Uneasy choice: Where do we stand on Gibe III dam? By Tsegaye Mulushoa | June 10, 2009 Editor’s note – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has denied news reports that…
Dead Aid: Why aid didn’t help Africa By Fekadu Bekele (Ph.D.) | June 9, 2009 Dambisa Moyo`s book, Dead Aid, is a timely book which brings forth what we have…
Is President Obama ignoring Africa? By Dula Abdu | June 9, 2009 President Obama has already chosen special envoys to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. He appears genuinely interested…
Film producer Flaherty’s landmark interview exposes Zenawi’s tyranny • Words of Wisdom for the Opposition and the Diaspora By Selam Beyene (Ph.D.) | June 9, 2009 Film producer Chris Flaherty…
Ethiopia charges 32 with plot to topple government By Barry Malone, Reuters | June 9, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia on Monday charged 32 people with planning to kill…
Arms dealers revel in Somali war business By Abdi Sheikh | June 9, 2009 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Sitting on a mat at home between taking orders for arms on his…
US says Eritrea should stop Somalia meddling By Sue Pleming | June 9, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eritrea is playing an unhelpful role in nearby Somalia and must cease its…
Somali rebel leader may be dead By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled | June 8, 2009 Sheikh Hassan Aweys A hardline Islamist fighter runs across a street to take a…
Inside the barley republic By Alemayehu G. Mariam | June 8, 2009 Our (home)land on firesale A while back, the capo di tutti capi (the “boss of bosses”) of the…
Coffee dealers up in arms against Meles Zenawi By Desalegn Sisay, Afric | June 8, 2009 Foreign buyers of Ethiopian special coffee beans have expressed their concern over the introduction…