Ethiopia Sponsored Rebels Struggling as Eritrea Strengthens Ties with Gulf Arab States (Video)

Is this a desperate call for Qatar by Al Jazeera and Ethiopia to balance UAE and Saudi Arabia’s support to Eritrea? BY TESFANEWS Over 10 miserably armed opposition groups that are backed by arch rival Ethiopia, are struggling to survive as Ethiopia mired in internal ethnic problems and the Eritrean government strengthen its military and […]

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Barack Obama’s Visit to the Horn of Africa – Another Squandered Opportunity

By Sophia Tesfamariam, President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Africa, touted as his legacy tour, did not garner the attention and excitement in the mainstream media as his previous visits did. The US President’s itinerary included only two countries, Ethiopia and Kenya and analysts in the region speculated that he chose the two nations, one […]

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Ethiopia: Allana Potash Sold to Israel Chemicals

By Cecilia Jamasmie, CANADIAN junior miner Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA) has agreed to be acquired by fertilizer giant Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) after it failed to raise the capital it needed to remain as a standalone company. The market reacted positively to the news as the stock was trading almost 44% higher at 47.5 Canadian […]

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Constitution: Damned You Do, Damned if You Don’t

By Anonymous, LATELY, the conversations among Eritreans and the opposition camps have been changed as if they have reached into some kind of consensus for the first time in a decade. Some call it a paradigm shift in the country’s political dynamics and others questioned the wisdom behind the launching of a new constitutional process. […]

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