Author: Sella Oneko

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Saudi King Salman (centre) receives Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (left) and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 16 September 2018. The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea were in Saudi Arabia to sign a peace accord between the two East African nations (photo: picture-alliance/AP Photo/SPA)

Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and the UAE

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Winds of change in the Gulf

Ethiopia and Eritrea didn't pen their peace agreement in Addis Ababa or Asmara, but in Saudi Arabia with the Emirates alongside. Are economic and military interests increasingly binding Gulf states and the Horn together? By Sella OnekoMore

Saudi Arabian and UAE foreign policy: A finger in every pieThe West′s relations with Sudan: From pariah to partnerSomalia and Ethiopia: "Against the Islamists, peace is impossible"
The Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

After the release of Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Freedom of expression at an all-time low

The well-known Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been released on bail. Is it a sign that the powers that be in Cairo are ready to allow increased freedom of expression? Egyptian filmmaker and activist Omar Hamilton says it's not. Interview by Sella OnekoMore

Morsi's Islamist regime: Attacks on Egypt's opposition on the riseInterview with the Egyptian human rights activist Gamal Eid: A warning shot for civil societyTV Satirist Bassem Youssef: "People should be able to listen to different opinions"

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Mbappe, Lukaku and Co. – Euro players with African heritage

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