African Union suspends Sudan, demands civilian administration

By Reuters,

The African Union said on Thursday it had suspended Sudan until a civilian government was formed, intensifying international pressure on the country�...

AFRICAN UNION , Sudan

250 Ethiopian migrants detained in Yemen fly home

By VOA,

The International Organization for Migration reports two flights carrying an estimated 250 Ethiopian migrants are expected to depart Yemen Saturday fo...

Jambojet licensed to operate in 7 more countries

By Nigel Wafula,

Jambojet Kenya has acquired a three-year licence deal which allows the company to operate in seven more regional destinations. The Kenya Civil  Av...

Jambojet

Widow sues Boeing for Ksh.27 billion over Ethiopian crash

By Reuters,

A French woman whose husband died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker, seeking at le...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines , Lion Air 737 MAX

World Press Freedom Day: Global leaders fault corrupt nations, dictators

By Rachel Ombaka,

Leaders from around the world have called on governments to defend the rights of journalists in their quest to fight against corruption and to achieve...

Bobi Wine , Government Advertising Agency , Kenya Power scandal , maize scandal , mugabe , NCPB , NYS scandal , Sudan , sugar scandal , world press freedom day

UK’s May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defense minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese t...

Women still bear greatest brunt of online harassment, World Press Freedom summit told

By Rachel Ombaka,

Female journalists are more visible than ever in the digital era making them easy targets for online harassment, the World Press Freedom Day summit wa...

digital rights , Female Journalists , Online Harassment , world press freedom day

Farah rails at Ethiopian great Gebrselassie over hotel theft

By Reuters,

Britain’s Mo Farah, who will be running in the London Marathon on Sunday, is in dispute with fellow distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie for fa...

Haile Gebrselassie , London Marathon , Mo Farah

Hotel robbery takes edge off Farah’s marathon preparation

By Reuters,

Briton Mo Farah was given an unwelcome birthday surprise when he was robbed at his hotel in Addis Ababa last month, putting a damper on what he said h...

addis ababa , Briton Mo Farah , Hotel , London Marathon , robbed

FC Bayern opens 1st African soccer school in Ethiopia

By VOA,

German champion football club Bayern Munich has signed an agreement to open its first soccer school in Africa, locating it in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...

Esayas Jira , FC Bayern Munich , Prime Minister Markus Soeder

Ivanka Trump carries mission of female empowerment to Ivory Coast

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House advisor, Ivanka, is heading to the Ivory Coast to continue her four-day trip aimed at increasin...

Ivanka Trump

Sudan’s interim military council fires three top public prosecutors

By Reuters,

The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has fired the country’s three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the council said ...

Sudan

Trump’s advice to Boeing following fatal crashes: ‘REBRAND’

By CNN,

President Donald Trump on Monday publicly recommended Boeing "rebrand" its troubled 737 Max planes after two fatal crashes led to the grounding of the...

boeing , Dennis Muilenburg , Lion Air flight , President Donald Trump

FAA meets with U.S. airlines, pilot unions on Boeing 737 MAX

By Reuters,

The Federal Aviation Administration met for three hours on Friday with representatives from the three major U.S. airlines that own now grounded Boeing...

Boeing 737 MAX jets , U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Sudan Military’s post-Bashir plan gets rocky reception

By VOA,

A plan by Sudan's military to take over the country's government is getting a cold reception from protesters and the international community, who want...

Sudan

Family worried Ethiopian woman detained in China faces death penalty

By VOA,

Friends and family are fearing for the life of a 28-year-old Ethiopian woman who has spent more than three months in a Chinese prison on drug charges....

china

Boeing CEO ‘sorry’ for lives lost in 737 MAX accidents

By CNN,

The pilots on board Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 battled the plane's automated flight control systems for almost the entire duration of the six-minut...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines crash , Muilenburg

Family of American woman sues Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing over 737 Max crash

By Reuters,

The family of an American woman killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the airline, Boeing Co and Ro...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines crash

‘Pull up, pull up:’ Pilots’ desperate battle revealed in Ethiopian plane crash report

By CNN,

The pilots on board Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 battled the plane's automated systems for nearly the entire duration of the six-minute flight, accor...

addis ababa , Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopia urges Boeing to review controls, backs pilots

By Reuters,

Ethiopian investigators urged Boeing to review its flight control technology and said pilots of state carrier Ethiopian Airlines had carried out prope...

Boeing MAX