Police re-arrest opposition leader Bertukan By Jason McLure | December 29, 2008 Bertukan Mideksa (EMF) (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian federal police re-arrested opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa a year after she was…
Somalia’s president quits, saying he has lost control By Mohamed Olad Hassan and Liz Kennnedy, AP writers December 29, 2008 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s president resigned Monday after a four-year…
Bertukan arrested, Prof. Mesfin roughed up Ethiomedia | December 29, 2008 UDJP enjoys widespread support of the Ethiopian Diaspora. The photo is taken during the opposition leaders’ visit to Seattle,…
2008: Ethiopian Groundhog Year! By Alemayehu G. Mariam December 29, 2008 Groundhog Year in Prison Nation 2008 in Ethiopia was Groundhog Year! It was a repetition of 2007, 2006, 2005,…
Israel demolishes Hamas compounds, over 200 dead By Ibrahim Barzak, AP Writer | December 27, 2008 A Palestinian man reacts over the body of a member of the security forces…
Kenyans oppose government plan to lease land to Qatar The Gulf Times | December 27, 2008 THE Kenyan government’s plans to lease out 40,000 hectares in the Tana Delta to…
Ethiopians in South Africa call for an end to government harassment of opposition leader Ethiomedia | December 27, 2008 South Africa is home to very active Ethiopian human rights activists…
Middle East, Africa instability cause for terror: report By Eileen Sullivan | December 26, 2008 WASHINGTON — The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will…
Guinea coup leader solidifies his hold over nation By Abou Bakr and Rukmini Callimachi, AP Writers | December 26, 2008 A soldier clears a passage for Captain Moussa Dadis Camara…
3 Chinese navy ships leave for Somalia By William Foreman, Associated Press Writer | December 26, 2008 Soldiers of Chinese navy special force attend an anti-piracy drill on the deck…