Journalist beaten to death by angry mob Reporters Without Borders | September 14, 2010 Reporters Without Borders deplores journalist Paul Kiggundu’s murder by a crowd of angry motorcyclists in the…
Terrorist cell sought fatwa, court hears By Ian Munro, Sydney Morning Herald | September 13, 2010 A terrorist cell preparing to attack Holsworthy Army Barracks sought religious approval from Somali…
52 journalists killed through August By Veronika Oleksyn | September 13, 2010 Fifty-two journalists lost their lives in the first eight months of this year because of their jobs –…
Emperor Haileselassie’s gift to Jacky Kennedy among fashion items in New York By Jan Paschal | September 13, 2010 • On display also is Emperor Haileselassie’s gift to Jackie Kennedy…
Somaliland forces ‘surround ONLF rebels near Ethiopia’ BBC | September 13, 2010 About 200 suspected rebels are surrounded by Somaliland’s forces near the border with Ethiopia, a Somaliland minister has…
U.S. steps up efforts on Sudan vote By MARK LANDLER, The New York Times | September 13, 2010 WASHINGTON — With Sudan barely 100 days away from a referendum that…
South Sudan independence vote at risk By Rebecca Hamilton, Washington Post | September 13, 2010 KHARTOUM, Sudan – A referendum on whether oil-rich southern Sudan breaks away to become Africa’s…
Why Meles Zenawi is for the “Land Grab” World Economic Forum | September 13, 2010 Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says he defends the “Land Grab” policy (The policy of…
On the Nile, Egypt cuts water use as Ethiopia dams for power By Jeffrey Fleishman and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times | September 13, 2010 There is a battle over…
Happy New Year, Birtukan Invictus (Unconquered!) By Alemayehu G. Mariam | September 11, 2010 Birtukan under prison police escort (File photo) Prof. Al Mariam The great Nelson Mandela said, “In…