African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has again been invited by the United Nations to the international expert meeting on the return of stolen assets, organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). This is given the success of the implementation of Transparency and Accountability in the Recovery and Management…

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre, (MPAC) Nigeria, has received commendations from the government of New Zealand over its brotherhood gesture on the aftermath of the terror attack that killed 51 Muslims in Christchurch city. Director, Media & Strategic Communications, MPAC Nigeria, Abdulwarees Solanke, who confirmed the commendation, lauded the courage and leadership of the country…

Preliminary accident investigation report into the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines recent plane crash has been concluded and set to be released soon. The Ethiopian foreign ministry though anticipated that the much-awaited report would be made public on Monday, but later left the release date open after Monday rolled by without the report. A total…

Families of the 157 Ethiopian Airlines plane disaster were at the weekend given bags of scorched earth from the crash site in place of bodies for burial...

Identifying the remains of the 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash may take up to six months, the airline said in a document seen by AFP on Saturday. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plummeted into a field minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa bound for Nairobi last Sunday, killing all on board.…

Canada's foreign minister on Sunday deplored the "terrible news" that 18 Canadian nationals were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner. "Terrible news from Addis Ababa this morning," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Twitter. "My heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost loved ones." She said the…

Herewith the latest breakdown of the nationalities of most among the 157 people aboard Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines ET 302 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning. The list of 35 nationalities was tweeted by Ethiopian Airlines, with no destinction made between the 149 passengers and eight crew. The count is not…

As the 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union opens tomorrow at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a review of the body’s institutional reform processes and its financing are to top the agenda. Nigeria’s delegation to the five-day event is to be led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.…

Residents in the volatile Somali region of eastern Ethiopia on Sunday reported riots, looting and ethnic attacks, as the US embassy in Addis Ababa advised its citizens to avoid the region. "Everybody is inside his home. Nobody is leaving," said a resident of the regional capital Jigjiga who spoke on condition of anonymity. "So many…

Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced that it will commence direct flight from Addis Ababa to Chicago effective from June 2, 2018. West bound passengers from the entire continent of Africa will connect to Chicago and beyond through the Addis Ababa hub in the late evenings; likewise, East bound travelers from the USA will also connect…

The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union just ended in the ancient city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference could not have come at a more auspicious time for President Muhammadu Buhari and his government. The AU meeting was almost a lifesaver for President Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).