Police in Italy have busted 38 suspected members of an international trafficking ring that deals in smuggling arms, drugs, human organs, and migrants from Africa to Europe. The suspects, who were arrested on Monday in three Italian cities (Rome, Palermo,… Read more ›
Police in Britain and Italy are currently investigating the possibility that a suspected Eritrean human smuggler, who was extradited to Europe this week from Sudan, is the wrong man. Investigators in both countries celebrated the capture and extradition of Medhanie… Read more ›
A rights group has accused the Ethiopian government of listening to and recording the phone calls of opposition journalists and activists. According to a report released on Friday by Human Rights Watch, the government monitors perceived political opponents outside and… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has taken a number of foreign journalists on a tour of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction site. According to the Communication Affairs Office, the visit is to enable foreign media houses get some “first hand”… Read more ›
The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Maurizio Massari, has revealed that his government is willing to mediate the negotiations between Ethiopia and Egypt over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to a report by Egypt’s Aswat Masriya, Mr. Massari… Read more ›
An Ethiopian Airline co-pilot on Monday hijacked a Boeing 767 fight destined for Rome and landed it in an airport in Geneva before handing himself over to authorities. The Ethiopian man, identified as Hailemedehin Abera Tegegn, believed to be 31… Read more ›
Burundian Police have discovered over 40 human skulls during a search on the home of an Italian expatriate in the country’s capital Bujumbura. The suspect Giuseppe Favaro (alias Kassim Abdougani) was arrested last month after attempting to smuggle two human… Read more ›