Africa
Horn of Africa water wars leave Somalia dry
Ethiopia has completely halted the flow of water into Somalia by closing the gates on irrigation dams along the Shabelle River—leaving dry a key agricultural region.
Tag: Ethiopia
Africa
Somalia: US air-strikes on Shabaab camp
US drones and warplanes killed more than 150 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, with the Pentagon citing an "imminent threat" to US and African Union forces.
Africa
Ethiopia: ‘Zone 9’ bloggers acquitted
Five Ethiopian bloggers were acquitted of "terrorism" charges related to writings on their Zone9 website—but one remains detained for "inciting violence."
Africa
Ethiopia: army ‘massacre’ of tribespeople
Conflict between Ethiopian soldiers and Hamar pastoralists left dozens dead as tribespeople resist forced relocation from their traditional grazing lands which are being privatized.
Iraq
ISIS franchise: Nigeria to Yemen to Pakistan
Over the past two months, the ISIS international franchise has made gains from West Africa to the Indian subcontinent, with militants in several countries proclaiming for the "caliphate."
Palestine
Israel: toward Zio-fascism
The growing consensus in Israel for a Jewish-supremacist state and genocidal solution to the Palestinian question is further consolidated in the new far-right coalition.
Africa
Somalia: Shabab leader dead in US drone strike?
A drone strike targeted Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane as US-backed Ethiopian forces launched a new drive to beat back the insurgent group in Somalia.
Africa
Ethiopia charges journalists with terrorism
An Ethiopian court charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law—to the protest of international watchdogs.
Africa
Greater Addis Ababa plan sparks Oromo protests
Several have been killed in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, in protests over plans to expand the city's borders to incorporate outlying Oromo-dominated municipalities.
Africa
South Sudan: Yes, another war for oil
South Sudan may be developing into proxy war, pitting US client states Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia against Khartoum in a struggle for control of pipeline routes.
North Africa
Mauritania: polls boycotted, slavery condemned
Mauritania's opposition parties will boycott upcoming elections, seen as legitimizing a dictatorship, while a "Global Slavery Index" names the country as the world's worst offender.
Africa
Egypt threatens Ethiopia over hydro project
Egyptian politicians threatened military action as Ethiopia began diverting waters of the Blue Nile for a mammoth new hydro-electric project, abrogating a colonial-era pact.