Eritrea Suspends Ethiopian Airlines Flights, Airline Says
July 25th, 2024
The Eritrean government has suspended Ethiopian Airlines from operating in the country from Sept. 30. The East African nation, which neighbors Ethiopia, is accusing Africa’s biggest airline of “malicious trading practices” including luggage theft, price hikes, and regular flight delays. Ethiopian Airlines only resumed operations in Eritrea in 2018 after a peace agreement between the […]
Read more »Ethiopians Are Struggling To Keep Up With The New “EV or Nothing” Policy
July 22nd, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on how Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations. In February, the Ethiopian government banned the import of gas and diesel vehicles to boost EV adoption. EV experts say the […]
Read more »Ethiopia, South Sudan Agree To Build Alternate Oil Pipeline Route
July 15th, 2024
Via the Sudan Tribune, a report on a new agreement between Ethiopia and South Sudan on an alternative oil pipeline route: South Sudan and neigbouring Ethiopia have agreed to enhance border security and trade by building alternate oil infrastructure. The agreement was reached on July 6, 2024 by governors and administrators on the common border […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: The Region Can Do Better
June 24th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn Of Africa States: The Horn of Africa States region commands the major waterway, which connects the Indian ocean to the Suez Canal including the chokepoint of Bab El Mandab Straits. It is a troubled region, which neighbors the economically rising West Asian states of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, […]
Read more »Deal or No Deal: Somaliland Bargains for Recognition
June 18th, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at Somaliland’s potential: The text is secret and the deal might yet fall through. But the memorandum of understanding signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland on January 1st has sent shock waves through the Horn of Africa. Somaliland, which declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, says that Ethiopia will become the […]
Read more »China Hands Over Keys to the Railway As African Countries Take Control of 2 Major Belt and Road Projects
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China handing over the keys to the railway as African countries take control of 2 major belt and road projects: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway have both had recent handovers from Chinese operators Observers say training workers is part of China’s localisation […]
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