Feature
'We fear for our lives': how rumours over sugar sa…
08 November, 2017
By Tom Gardner in Ambo A brutal crackdown on protest and the return of soldiers to the streets of Oromia region has fuelled growing anger and frustration with central government. It began with a rumour. On 25 October, residents of Ambo, 120km west of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, heard word on social media that a shipment of smuggled sugar was due to pass through town.
Africa
The Ethiopian Airlines B787-9 Dreamliner Touches D…
07 November, 2017
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and the first to own and operate the B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in Africa has deployed its latest aircraft to Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, yesterday on November 6, 2017.
Feature
‘We Are Everywhere’: How Ethiopia Became a Land of…
07 November, 2017
By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura A brutal crackdown on protest and the return of soldiers to the streets of Oromia region has fuelled growing anger and frustration with central government. FENDIKA, Ethiopia — When he is away from his fields, Takele Alene, a farmer in northern Ethiopia, spends a lot of his time prying into the personal and political affairs of his neighbors.
World
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi Arrested for Cor…
05 November, 2017
SAUDI: Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi has been arrested along with around 48 other prominent officials and members of the royal family in Saudi Arabia, 11 princes including prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, businessmen, senior military officials and top officials on Saturday evening holding them in a luxury hotels in the capital, for allegations of “corruption.”
