Political tensions in Ethiopia’s Oromia region led to the death of at least 52 people in a stampede instigated by clashes with security forces on October 2. The incident occurred during the Irreechaa festival, an annual traditional Oromo celebration in the town of Bishoftu, 60 km south of the capital city Addis Ababa. During the […]

The Somali Federal Indirect Election Implementation Team (FIEIT) has announced a further one-month delay of the electoral calendar, with the election of the new President to now take place on November 30, 2016. This marks a second extension going beyond the constitutionally mandated term limits. It puts in question the Somali authorities’ unequivocal commitment to […]

Release IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fluor Corporation (FLR) and ABB have formed a global strategic alliance for the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) electrical substation projects. By combining ABB’s world leading technology and its market leadership position in power transmission and distribution with Fluor’s expertise and experience in delivering large EPC projects, the alliance will help […]