Glimmer of hope as peace mediators find ‘small window of opportunity’ in Ethiopian rebellion

Glimmer of hope as peace mediators find ‘small window of opportunity’ in Ethiopian rebellion

A new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans in an area of Ethiopia now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from neighbouring Eritrea, people fleeing over the border to Sudan said as the yearlong war intensifies. Urgent diplomatic meetings with Prime...

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Biden threatens to expel Ethiopia from trade treaty as thousands march in Addis Ababa against US

Biden threatens to expel Ethiopia from trade treaty as thousands march in Addis Ababa against US

US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday accused Ethiopia of “gross violations” of human rights and said warned it would remove the country from a US trade pact. The threat to expel Ethiopia from duty-free access to the American market would be an expansion of the list of countries that...

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While Chinese abroad cry out for security, hiring private firms is ‘a sensitive topic politically’

While Chinese abroad cry out for security, hiring private firms is ‘a sensitive topic politically’

The Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG), one of the largest Chinese players in Africa, is wholly owned by CITIC Group, the Chinese state-run investment company. But while Chinese private security companies (PSCs) have the support of the state, they remain a sensitive topic politically, something that was evident in...

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Why Chinese in Africa hire private security firms for protection against increased attacks

Why Chinese in Africa hire private security firms for protection against increased attacks

It was the dead of night as 12 men approached a Chinese mining compound near the city of Likasi. Just after 2:30am, they cut a hole in the wire fence and slipped through, carrying AK-47s and metal pipes. Once inside, they moved swiftly through the camp to the security office,...

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Nairobi’s never-say-die legislator builds momentum to rid Kenyan capital city of ‘criminal enterprise’

Nairobi’s never-say-die legislator builds momentum to rid Kenyan capital city of ‘criminal enterprise’

Glorified in the past as the “Green City in the Sun” with its clean and secure streets, timed urban public transport and functioning social amenities, Kenya’s capital Nairobi has slipped into the doldrums in the past four decades as a result of years of ruin through bad governance and deep-seated...

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