Africa’s coronavirus cases top 1 million, with South Africa worst-hit
The number of COVID-19 cases on the African continent have surpassed 1 million, figures from the Centre of Disease Control (CDC) showed on Friday, with...
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Egypt, Sudan pullout from Nile Dam talks with Ethiopia
Egypt withdrew from the Nile dam talks scheduled today with Ethiopia claiming that the proposal put forth by the nation lacked regulations on dam operations...
Egypt calls for suspension of Nile dam talks
Egypt on Tuesday called for a suspension of meetings with Ethiopia on Addis Ababa’s massive dam construction project on the Nile. Sudan threatened to withdraw...
Kenya resumes international flights
Kenya handled her first international flight Saturday since foreign flights were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. By Saturday 10am, five flights had...
WHO: Africa records 23 per cent increase in coronavirus cases
Flickr The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is a 23 per cent increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa in...
Ethiopia restores full internet access after three weeks of shutdown
The Ethiopian government has restored access to internet over three weeks after the horn of Africa nation imposed a total shutdown across the country leaving...
As Seasonal Rains Fall, Dispute Over Nile Dam Rushes Toward a Reckoning
CAIRO — Every day now, seasonal rain pounds the lush highlands of northern Ethiopia, sending cascades of water into the Blue Nile, the twisting tributary...
Ethiopia dam reservoir filling as talks with Egypt, Sudan stall
The reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is filling, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt on...
Ethiopia starts filling Grand Renaissance dam – minister
Ethiopia has started filling the Grand Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday,...
Ethiopia Announces Arrests in Prominent Singer’s Killing
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has said that two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, a well-known musician and activist...