Kenya’s Vice President William Ruto has been given the green light to return home to deal with the Westgate crisis by judges at the International Criminal Court. The lead Judge in charge of the trial, Judge Chile Eboe-Osiji said “Defence… Read more ›
The government of Uganda has announced it is tightening its internal security following the ongoing al shabab attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya. The Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura said troops have been deployed to large… Read more ›
After 3 days of heavy gun battle, Kenyan security forces have been able to take over the Westgate mall. Presently, the attackers are believed to be holed up in a supermarket. According to recent reports on the situation, the government… Read more ›
After the attack on Westgate mall in Nairobi on Saturday, governments across East Africa are bracing themselves for the possibility of attacks from Al Qaeda. An official from Medrek, Ethiopia’s leading opposition party, said the nation is at risk of… Read more ›
The governments of Ghana and Kenya have expressed their condolences to the family of the late author and ex-Chairman of Council of State, Kofi Awonoor. He is reported to have been shot at the Westgate mall in Kenya yesterday by… Read more ›
A combination of Kenyan defence and internal security forces are working to round up a deadly hostage situation which has lasted for over 24 hours in Westgate mall. Yesterday the attackers stormed the mall before throwing grenades and opening fire… Read more ›
A large protest demonstration that was called by the opposition Semayawi (Blue) Party in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa failed to take place after security forces blocked roads and bridges leading to the protest site. Police surrounded Semayawi Party leaders and… Read more ›
Numerous witnesses in the ongoing ICC trial have confessed to fearing for their lives and safety after receiving death threats. In a conference last Friday, human rights activist Maina Kiai said militants stormed his Nyeri County home and threatened to… Read more ›
Masked gunmen yesterday stormed into a Kenyan mall at 09:00 GMT killing at least 39 people and injuring over 150 others. According to witnesses, the gunmen who were wearing bullet proof vests and carrying automatic rifles threw a hand grenade… Read more ›
Ethiopia has come out in support of Kenya’s push for African Union member countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ethiopia is the current chair of the African Union. Government Spokesman, Redwan Hussein, said that the ICC was… Read more ›
A journalist serving time for posting images online of Police attacking protesters in Djibouti is being denied access to healthcare. According to the report published by Reporters Without Borders, Maydaneh Abdullah Okieh, the technician in charge of the Djibouti news… Read more ›
Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, is set to join 131 other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Kenyatta’s presence at the meeting has been in question following his deputy’s absence due to an ongoing trial in… Read more ›
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday issued a statement calling for a collaboration between her government and the governments of Sudan and Egypt in building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The collaboration is aimed at fufilling the recommendations… Read more ›
Defence lawyers are set to begin drilling witnesses today behind closed doors in the case involving Kenya’s Vice President, William Samuel Ruto, and Kenyan national broadcast director, Joshua Arap Sang. The defendants are being charged for perpetuating crimes against humanity… Read more ›
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked the United States to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he attends the U.N. General Assembly in New York, next week. This comes after it was reported that the Sudanese President is seeking… Read more ›
A senior judge at the International Criminal Court has warned media, bloggers and social media users against revealing the identity of witnesses testifying in the case against Kenya’s deputy president. This warning comes after a Kenyan newspaper allegedly published a… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health announced this week that the country has met the target of Millennium Development Goal number four on reducing child mortality by two thirds. In 1990, Ethiopia had the highest under 5 mortality rate in the world… Read more ›
Kenya’s International airport has resumed normal operations a month after the international arrivals terminal went up in flames. The airport now has the capacity to handle 9,000 passengers daily. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has taken down several tents which… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has condemned a Thursday car bomb attack on the president of Jubaland by Al-Shabaab, an islamist militant group. President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam’s (Madobe) motorcade was hit by an explosive laden car near Saadam II apartment building… Read more ›
Kenya has deployed military officers to Marsabit County near the Kenya – Ethiopia border. The region has been experiencing violent clashes between the Borana, Burji, Gabra, Gharre and other communities living in the area. Twenty people are estimated to have… Read more ›
The Government of Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) for geothermal surface exploration and capacity building for geothermal development. The agreement was initiated under the Iceland – World Bank compact on geothermal energy.… Read more ›
Kenya has discovered two massive underground aquifers in the drought prone Turkana county of Kenya, containing billions of litres of water. The aquifers which are located hundreds of feet underground were discovered through the collaboration of a French American Firm,… Read more ›
Ethiopians on Wednesday ushered in the new year of 2006. The Ethiopian calendar, contrary to other universally recognized calendars, indicates that there are 13 months in a year. The president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Girma Woldegiorgis,… Read more ›
The trial against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto for alleged crimes against humanity began Tuesday at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is accused of having orchestrated the deadly postelection violence of 2007 alongside Kenyan radio journalist, Joshua Arap Sang… Read more ›
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 ›