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Ethiopia celebrates opening of Nile megadam as Egypt protests to UN
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The National News
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Ethiopia has officially opened its new megadam on the Blue Nile, the largest in Africa and a point of contention with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan since construction began in 2011. The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, near the...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
What are Reform UK’s policies as party conference kicks off in Birmingham?
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Owner: Evgeny Lebedev
Kochi’s timeless shores: from Neolithic settlers to global traders
It is not yet known when exactly humans started inhabiting this beautiful piece of land now known as Kochi. However, material evidence, though sporadic in nature, does suggest that this place witnessed the inhabitation of humans at least from the...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Step Inside Design Hotel’s Bold New Headquarters
With a visionary design by the young Berlin-based studio RHO, Design Hotels unveils its new headquarters in an evolving district of the German capital. The top-floor space features unique design pieces, floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop...
Owner: Henri Roelings
On September 1: The Starters & Finishers of Our Revolution Have Their Say
The Eritrean Armed Struggle was initiated by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and it was brought to successful conclusion by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) now People’s Front for Democracy & Justice (PFDJ.) To establish the...
Owner: Saleh Younis
Opinion| Ethiopia rises, colonial Nile treaties crumble
The inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on September 9, 2025, marks more than a feat of engineering—it signals a bold assertion of Ethiopia’s sovereignty and a rejection of the lingering colonial injustices that have long...
Owner: Non-transparent
Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia will soon reach the Red Sea
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday that his country will “correct” the “mistake” made when it relinquished access to Eritrea’s Assab port, a move that has fueled tensions between the neighbouring countries. In an...
Owner: Abdimalik Yusuf Mohamud
Lily Yohannes on developing at Ajax, moving to Lyon, and a ‘surreal’ US debut
Lily Yohannes wastes no time. The 18-year-old scored on her international debut for the US at age 16 last year, having become a starter for Ajax before that. Now, with a move to European power OL Lyonnes over the summer, Yohannes scored a goal and...
Owner: The Scott Trust
This Aspiring Nation Wants to Be Trump's New Weapon Against China in Africa
On the Horn of Africa, at the strategic point where the Gulf of Aden meets the Red Sea, lies an enthusiastic partner willing to host U.S. military bases and allow access to critical resources at a time of growing competition between the United...
Owner: Johnathan Davis & Dev Pragad
Egypt Warns of Water Scarcity as Ethiopia Sets to Open Dam
Ethiopia will inaugurate its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile 14 years after construction began, despite the absence of an agreement with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan and amid repeated warnings from Cairo over mounting water...
Owner: Saudi Government
Stop Trying To Make Somaliland Happen
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Foreign Policy
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On Aug. 14, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called on the Trump administration to recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Cruz’s appeal was pitched as a way to reward democracy and counter China’s influence in Africa. The call for recognition echoes a...
Owner: Donald Graham
More Reflections on Alemseged Tesfai’s Epilogue
This is not a proper article but rather a collection of thoughts … I started off well, but I was too weak to continue. I was very surprised when I watched a video of a group of PFDJ supporters—the Eritrean regime’s party members—welcoming...
Owner: Saleh “Gadi” Johar
Creasy leaves open chance of Labour deputy leadership bid and calls for Palestine Action law change
Stella Creasy suggests government should scrap law making it offence to express support for proscribed organisationThe Labour MP Stella Creasy has urged the governement to get rid of the law making it an offence to “recklessly express support for...
Owner: The Scott Trust
Morocco Emerges as Africa’s 4th Largest Importer of Chinese Solar Panels
Rabat – A new report detailed Morocco’s commitment to renewable energy as the country continues to equip itself with tools to advance its sustainable development goals. The report from the energy tracking group Ember featured Morocco as one of...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
Harrowing image of migrant tragedy that shocked Europe - as thousands still die trying to reach continent: Ten years after Alan Kurdi washed up dead in Turkey, how the EU has failed to tackle migrant crisis
Ten years ago this week, on September 2, the world awoke to shocking news that would come to define an era of migration. The lifeless body of Alan Kurdi, a two-year-old Syrian boy, was found washed up on a beach near the Turkish resort of Bodrum,...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Abiy Ahmed accused of war crimes and repression in Ethiopia
Many people are asking about Abiy Ahmed human rights violations. What is happening in Ethiopia now? Why are there reports of mass arrests, political repression, and deadly drone strikes in Oromia, Amhara, and Tigray? Families are scared, activists...
Owner: Alyou Tebeje
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on UNSC, Tianjin declaration and more (Week 126)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...
Owner: Goenka Family
Man who lived in West Midlands asylum hotel becomes 'model' Birmingham New Street worker
A refugee who fled a brutal war and was separated from his sister has become a an "outstanding member" of the Network Rail team at Birmingham New Street. Noham Adane grew up in Sudan and later South Sudan with his sister and her husband. But civil...
Owner: Reach PLC
There’s Not Enough of Liverpool in the City’s Biennial
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Owner: Hrag Vartanian & Veken Gueyikian