Addis Ababa October 27, 2016 (GSN)  - Two Eritrean pilots have defected with their fighter jets to neighboring Ethiopia, an Eritrean opposition group confirmed on Thursday, in a dramatic exit from one of the world's most closed-off states.

Johannesburg, October 23, 2016 (GSN) - South Sudan’s ousted Vice President Riek Machar outlined his plan to return from exile and revive a shattered peace plan, warning that failure to include him in the country’s political setup risks an outbreak of genocide.

Addis Ababa, October 17, 2016 (GSN) - Ethiopia's government has declared a six-month state of emergency in the face of an unprecedented wave of violent protests. Activists in the country's Oromia region has been holding demonstrations since last November, and protesters from the Amhara region have also joined in.