Viewpoint Barack Obama and the fight for the “inner soul” of America By Alemayehu G. Mariam | September 22, 2008 The Perfection of Democracy Back in 1920, H.L. Mencken, “the…
News South Africa’s Mbeki resigns after power struggle By CLARE NULLIS, Associated Press Writer | September 22, 2008 South Africa’s ruling party, ANC, the parliament, and a court have forced…
News Fighting in Somali capital kills 30 By Jonathan Rugman, The Time | September 22, 2008 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s warring sides pounded the capital with mortar rounds and gunfire…
News Guji onslaught on Burji By Golto Aila, MD | Updated September 21, 2008 Ethiopian youths from the Burji district rejoice after their Sunday school is dismissed. No one knows…
News CARE rejects $46 million, says US food aid hurts the poor The Associated Press | September 19, 2008 NAIROBI, Kenya – An international aid group has turned away US$46…
Feature article All at sea in a leaky boat By Paola Totaro | September 19, 2008 A Mediterranean island is at the crossroads of African hope and despair, but Paola…
News Mortar fire hits Mogadishu airport AFP | September 19, 2008 MOGADISHU (AFP) – Mortar shells were fired on Mogadishu airport on Friday, minutes after a military aircraft landed there…
News Somali insurgents aim mortars at peackeeper plane By Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP Writer | September 19, 2008 MOGADISHU – Deadly street battles broke out Friday after insurgents fired mortars…
News Haile breaks marathon record The Associated Press | September 18, 2008 Irina Mikitenko from Germany, right, and Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia, the winners of the 35th Berlin Marathon, pose…
News Ogaden rebels deny deadly explosion, Islamist rebel implicated Wire services | September 18, 2008 ADDIS ABABA (Agencies) – A member of the Islamist rebel group Al-Ittihad Al-Islamiya fighting for…