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Ethiopia
Secret service delegation tours Balkans to procure security equipment

A few days ago, members of Ethiopia's general staff landed in Sarajevo at the request of the Bosnian government, to procure military equipment for the country's federal army.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 16.06.2021

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

The Canadian junior is unable to explore its gold, copper and zinc project in northern Ethiopia because of the conflict there. Its boss recently met with mining authorities in neighbouring Sudan, which is riding high after the lifting of US sanctions and good news from the recent Paris conference on African economies.

Subscribers only Mining 09.06.2021

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Germany and France may be happy to write off virtually all of Sudan's debts, but the Gulf states are asking for something in return before they will renegotiate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2021

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at the Sudan Creditors' Summit in Paris on 17 May 2021.

Kenya
Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Kenyan interior secretary Fred Matiang'i wants to limit the flow of Ethiopian migrants through Marsabit. But he is hampered by his Treasury counterpart Ukur Yatani, who is in conflict with the current governor of the border county.

Subscribers only Politics 27.05.2021

Ethiopia, Ghana
Former Tigrayan masterspy lands in Accra

Ethiopia's new ambassador to Ghana Hadera Abera Admasu, is a veteran of the country's intelligence service NISS, where he worked for thirty years.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2021

Ethiopia
Army behind missing Ethiopian Shipping Lines containers

Almost all of the country's freight passes through logistics hubs owned by Ethiopian Shipping Lines, a state-owned monopoly. But for several years, hundreds of containers passing through these platforms have never been returned to the shipowners.

Subscribers only Business 26.04.2021

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's Prosperity Party destabilised by regionalist tensions

A little over a year after it came into being and with less than two months to go to a high-stakes general election, the prime minister's party is increasingly riven by violent dissensions which nothing seems to be able to stop.

Subscribers only Politics 23.04.2021

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia, Morocco
UK-based 54 Capital moves to save its pharmaceutical plant in Tigray

Founded by two Moroccan bankers, the investment fund 54 Capital is reeling from the halting of Ethiopia's largest pharamceutical plant forced by hostilities in the Tigray region.

Subscribers only Business 08.04.2021

Ethiopia
Ousted General Adem Mohammed reemerges as Turkey ambassador

General Adem Mohammed, former chief of the general staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, has been appointed ambassador to Turkey and presented his credentials in Ankara on 25 March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.04.2021

Ethiopia
Electoral board under increasing strain from regional tensions

Ahead of June's general election, Ethiopia's electoral board has chosen to eliminate 30 polling stations at the heart of a dispute between the Somali and Afar states. The move has backfired, reviving tensions instead.

Subscribers only Politics 29.03.2021

Birtukan Mideksa, the chair of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, is in charge of organising the country's general election on 5 June.

Ethiopia
New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

The American diplomat, already familiar with the Horn of Africa, takes office as tension mounts between Washington and Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.03.2021

Geeta Pasi, the new US ambassador to Ethiopia.

Nigeria
Beijing to supply six additional combat drones to Nigerian Air Force

The Chinese and Nigerian authorities have negotiated the purchase of six CH-4 combat drones manufactured by ALIT amid a deteriorating security situation in many regions of Nigeria.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.02.2021

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

Addis Ababa has followed in Cairo's footsteps and hired a US lobbying heavyweight. Worried his Egyptian rival will take the lead in the Grand Renaissance dam debate and concerned about his declining reputation over the Tigray conflict, the Ethiopian prime minister is working institutions, diplomats, and the media.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 24.02.2021

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

As soon as he arrived in power in 2018, the Ethiopian prime minister announced that he planned to reform the Ethiopian army high command, which he saw as a Tigrayan leadership stronghold. The reform, which was carried out quietly over two years, enabled Abiy to remove officers too closely linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.02.2021

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Spotlight | Eritrea, UAE
Emirates quits its Assab military base

The Emirati armed forces stationed at the Assab base in Eritrea since 2015 have discreetly been packing their bags in recent days. Their departure, which is connected Abu Dhabi's decision to withdraw from the conflict in Yemen, could have repercussions as far afield as Tigray.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 11.02.2021

Ethiopia
Tigrayan resistance in Kola Tembien dogs Abiy

The Ethiopian government has announced the end of hostilities in Tigray province, but the TPLF, several of whose top leaders are still on the run, has formed pockets of resistance in mountainous areas in the centre of the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.02.2021

Ethiopia, Somalia
The TPLF point men still disrupting Somali politics

Certain members of the Somali political class have such a strong allegiance to the TPLF that it is polarising the upcoming presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2021

In Focus | Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Fly Sky Airlines, the new face of ex-Soviet die-hards ever ready to ply Africa's conflict zones

Fly Sky Airlines, which made its appearance in the Central African Republic and Eritrea at the end of 2020, is the latest company to be set up by the military transport plane operators from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Moldova who have long been active in Libya, mainly on the side of General Haftar.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 01.02.2021

Fly Sky Airlines Ilyushin 76 TD, registration EX-76003.

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

The prime minister has over the last three years restricted political decision-making to an increasingly narrow circle of loyal followers. His office is now the core of Ethiopian power, leaving government ministers out in the cold.

Subscribers only Politics 29.01.2021

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen (left) and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia
Central bank turns up heat on TPLF's khat baron backers

The deputy governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the heads of all the country's commercial banks ordering them to close the accounts and freeze the assets of businessmen figuring on its list of suspected TPLF supporters.

Subscribers only Business 28.01.2021

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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Ethiopia
Secret service delegation tours Balkans to procure security equipment

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Kenya
Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Ethiopia, Ghana
Former Tigrayan masterspy lands in Accra

Ethiopia
Army behind missing Ethiopian Shipping Lines containers

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's Prosperity Party destabilised by regionalist tensions

Ethiopia, Morocco
UK-based 54 Capital moves to save its pharmaceutical plant in Tigray

Ethiopia
Ousted General Adem Mohammed reemerges as Turkey ambassador

Ethiopia
Electoral board under increasing strain from regional tensions

Ethiopia
New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

Nigeria
Beijing to supply six additional combat drones to Nigerian Air Force

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

Spotlight | Eritrea, UAE
Emirates quits its Assab military base

Ethiopia
Tigrayan resistance in Kola Tembien dogs Abiy

Ethiopia, Somalia
The TPLF point men still disrupting Somali politics

In Focus | Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Fly Sky Airlines, the new face of ex-Soviet die-hards ever ready to ply Africa's conflict zones

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

Ethiopia
Central bank turns up heat on TPLF's khat baron backers

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Ethiopia Secret service delegation tours Balkans to procure security equipment

Sudan Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

Spotlight | Sudan Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Kenya Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Ethiopia, Ghana Former Tigrayan masterspy lands in Accra

Ethiopia Army behind missing Ethiopian Shipping Lines containers

Inner circles | Ethiopia Abiy's Prosperity Party destabilised by regionalist tensions

Ethiopia, Morocco UK-based 54 Capital moves to save its pharmaceutical plant in Tigray

Ethiopia Ousted General Adem Mohammed reemerges as Turkey ambassador

Ethiopia Electoral board under increasing strain from regional tensions

Ethiopia New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

Nigeria Beijing to supply six additional combat drones to Nigerian Air Force

Spotlight | Ethiopia Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

In Focus | Ethiopia Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

Spotlight | Eritrea, UAE Emirates quits its Assab military base

Ethiopia Tigrayan resistance in Kola Tembien dogs Abiy

Ethiopia, Somalia The TPLF point men still disrupting Somali politics

In Focus | Africa, UAE, Ukraine Fly Sky Airlines, the new face of ex-Soviet die-hards ever ready to ply Africa's conflict zones

Inner circles | Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

Ethiopia Central bank turns up heat on TPLF's khat baron backers

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Ethiopia
Secret service delegation tours Balkans to procure security equipment

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Kenya
Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Ethiopia, Ghana
Former Tigrayan masterspy lands in Accra

Ethiopia
Army behind missing Ethiopian Shipping Lines containers

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's Prosperity Party destabilised by regionalist tensions

Ethiopia, Morocco
UK-based 54 Capital moves to save its pharmaceutical plant in Tigray

Ethiopia
Ousted General Adem Mohammed reemerges as Turkey ambassador

Ethiopia
Electoral board under increasing strain from regional tensions

Ethiopia
New US ambassador Geeta Pasi arrives amid diplomatic froideur

Nigeria
Beijing to supply six additional combat drones to Nigerian Air Force

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Abiy and Sisi spar over GERD in Washington through opposing lobbyists

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

Spotlight | Eritrea, UAE
Emirates quits its Assab military base

Ethiopia
Tigrayan resistance in Kola Tembien dogs Abiy

Ethiopia, Somalia
The TPLF point men still disrupting Somali politics

In Focus | Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Fly Sky Airlines, the new face of ex-Soviet die-hards ever ready to ply Africa's conflict zones

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's parallel government

Ethiopia
Central bank turns up heat on TPLF's khat baron backers