Under Ramaphosa, the country’s trade with other regional powers on the continent is growing — but unevenness must be addressed
Sub-Saharan Africa’s reliance on imported oil leaves countries exposed to economic shocks amid the escalating Middle East conflict. Rising crude and LNG prices threaten import…
But insisting that borders are absolutely sacred under all circumstances brings its own dangers
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
Ethiopia puts paid to Western perceptions that African people lack history and are incapable of poetry, philosophy and science
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Somaliland’s strategic value in the Horn of Africa means the repercussions of such a decision would be far-reaching
Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes
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
Ethiopia’s public attitudes should be blueprints for other African countries
The old trade winds are blowing again and we must take notice, writes editor-in-chief Ron Derby
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
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
The government denies any wrongdoing, describing the allegations of the murder of Africans on the country’s borders as unfounded
We could yet witness the bloc emerge as a new power hub but only after a plethora of issues have been solved
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo must also be added to the Brics economic bloc
Decades-old venue in Ethiopia’s capital is a repository for the country’s culture
