South Sudan: Rebel group accuses China of destabilization with weapon supply
Peter Mabior Riiny, deputy head of the youth wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), a rebel group, has claimed that China is supplying […]
Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Africa’s fastest growing economy prepares first dollar bond
A source has revealed that Ethiopia is preparing to follow the footsteps of Ghana, Kenya Senegal and Ivory Coast by selling its first dollar bond. […]
Egypt forgoes Ethiopia’s dam, accepts diminished influential African role
Despite the ongoing differences between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, a main tributary on the […]
Over $ 1 Billion to Improve Access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. government announced last week it will invest more than $ 1 billion to improve energy access for underserved communities across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]
Egypt/Ethiopia: the Nile dam discussions
Egypt and Ethiopia have meet to discuss their dispute over the Nile Dam after the latter vowed that it will go ahead with plans to […]
U.S. Earmarks a $7 billion investment to double access to electricity across sub-Saharan Africa
President Barack Obama announced over the weekend Washington will earmark a $7 billion investment over the five coming years to double populations’ access to electricity […]
Egypt: Ethiopia sends “friendly spirit” gesture
In Addis Ababa, the parliament has decided to replace the treaty written by Britain in 1929, which gave Egypt veto power over projects in the […]
Ethiopia: the Nile River and mega dam constructions
Ever since Ethiopia decided to invest almost $12 billion to exploit energy that can be provided by the Nile River which crosses the country by […]
Sudan’s parliament approves agreements
Khartoum has taken another mighty stride towards solidifying the oil and security agreements it had with its new neighbor. The Sudanese parliament has given its […]
Sudan-South Sudan: No agreement in sight for oil, border disputes
More than a year after South Sudan became independent from Sudan, the two countries have not yet reached agreement on their oil and border disputes […]