenyan Court, in a ruling expected to signal harsher penalties for poachers and smugglers. Reacting to the verdict, Kenya Wildlife Service… Read more ›

Residents of Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa, were awoken by a 21 gun salute on Tuesday morning to commemorate the first year anniversary after the passing of the Ethiopian leader. Dozens of parks were launched and several candlelit vigils held… Read more ›

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto, is required to attend all sessions of his trial. This decision comes after the chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, appealed a decision by the Trial Chamber on June… Read more ›

Ethio Telecom has signed a deal worth $800 million with Chinese telecom giant ZTE to expand its mobile phone infrastructure and introduce a high speed broadband network in the country. The telecoms project is worth $1.6 Billion but will be… Read more ›

A group of suspected Somali militants attacked a police post in Garissa County of Kenya on Friday killing four police officers. Reports also indicate that three other people, including a local chief and a school teacher, were also injured in… Read more ›

Ethiopian federal police averted a potential explosion at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on Friday after discovering two explosive devices at the departure terminal. It is suspected that the explosives were targeted at hundreds of passengers who were waiting… Read more ›

The Kenya airports Authority (KAA) board of directors on Thursday announced the replacement of the authority’s managing director following a massive fire at East Africa’s main airport last week. Officials have indicated that the fire started small and was put… Read more ›

Mohammed Aman became the second Ethiopian athlete to win a gold medal at the Moscow World Championships after a breathtaking finish to the men’s 800 meters race. This win comes after, world and Olympic champion, Tirunesh Dibaba won gold in… Read more ›

Japanese investors, led by the Marubeni Corporation, have shown interest in securing deals within Kenya’s oil sector. The investors are particularly interested in funding the construction of a pipeline which will connect the country’s refinery and marketers to the drilling… Read more ›

Ethiopia is currently hosting 39 Trade Ministers from African countries and several U.S. government officials who are attending the 12th annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Addis Ababa. The meeting began last week on Friday, August 9,… Read more ›

Kenya’s former defence minister, Yusuf Haji, has denied allegations that Kenyan troops took sides part in recent clan clashes in Kismayo city of Somalia. He said that the troops entered Somalia as part of the AMISOM peace keeping forces and… Read more ›

Ethiopian Muslims staged protests in the streets of, the county’s capital, Addis Ababa, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Thursday. The protests are part of a campaign by Muslims in Ethiopia that calls on the government to stop… Read more ›

Kenya’s main airport resumed some operations on Thursday amid passenger complaints after it was forced to shut down for a whole day following an early morning fire on Wednesday. The first international flight since the incident landed from Bangkok early… Read more ›

An Ethiopian, military cargo plane crash landed at a Mogadishu airport on Friday while transporting weapons, says Somali security officials According to witnesses, the plane exploded into flames soon after it crashed at the international airport; thick black smoke was… Read more ›

Kenya’s main airport was engulfed by a huge fire on Wednesday morning leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at this important travel and trade gateway to east Africa. The intense heat from the fire drove back the firefighters while the flames… Read more ›

Ethiopia is the first pilot country to develop a strategy that will allow it to benefit from the United States-Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).According to State Minister for Trade Yacob Yala said that the strategy will form an integral part… Read more ›

Kenya’s mining ministry has cancelled several prospecting and mining licenses issued earlier this year and suspended the commissioner of mines following complaints regarding the licensing process. Speaking at a news conference, the mining minister, Najib Balala, said the revoked licenses… Read more ›

Kenyan manufacturers have asked the Ethiopian government to eliminate bottlenecks currently hindering the development of bilateral trade between the two neighbours. Speaking on behalf of the traders, the Kenya Association of Manufactures ( KAM), called upon  Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, to fast track investment… Read more ›

Suspected Merille Militia from Ethiopia on Thursday abducted four Kenyan fishermen near Kanamkuny beach at the Todonyang border point. Turkana North OCPD, Bernard Nyakwaka, stated that the four went missing after they were waylaid by the militia in the afternoon… Read more ›

Several people were injured when a helicopter carrying U.N. personnel crashed in the town of Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, officials said. Dina Mufti, the spokesman for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that… Read more ›

The successful drilling of Etuko-1 well in Kenya has confirmed the commercial value of oil fields in the country, says Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) the U.K. explorer that found Kenya’s first oil. The company also predicts that a pipeline picking… Read more ›

Nine Somalis who had attempted to hijack a German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009 were, on Tuesday, sentenced to five years in prison each by a Kenyan court in the coastal city of… Read more ›

Ninety Four (94) cases of polio have been reported in south-central Somalia pointing to a fast spreading outbreak, says Somalia’s Ministry of Health. New cases of the disease near the porous border with Ethiopia have also put that country at… Read more ›

Kenya’s Equity Bank has received 2 billion shillings worth of new deposits in less than six months since it established a specialized branch in Nairobi to support local Chinese business, the company said on Monday. The boost from the branch,… Read more ›

An international training institute for peace-keepers will be setup in Ethiopia by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with the Ethiopian government. The institute will serve as a training facility for peace-keeping organizations within and around East Africa.… Read more ›

Ethiopia’s exports declined in value by 2 percent in 2012-13 from a year earlier due to declining prices for coffee beans even as volumes increased, the Trade Ministry said. The value of exports from Ethiopia, Africa’s biggest grower of coffee,… Read more ›

The civil society in Kenya is opposing the government’s plans to spend nearly Sh2.5 billion to celebrate Kenya’s 50 years of independence. Civil Society Congress chairman, Morris Odhiambo, told Capital FM News that such lavish spending does not add any… Read more ›

Thousands of Ethiopian Muslims on Friday staged protest rallies in Addis Ababa’s two Mosques in the newest show of discontent over what they allege is the government’s meddling towards religious affairs. After attending Friday prayers, large numbers of Muslim protesters… Read more ›

Ethiopia on Thursday signed an agreement worth $700 million with China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for the expansion of mobile phone infrastructure and introduction of high-speed 4G broadband network in the capital Addis Ababa and 3G service throughout the country.… Read more ›