This new framework can be used to resolve past violent conflicts as well as to sustain peace and development in Africa
There were many similarities between the Ethiopian Airlines crash and that of an Indonesian Lion Air 737 MAX 8 flight which crashed last October
The Boeing 737 MAX 8, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, crashed on March 10, southeast of Addis Ababa and families from 35 nations were left bereaved
Annuncement comes a week after Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 plummets into a field minutes into its flight, killing all onboard
African heads of state formally elected South Africa during a closed session on Sunday morning
Understanding and being able to work with different people is a globally sought-after skill
Despite boasting 15% of the world’s population, Africa accounts for just 3% of global air traffic because flights are expensive and often inconvenient
China built and paid for the AU’s computer network – but inserted a backdoor allowing it access to confidential information
"The promised land wasn’t all it was promised to be."
President Jacob Zuma expressed condolences on Saturday morning following the death of Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie.
Roy Padayachie was a committed patriot who died in the service of his country, deputy minister of public service and administration said on Saturday.
If you are looking for God in Ethiopia, you won’t have to search too hard. He is everywhere, writes Mohammed Selman.
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/ 14 February 2012
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the signing of a treaty of non-aggression between Sudan and South Sudan over their disputed border.
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/ 11 February 2012
Sudan and South Sudan signed a security agreement which aims to defuse tensions over oil payments which officials had warned could spark a war.
A complex matrix of issues stymied Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for Africa’s top job.
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/ 29 January 2012
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights.
Sources say the same voter tactics will be adopted as were used against Muammar Gaddafi in order to get Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma elected to the AU.
President Jacob Zuma is in for a busy few weeks as he leaves for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between the countries.
African leaders said on Monday that Sudan and Somalia had not been forgotten at their annual summit, overshadowed by the crisis in Egypt.
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/ 7 September 2010
Floodwaters have displaced nearly 16 000 people in north-eastern Ethiopia, the United Nations said on Monday.
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/ 1 February 2010
African Union (AU) heads of state focused on rising tensions in oil-rich, secessionist southern Sudan on Monday.
The prime minister appointed by Madagascar’s ousted president, Marc Ravalomanana, has been arrested by soldiers loyal to the island’s new leader.
Fears were mounting on Friday of a new humanitarian disaster in Darfur after Sudan ordered the expulsion of aid agencies.
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/ 6 February 2009
The African Union imposed sanctions on Thursday on the junta that overthrew the government and seized power in Mauritania last August.
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/ 4 February 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s drive to create a ”union government” for all of Africa has instead heightened divisions on the continent.
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/ 3 February 2009
Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe on Tuesday blamed Western sanctions for his country’s economic collapse, which has left millions jobless and hungry.
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/ 2 February 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi vowed on Monday to push for the creation of a ”United States of Africa”, as he was elected head of the African Union.
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/ 31 January 2009
The AU’s annual summit was to kick off Sunday with another year of crises likely to upstage an official agenda focused on infrastructure.
African ministers of economy will discuss proposals next week for a continental investment bank and stock exchange to promote development.
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/ 18 September 2008
In Addis Ababa taxi passengers are forced to fight for space. Abiy Temesgen demonstrates how to board a bus by using his mother as a human shield
The global food crisis has forced Ethiopian families to make grievous choices.