It is urgent that Africa invests in adding value to its minerals. If it fails to seize this moment, it will be difficult to shake off its historical status as an exporter of…
An innovative project for informal waste pickers in Cape Town demonstrates how empowerment and a circular economy can make a difference
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
The continent will make significant gains by fast-tracking this sector through investment and skills development
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s bulldozers are destroying the cobbled streets and old buildings to turn the capital into an East African Dubai
The killings followed months of clashes between Ethiopia’s military and a Amhara militia known as Fano
Landlocked Ethiopia wants a port, any port. Somaliland has a coastline and wants someone to recognise the self-governing territory as a fully-fledged country. So a deal was made…
Thousands of indigent and homeless people have been picked up by authorities on the streets of the country’s capital Addis Ababa and taken to a camp where they are kept in…
Footage filmed in Debre Markos appears to show Ethiopian troops executing two unarmed individuals
Why must motorists wait hours to refuel if there is plenty of petrol? For the answer, follow the money
Ethiopia’s prime minister now feels secure enough to venture out of the country, dropping in on friends, allies and patrons
Far from Ethiopia war front, mass arrests ensnare fearful Tigrayans
The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation
Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging…
Even as the prime minister was being feted in Oslo last year, the seeds of this conflict were being sown.
The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo
The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent
The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong
As efforts to repatriate Africa’s artefacts continue, a Zulu collective has hit upon a digital solution
