Refugees crossing Sinai subject to torture, rights group says DPA | December 16, 2010 Tel Aviv – African refugees and asylum seekers crossing the Sinai desert on their way to…
HRW tells Sudan to end lashing SAPA | December 16, 2010 Nairobi/Khartoum – A human rights watchdog has called on Sudan to end the practice of lashing and refrain from…
In the Land of Sheba: A Pilgrimage to Ethiopia By Eliza Griswold, Slate | December 16, 2010 A site where Queen of Sheeba used to take a bath ADDIS ABABA…
People traffickers kill Orthodox deacons in Sinai Desert By Brain Hutt, Christian Today | December 16, 2010 Fears for hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers being held captive in the…
Legendary footballer Mengistu Worku dies at 70 EthioSports | December 16, 2010 Update – The funeral of Mengistu Worku, the man who took Ethiopia to its one and only African…
WikiLeaks: Obama Administration Repeatedly Rejected Eritrea Calls for Better Ties By Jason Diaz, Anti-War.com | December 15, 2010 • US Policy in Eritrea: Threats and Cozying Up to Possible Coup…
Ethiopia’s stalled democracy: A spotlight on the Ogaden By Ana Gomes | December 15, 2010 The Honorable Ana Gomes Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished speakers and guests, Since my heading of…
Mark Zuckerberg named Time ‘Person of Year’ AP | December 15, 2010 Mark Zuckerberg (AP) NEW YORK – Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been named Time magazine’s “Person…
The Emperor of Addis Ababa DPA | December 15, 2010 Haile Gebreselassie (AFP) ADDIS ABABA – Haile Gebrselassie glowers at the training bicycle’s glowing display, which shows his heart is…
Review: `Young Mandela’ tells of his early career By Carl Hartman, For The Associated Press | December 15, 2010 “Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years” (Little, Brown, $27.99), by David James…