I dream of the day when African integration reaches its highest point. When AU officials can drive with ease to annual meetings in Addis Ababa, from Kisangani to Juba, and onwards to the Ethiopian capital without extended layovers. With the ongoing wars and famine in Eastern Congo (DRC) the country is in no hurry to … Continue reading War blocks Regional Integration in East Africa →

Life must be unbearable at home for African migrants to risk life and freedom traveling across the unmerciful Sahel, onward to Libya in search of better opportunities in Europe. Countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal have a lot of economic potential and are moving up the GDP ladder, but due to a lack … Continue reading African migrants need a new route to Europe →

Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia's Minister for Water, Irrigation and Electricity, said recently that the GERD has no significant impact on Egypt and Sudan. He added that "he has provided about 150 documents that are related to the hydrological situation of the dam and other matters to the parties (Egypt and Sudan) in a transparent manner." Bekele … Continue reading Ethiopia GERD Dam is not a threat to Downstream countries and the Egyptians should know this →

With U.S. insistence Sudan is on the brink of separating into five states, according to remarks attributed to President Omar Bashir in a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, recently. Dividing Sudan into five states was relayed by John Sullivan U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Sudan Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour during a visit last … Continue reading Omar Bashir should go quietly in order for Sudan to remain united →

Kenyans should accept the recent Supreme Court decision unanimously sanctioning the October repeat presidential ballot, clearing all obstacles, allowing Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto to set sail into a second term. Mr Raila Odinga, leader of opposition National Super Alliance (NASA), call off your henchmen, as Kenya doesn't need death and destruction as in past … Continue reading Kenyatta and Ruto need Peace to move Kenya forward →

If you want to drive Al-Shabaab out of Somalia bring in the Ethiopian Army. They have the Military Mite to get the job done. Their army is massive and they have the war machines to match anything the opposition can bring forth. Currently there are approximately 5,000 Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia. But it may … Continue reading Ethiopia Can Drive Al-Shabaab out of Somalia →

He wasn't perfect but he was what Ethiopia needed at the time. The brutal wars late in the previous century left the country devastated and it was time for someone to step in-pick up the pieces-and begin the healing process. Meles Zenawi was the right man for the job. Zenawi was the prime minister of Ethiopia … Continue reading Meles Zenawi Moved Ethiopia forward →