Afghan election 'fraud footage' emerges Oct 22, 2009
Urgent food aid needed in Ethiopia. Microsoft launches Windows 7. (BBC News)
Guinea massacre probed Oct 15, 2009
"We are facing a real crime against humanity," De Gucht said after talks with African Union officials in Ethiopia. "The principal idea is that everywhere there is crime against humanity, the crime must be punished.". (iAfrica.com)
World Reacts to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Oct 10, 2009
relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words" Kind of says it all, right? by jameslouiky October 9, 2009 9:53 AM EDT Compare Obama's accomplishments to Reagan?s Obama freed 0 countries from tyranny, ended no war, brought no one together. Reagan Countries liberated from Communist tyranny during or shortly after RONALD REAGAN's presidency: Afghanistan Albania Angola Bulgaria Cambodia Czechoslovakia East Germany... (CBS News)
Somalia: President Calls for More Aid in U.S. Visit Oct 2, 2009
Sharif, whose Islamic Courts Union (ICU) was ousted from power in Mogadishu by a U.S.-backed Ethiopian military campaign in 2006, has been championed by Washington since he was elected to the presidency by the TFG's parliament meeting in Djibouti last January ... It was hoped that Sharif's election and his government's adoption of Sharia law, combined with the withdrawal late last year of Ethiopian troops from Somalia, would pacify the country by depriving the rebels of their religious and... (allAfrica.com)
Newsweek: New tapes reveal the 'real' Bill Clinton Sep 26, 2009
How a trip to Ethiopia changed the star. By. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Ethiopia: 2010 Election and Zenawi's New Game Sep 25, 2009
com: Ethiopia: 2010 Election and Zenawi's New Game (Page 1 of 2) ... With Ethiopia one of the US's foreign aid recipients, the message from the White House must have intimidated Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's administration ... There is also a huge presence of Ethiopians in the Washington D.C. area who are preventing Zenawi from having a smooth ride with Obama. (allAfrica.com)
Click to read:Ahmadinejad: The Status Quo Cannot Keep Sep 24, 2009
The Nazis expended more energy and money running after Jews and trying to kill the last few Jews they could manage to kill while they partially neglected their war effort against the Allies in the closing months of WWII. There was no one they wished to rid the world of more than the nation who had brought the pristine truth of monotheism, the nation that had managed to stay alive after 2000 years of dispersal among nations, friendly and hostile, because they kept their connection to G-d with a... (CBS News)
Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism Could Lead to Election Violence Sep 22, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism Could Lead to Election Violence (Page 1 of 1) ... Addis Ababa Criticised as system of dividing and ruling people according to their ethnic groups, Ethiopia's federalism has just become a bone of contention ... The report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) warned that unless the ruling coalition, Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), improved governance it would risk ethnic conflict from the over 70 different ethnic groups in the country... (allAfrica.com)
Jackman brings star appeal to climate action talks Sep 22, 2009
After the obligatory jokes about being the sexiest man alive and leaving behind the Wolverine claws and mutant powers, Jackman got down to business telling the story of a coffee farmer, Dukalee, whom he had visited in Ethiopia a year ago ... "They are inextricably linked. Having been to Ethiopia and seen these farmers, seen the battle they face from what is a problem that the developed countries have brought on many of these developing countries, there is a justice, there is a gap we need to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
SCENARIOS-What could suicide bombings mean for Somalia? Sep 19, 2009
Then Ethiopia invaded, with tacit U.S. support, and drove them out of the city. Late on Thursday, the Ethiopian government vowed to stand firmly alongside the Somali government and AMISOM in their "heroic endeavours to stem the tide of terrorist violence" ... The insurgents targeted its main city Hargeisa last October with suicide bombings at the Ethiopian embassy, the local president's office and a U.N. building. (AlertNet)
Danish soldier killed in southern Afghanistan Sep 19, 2009
The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen ... The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Ethiopia: Zenawi Denies Report Warning of Strife Sep 19, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Country Not Drifting to Chaos, Says Meles (Page 1 of 1) ... Addis Ababa Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has strongly condemned last week's ICG's report on the country ... The International Crisis Group had expressed concern there would be risk of conflict in Ethiopia as a result of rising ethnic tensions, ahead of the elections scheduled for May next year. (allAfrica.com)
Ethiopia PM: ethnic violence claim is contemptible Sep 17, 2009
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's prime minister has denounced a think-tank report that warned his country could descend into ethnic violence ahead of its first national election since a 2005 poll triggered deadly street clashes ... Rights groups regularly accuse Ethiopia's government of cracking down on political opponents ... "Every analyst worth his salt was suggesting that Ethiopia will go the way of Yugoslavia or the Soviet Union. What we have now is a going-concern.". (AlertNet)
Robinson seeks to woo Wu Vote Sep 12, 2009
" Robinson now serves the City of Hillsboro as director of Fleet and Facilities. He most recently worked on planning of the intermodal transit facility, now under construction between Seventh and Eighth avenues along Baseline Street, and the implementation of electric charging stations for automobiles both in that parking structure and streetside at the Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza. He also is a commander in the Navy Reserves, continuing a history of military service that began with his... (OregonLive, OR -- News)
UN wants new global currency to replace dollar... Sep 9, 2009
" The US annually spends more than twice the Military budget on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget). That doesn't even count the state's portion of Medicaid which is up to 50% of the government outlay - and only covers these 3 programs as "social programs" when there are really many more at both the Federal and state level In short, I'm not sure where you got your numbers from but they're wrong Nick on September 08, 2009 at... (The Drudge Report)
Kenya: Lobby Warns of Chaos in Ethiopia Sep 8, 2009
com: Kenya: Lobby Warns of Chaos in Ethiopia (Page 1 of 1). Kenya: Lobby Warns of Chaos in Ethiopia ... Nairobi The International Crisis Group has warned Ethiopia to guard against violence during its next June elections. (allAfrica.com)
Somalia: Analysis - Who is Fighting Whom Sep 3, 2009
In December 2006, Ethiopian forces, with backing from the United States - which regarded the UIC as a terrorist organisation - entered Somalia and installed the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu, where it had hardly made its presence felt since coming into being in 2004 after two years of talks in Kenya. Subsequently, fierce fighting continued between UIC remnants, including Al-Shabab and their supporters, and the combined forces of Ethiopia and the TFG. Hundreds of thousands of... (allAfrica.com)
Ethiopia 'seizes' town in Somalia Aug 30, 2009
Ethiopian troops ousted Islamist forces from Mogadishu in 2006. Ethiopian troops have seized control of a strategic town in Somalia, eyewitnesses say ... Belet Wayne is near the Ethiopian border and the Ethiopian troops are reported to have taken control of the town without a fight. (BBC News -- Africa)
Kenya: Continent's Big Men Mess Up and Pay Image Cleaners in Washington Aug 28, 2009
Killed anti-Ethiopian bill ... In June 2006, the Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights Advancement Act was introduced by Rep ... Christopher Smith (Republican, New Jersey) proposing to put limits on military aid to Ethiopia -- with the exception of peacekeeping and anti-terrorism programs -- until the government released all political prisoners and provided fair and speedy trials to other prisoners held without charges. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: U.S., Africa Step Up Darfur Peace Drive Aug 25, 2009
Beginning August 17, he travelled to Sudan and Ethiopia as well as Egypt on the fourth such trip since his appointment in March. On August 19, he witnessed the signing of a bilateral agreement in Juba, Southern Sudan, which he had helped mediate between leaders of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and Khartoum's ruling National Congress Party (NCP), in pursuance of the 2005 peace agreement between the south and the Khartoum government. (allAfrica.com)
Somalia: Opposition Parties Rally in Somaliland, Ethiopia Official Visits Aug 22, 2009
com: Somalia: Opposition Parties Rally in Somaliland, Ethiopia Official Visits (Page 1 of 1) ... Somalia: Opposition Parties Rally in Somaliland, Ethiopia Official Visits ... Hargeisa Somaliland President Dahir Riyale met with Dr. Tekede Elemu, Ethiopia's state minister for foreign affairs, at the presidential compound in Hargeisa. (allAfrica.com)
Seminary leader appointed to African Union Aug 21, 2009
Battle will spend time in training and leave for his post in Ethiopia on Sept. 4. We spoke with Battle about his upcoming work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Usain Bolt Sets Another World Record Aug 21, 2009
Earlier, Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain and Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia started their chase for their own doubles ... The Ethiopian great won a long-distance double at the Beijing Olympics. (CBS News)
Making their mark Aug 19, 2009
Eritrea to pay Ethiopia millions. Sony cuts price of PS3 consoles. (BBC News -- UK)
Somalia: Group's Report on Puntland Criticized [opinion] Aug 15, 2009
When the military regime fell, and different parts of Somalia were ruled by armed opposition groups who had a role, in one way or another, in toppling the military dictatorship United Somali Congress, Somali National Movement and Somali Patriotic Movement -- pro-SSDF political and traditional leaders in Mudug, Nugaal and Bari regions agreed to bestow the status of representative organisation on SSDF because the first three reconciliation conferences for Somalis -- 1991, 1993 and 1998 sponsored... (allAfrica.com)
U.S. Military Held War Games on Nigeria, Somalia Aug 15, 2009
He has proposed a budget for financial year 2010 that will provide increased security assistance to repressive and undemocratic governments in resource-rich countries like Nigeria, Niger, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to countries that are key military allies of the United States like Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, Rwanda and Uganda. And he has actually chosen to escalate U.S. military intervention in Africa, most conspicuously by providing arms and training to the beleaguered... (allAfrica.com)
Ethiopia: Ethio-Scandinavian Beauty, Fashion Expo to Be Held Here Aug 14, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Ethio-Scandinavian Beauty, Fashion Expo to Be Held Here (Page 1 of 1). Ethiopia: Ethio-Scandinavian Beauty, Fashion Expo to Be Held Here ... Addis Abeba The Miss Scandinavia Organization announced that it was planning to host a special Ethio-Scandinavian Beauty and fashion expo in Addis Ababa Ethiopia next month coinciding with the celebration of Ethiopia's new year celebrations. (allAfrica.com)
Country profile: Zambia Aug 14, 2009
Born in 1937 in Zimbabwe, where his parents had gone to find work, Mr Banda returned to Zambia for his schooling, before going to university in Ethiopia and Sweden. Under Zambia's first president, Kenneth Kaunda, he served as foreign minister and minister of mines. (BBC News -- Africa)
* World News Quick Take Aug 11, 2009
The migrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Nepal said they had arrived by boat at the eastern port of Bluefields, where their handlers led them to a hotel, telling them to wait there for a train. But there are no trains in Nicaragua. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Ethiopia convicts 13 in absentia over coup plot Aug 8, 2009
Ethiopia convicts 13 in absentia over plot ... ADDIS ABABA - A US-based university professor is among 13 men convicted in absentia by Ethiopia for plotting to overthrow the government, the state news agency said yesterday ... Berhanu Nega, who is Ethiopian-born with US nationality and teaches economics at Philadelphia s Bucknell University, was accused of masterminding a plan to topple Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. (Boston Globe)
Ethiopia: Fears Over New Anti-Terror Law Jul 24, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Fears Over New Anti-Terror Law (Page 1 of 1). Ethiopia: Fears Over New Anti-Terror Law ... Addis Ababa A little over 18 years ago, when the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) came to power, people were so eager to exercise democracy that even children started to challenge their parents saying "this is my democratic right". (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Zimbabwe Has 'Potential for Change' - Says Top U.S. Congressman in Wide-Ranging Interview [interview] Jul 18, 2009
The U.S. government also asked Ethiopia to go into Somalia as 'peacekeepers' and that made no sense because there have been hostilities [between Ethiopia and Somalia] for the last 100 years. After a while the Ethiopians were wise enough to realize that this was not working and they withdrew their force last December ... In December 2006, U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops entered Somalia's capital, alongside forces of a Somali transitional government, which grew out of a parliament-in-exile formed in... (allAfrica.com)
US Military Deaths In Afghanistan Region At 657 Jul 13, 2009
The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen. There were also four CIA officer deaths and one military civilian death. (CBS News -- World)
Obama in Africa: Big on inspiration, short on specifics Jul 13, 2009
"It was an important speech and it's by far the most comprehensive statement he's made on Africa, but it still leaves a lot to the imagination," David Shinn, former ambassador to Ethiopia, said. "He didn't really give a very good picture as to what the US is going to do in the Congo, or Somalia, or Sudan.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Africans reflect on Obama's 'tough love' message Jul 13, 2009
"I think the main thing he wanted to do was to put the Africans on notice that its time to stop complaining about their problems as emanating from outside, and to realize that for the most part, their problems are of their own making now," says David Shinn, former US Ambassador to Ethiopia. "I think it came across loud and clear.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Africa: Barack Obama's Address to Ghanaian Parliament - As Delivered [document] Jul 12, 2009
Where do you want him to go first, like Ethiopia, who has one of the most tyrant prime ministers who is butchering people every day like most of the others. Good on you Barak, please give Ghana all the support it needs. (allAfrica.com)
Historic African trip for Obama Jul 11, 2009
Ethiopia has jailed the leader of the opposition, and South Africa's Jacob Zuma is new in the post and something of an unknown quantity. Not only is Ghana clearly democratic, but it has some of the African oil on which the US increasingly depends, and there is the symbolic link with slavery, from which so many African-Americans trace their heritage. (BBC News -- Americas)
Global shift Jul 11, 2009
The G8 summit has had a strong focus on Africa this year, with African leaders from Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, and Libya taking part in the third day. And the G8 is increasingly seeing its role as promoting dialogue with other big emerging market countries, with the G5 (Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa) automatically invited each year - and also now take part in a regular series of meetings during the year (known as the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process, from the site... (BBC News -- Business)
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout? Jul 11, 2009
"But the rest of it will be money that goes from one Chinese bank to another," says former US Ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn. "And this has been the pattern across Africa. How can a Western company compete with it?". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
For Kenyans, running is a way of life Jul 10, 2009
A Kenyan man has won 15 of the last 17 Boilermakers, including nine straight from 1999 to 2007 - a streak that ended last year when Terefe Maregu of Ethiopia edged Kenyan Peter Kamais by one second ... Some Kenyans who could find it easier to qualify for another national team recently have defected to other countries, and competition from Ethiopia and Morocco might be stealing some of Kenya's thunder. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Kenya: Govt Cornered Jul 10, 2009
The ICC chief prosecutor, who is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on a visit to several Africa countries, has stressed no one will be spared if the government fails to meet its side of the bargain. Sources said the meeting between President Kibaki, Mr Wako, Mr Kilonzo and Mr Orengo did not agree on the kind of judicial mechanism that they would put in place. (allAfrica.com)
US warns Ethiopia on Somali role Jul 7, 2009
Ethiopian troops invaded in 2006, pulling out earlier this year. The US has urged Ethiopia not to send its troops back into Somalia ... Ethiopia invaded Somalia in late 2006 to topple an Islamist movement in the capital Mogadishu, sparking an insurgency which is still raging. (BBC News -- Africa)
Myanmar refugee numbers swell in Thailand Jul 6, 2009
Somali lawmakers pleaded this weekend for immediate international military intervention from countries including Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti to help quash the insurgency. Pakistan desperately short of money to resettle Swat residents. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Leaves for G8 Summit on Wednesday Jul 6, 2009
These include the African Union in which Libya holds the Deputy Presidency and the Commission, the AfDB and NEPAD (represented by Ethiopia, its deputy president, and by the five members of the steering committee: South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria and Algeria. The Group of Eight (G8 formerly known as the Group of Six G6), is a forum, created by France in 1975, for governments of eight nations of the northern hemisphere: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and... (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Would Africa Have Been Better Off With Hillary Clinton? [opinion] Jul 5, 2009
He is more powerful than the Pharaoh who forced Moses out of Egypt, more powerful than the Ethiopian Emperor who defeated the Italians in 1896, more powerful than Shaka Zulu who 'stands out as the greatest of them all ... When we say Obama is more powerful than Shaka Zulu, Ramses II of Egypt, and Menelik II of Ethiopia, we do not mean that Obama is greater than any of them. (allAfrica.com)
Mills re-affirms commitment to African Union Jul 4, 2009
Apart from exploring ways to prevent unconstitutional changes of government and strengthen the capacity of AU to deal with such situations, the summit is expected to focus on the implementation of a decision made during the Ethiopia Summit of AU in February to transform the AU Commission into a new AU Authority. President Mills eulogised Dr Nkrumah as a great believer in the modernisation of Africa's agriculture. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* ANALYSIS: What does Obama hope to accomplish on Africa trip? Jul 3, 2009
In 2006, he visited Kenya, Chad, Ethiopia, South Africa and Djibouti as a US senator. What signal is he trying to send by choosing Ghana. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
African leaders urged to halt food crisis, violence on continent Jul 3, 2009
The Libya summit would also focus on the implementation of a decision adopted at the AU's Ethiopia Summit in February this year to transform the AU Commission, the executive arm of the pan-African body, into the new AU Authority. A number of hot regional issues, including the security situation in Somalia, Zimbabwe and Sudan's Darfur region, are also expected to be discussed by the African heads of state and government. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
People can project all day long about his weirdness but there's a reason they didn't need to explain Mj in the villages of Ethiopia like they did Elvis, etc, he truly touched every point of the earth, and that was no coincidence, people everywhere really, truly responded to his talent. Again, great metaphor, I couldn't help but mourn this gorgeous angel, but i also couldn't think much of what you wrote, in my own way. (Harper's Magazine)
Africa: No Rest for Weary Peacekeepers Jul 1, 2009
Ethiopia and Mozambique also contributed peacekeepers, while South Africa provided the Force Commander and played a key role in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), and security sector reform (SSR), providing security during the 2004 election and the final demobilization of the last rebel group, Forces Nationales de Lib;ration. "Lots of effort, finance, logistics and manpower went into the process," Boshoff said. (allAfrica.com)
African Union lifts sanctions against Mauritania Jul 1, 2009
A boy drinks water from a pond in Bule Duba village in the outskirts of Moyale, near the edge of Oroma and Somali regions of Ethiopia, June 12, 2009. Prolonged drought. (AlertNet)
Kenya: Report Charges Killing, Torture And Rape By Security Forces Jun 30, 2009
The operation, which began on Oct. 25, 2008, was made up of military and police officials and was meant to disarm local militias who were suspected of bringing in weapons from Ethiopia and Somalia. It lasted three days and took place in villages across Mandera East and Central and followed clashes between the local Garre and Murulle clans. (allAfrica.com)
A 'COUP' TO PROTECT A CONSTITUTION Jun 30, 2009
The independent monitors at Transparency International now give Honduras the same ranking for corruption as Libya and Ethiopia. Honduras is a poor nation, and got worse on Zelaya's watch. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Kenyan forces again accused of torture, rape Jun 29, 2009
HRW said the October, 2008, operation to disarm warring militias in the Mandera region -- a notoriously violent area where the borders of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia meet -- left more than 1,200 injured, 1 dead, and at least 12 women raped. "The Kenyan army and police targeted 10 towns and villages, rounding up the population, beating and torturing male residents en masse, and indulging in widespread looting and destruction," it said, terming it a "deliberate and brutal attack" on locals. (AlertNet)
> Africa's leaders for life Jun 29, 2009
A war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000 that claimed tens of thousands of Eritrean lives did no favours for the economy. On the next page: a man who can murder "without going to hell', a fugitive, and a leader who spends more time in Switzerland than in Africa... Page: 1 of 2 - Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2009 iafrica.com, a division of Primedia Online* - a Primedia company Reproduction without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.. (iAfrica.com)
Kenya poised to intervene in Somalia Jun 26, 2009
Johannesburg - With troops massed on the Somali border and heavy artillery being moved into position, Kenya appears ready to join if necessary the Ethiopians in an armed intervention in Somalia ... Yet unlike Ethiopia, which has a battle-tested army and respected intelligence network, Kenya may be ill prepared for the violent reaction that their military intervention may create among the shadowy Islamist militias who are based just across Kenya's northern borders ... The allied militias... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Famine relief Jun 25, 2009
The demand for peanut life-savers has shot up so dramatically in recent years, that two British doctors - who have worked in some of the world's most devastating humanitarian emergencies from Darfur to Rwanda - have decided to start manufacturing packets in Ethiopia this month ... Another is the Ethiopian Hilina Enriched Foods Processing Centre, which plans to expand Plumpy'nut production from Ethiopia into east Africa this year. (BBC News -- Business)
AU Supports Somalia Plea For Foreign Troops Jun 24, 2009
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jun ... Somali lawmakers pleaded this weekend for immediate international military intervention from countries including Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti to help quash the insurgency ... Two years ago, Ethiopia deployed troops to support Somalia's fragile, Western-backed government, but they were widely unpopular and were finally withdrawn in January after the election of the new president. (CBS News -- World)
Quorums and choirs in Cardiff Jun 24, 2009
There was the Swiss social worker who helps her British-based compatriots in need; the Welshman born in Ethiopia to a Swiss mother not to mention members from the oldest Swiss society in the world: the 150-year-old club in Manchester. On Saturday, once apologies had been read out for why representatives from a third of FOSSUK's 25 societies and clubs couldn't be present, the voting started. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Somali president calls emergency Jun 23, 2009
The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in Addis Ababa says all eyes are on Ethiopia to see if it will respond to the plea for intervention. Ethiopia's troops left Somalia in January under a UN peace deal after spending two years helping government forces against insurgents ... On Sunday, Ethiopian Information Minister Bereket Simon said: "Any further action from Ethiopia regarding Somalia will be done according to international community decision.". (BBC News -- Africa)
Somalia: Kenya PM Hints At Military Option for Crisis Jun 23, 2009
ethiopia shouldn't sent army to somalia, b/se why we force our brothers to the war mongered ppl. it is better if we stay ready at the border and use in and out tactic to destroy them as we used. (allAfrica.com)
Laying the tracks Jun 23, 2009
Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories. By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Ethiopia ... A major project is under way to restore Ethiopia's 100-year-old imperial railway, and there are even plans to build a new national network. (BBC News -- Business)
Ethiopian troops return to Somalia Jun 23, 2009
Less than a year after fleeing in the face of an Islamist insurgency, Ethiopian forces have come back to help prevent a moderate government from collapsing at the hands of militant Islamists ... com's Pat Murphy about an alleged Ethiopian military incursion into Somalia and potential Somali militant targets ... Johannesburg, South Africa - With or without an international mandate, Ethiopian forces have entered Somali territory to back up a fast-failing Somali government. (Christian Science Monitor)
$196 billion; little proof UN health programs work Jun 22, 2009
Ethiopia and Uganda both receive more money than Nigeria, Pakistan or Bangladesh, all of whom have bigger health crises. Some experts were surprised how long it took simply to consider if the world's health investment paid off. (Yahoo News)
Suspicions behind Iran poll Jun 21, 2009
Page last updated at 14:11 GMT, Saturday, 20 June 2009 15:11 UK. Opposition supporters say the election numbers do not add up. (BBC News -- Americas)
