PBS: Escaping Eritrea https://youtu.be/VyvkHYStENs
Sudan announces failure of GERD negotiations, returns file to African Union
November 5, 2020 | Egypt independent Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia’s water resource ministers agreed to end the current round of negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and return the file to the African Union. The current round, which starte …
Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin
Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule | November 4, 2020 | The Conversation Cairo, Egypt. AlexAnton/Shutterstock Flowing through 11 African countries, the Nile River plays an important role in the lives of more than 24% of Africa’s population. To both upstre …
A New Administration Won’t Heal American Democracy
The Rot in U.S. Political Institutions Runs Deeper Than Donald Trump Larry Diamond | November 5, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Trump in Clive, Iowa, September 2016 Mike Segar / Reuters Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential election, the health of Ameri …
Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam
October 24, 2020 | Egypt Independent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, walks with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center-left, after meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Addis Ababa. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Sa …
ዱሑር መራሒ፡ ስልጡን ህዝቢ
FanusNetwork |23 October 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9FIFH9paPE&t=69s
Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region
Ingo Henneberg and Sören Stapel |September 8, 2020 | The Conversation Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki (left), Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) and Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Relations in the Horn of Africa …
GERD construction may stall because of financial problems: former minister
October 20, 2020 | Egypt Independent GERD, Ethiopia The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) may stall, as the Italian companies that are set to build the dam have not yet been paid, according to Egypt’s former Minister of Water R …
In Ethiopia, a heated political tug-of-war sparks security fears
Concerns grow as bitter dispute between Abiy Ahmed’s federal government and Tigray regional leaders intensifies. Elias Gebreselassie | 19 October 2020 | Aljazeera Community members in Tikul guard the entrance of a polling stations during the Tigray reg …
“ተኽእሎ ምፍራስ ኢትዮጵያ”
ብዶ/ር ሙስጠፋ ሌስዳይ | 19 October 2020| AAN Media Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xtDYGWYqrM
ኤርትራ ቅዋማዊት ሃገር’ያ!
ብ ስምኦን ሓጎስ | 13 September 2020 – 1ይ ክፋል| ATV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq5r3EX9HxM&t=158s ብ ስምኦን ሓጎስ | 25 September 2020 – 2ይ ክፋል| ATV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxC-DSTKig&t=354s ብ ስምኦን ሓጎስ | 19 October 2020 – 3ይ ክፋል| ATV https://w …
Speaking truth to power: A free press is the lifeblood of democracy
Brij Maharaj | 19 October 2020 | Daily Maverick We must zealously guard the freedom of the press that is entrenched in our Constitution and which has repeatedly come under attack by, among others, the EFF and the ANC. When freedom of expression is …
Fake trafficking news targets migrants
Jan Bornman | 20 Oct 2020 | Mail & Guardian (Illustration by Anastasya Eliseeva) A global conspiracy theory that has been growing in the United States in recent months has found its way into South Africa, with social media users getting behind a co …
Angola grabs assets from generals close to former president
Assets seized from the two generals implicated in corruption include a brewery, vehicle assembly plant and a cement factory CANDIDO MENDES | 15 OCTOBER 2020 | Business Day Picture: 123RF/Eleonora Konnova Angolan prosecutors have seized assets belonging …
How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa
Nomsa Maseko | 19 Oct 2020 | Mail & Guardian Lesotho workers in a factory. (BBC) Trade relations between the United States and Africa have declined significantly in the last few years. Many of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Sub S …
If America Were in Africa
U.S. Diplomats Would Be Ringing the Alarm Bells Reuben E. Brigety II | October 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Armed Trump supporters face off against counter-protesters in Louisville, Kentucky, September 2020 In April 2013, when I was the Deputy Assistan …
Hero Rat Wins A Top Animal Award For Sniffing Out Land Mines
LAUREL WAMSLEY | September 25, 2020 | NPR.ORG Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for bravery in searching out unexploded land mines in Cambodia.PDSA via AP For the first time, one of Brit …
How Police Compare in Different Democracies
Recent killings by U.S. officers have sparked widespread calls for police reform and an end to systemic racism. Here’s how U.S. policing compares with other countries’ approaches. Amelia Cheatham and Lindsay Maizland | July 30, 2020 | Council on Foreig …
Ethiopia increases GERD storage capacity to 74 billion cubic meters without research
Al-Masry Al-Youm| October 16, 2020 | Egypt Independent GERD 2020 Ethiopia has increased the storage capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from 11 to 74 billion cubic meters, without confirming studies on its safety or environmental imp …
ርእይቶ ግንባር ሃገራዊ ድሕነት ኤርትራ ኣብ ህሉው ኩነታት ኢትዮጵያ
ATV | 17 October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpco1p4fcKc
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