September 16, 2016 (GSN) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed a new head for its African department. Ethiopian Abebe Aemro Selassie succeeds Liberian Antoinette Sayeh in the role and is expected to begin his work in this capacity coming Monday, September 19, 2016.

September 02, 2016 (GSN) - In the summer of 2015, Berhanu Nega’s life took a very unusual turn. The gregarious economics professor took an indefinite leave of absence from his tenured post as professor of economics at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, left his family, and took off for Africa to lead an armed rebellion.

 In the picture Berhanu Nega (in baseball cap), with other opposition leaders, speaking to reporters in Addis Ababa in 2005 after his party lost elections.

Credit:  Reuters stringer  

August 30, 2016 (GSN) - Ever since the advent of states in human development, the administration of multi-ethnic groups has always been a hard nut to crack. Although the problem has persisted to this day, the right formula to strike the balance in the administration of multi-ethnic societies has still eluded mankind. As a result, the quest for a working module at both national and international levels is still on.