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Maggie Fick | August 14, 2018 | The Christian Science Monitor ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia has released thousands of prisoners as a new prime minister reverses decades of security abuses. No-one knows how many were tortured. But some of those torture victims are now talking openly – to the media, to their relatives, and to their friends – about what happened to them … [Read more...] about As Ethiopia embraces forgiveness, government victims call for justice

Alexia Underwood | Jul 31, 2018 | Vox After 20 years of conflict, the two countries have reconciled. But what happens now? On July 21, Eritrea appointed an ambassador to Ethiopia — the first one in 20 years. It’s the latest positive step in a series of shocking moves that signal a new peace between the two countries, which have spent the past two decades mired in … [Read more...] about The sudden end of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war, explained

Neil Hauer | 27 August 2018 | The Atlantic Wagner, the elusive private military company, has made its way to Africa—with plenty of willing young Russian volunteers. In Russia, journalism is far from the safest profession—even more so when the subject of investigation happens to be a private mercenary army engaged in multiple active conflicts abroad. On July 30, three … [Read more...] about Russia’s Favorite Mercenaries

James Thompson | 21 August 2018 | Business Day As post-election squabbles continue, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Mugabe elements within the party will be fired  Harare — War veterans in Zimbabwe have resolved to march to the Robert Mugabe International Airport to demand the removal of its "dirty" name. Formerly Harare International Airport‚ the facility was renamed in … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe War Veterans want Mugabe’s ‘dirty name’ removed from its airport