News UN council criticizes Eritrea sharply Reuters | September 18, 2008 NEW YORK – The UN Security Council rebuked Eritrea on Wednesday for refusing to co-operate with a UN investigation…
News Zenawi regime ‘using food as a political weapon’ By Jonathan Rugman, The Time | September 18, 2008 JIJIGA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia has been accused of deliberately underestimating the scale…
News US concerned over restrictive bill AFP | September 18, 2008 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – The United States expressed concern on Thursday over an Ethiopian bill that could restrict the…
News 16 dead in bomb attack on US embassy in Yemen By Hammoud Mounassar | September 17, 2008 A scene near the embassy (AFP) SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Sixteen people…
News Al-Jazeera airs video of journalists kidnapped in Somalia Reuters | September 17, 2008 CREDIT: Ted Rhodes/Calgary Herald Amanda Lindhout seen in a file photo in Calgary, was abducted at…
News Militant threat paralyses Mogadishu airport By Abdi Sheikh, Reuters | September 17, 2008 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Mogadishu’s main airport was largely shut down on Wednesday after militant Somali Islamists…
News Ethiopia slides down business climate ranking By Addis Fortune | September 16, 2008 Ethiopia has dropped further down the rankings in an annual World Bank study of business climates…
Commentary Just Can’t Shake It Loose: Feingold and Leahy for Human Rights in Ethiopia By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam | September 15, 2008 Oh, the twists and turns on the…
News Obama, McCain blame economic woes on greed, policy By Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writer | September 15, 2008 Obama speaks during a rally in Grand Junction, Colo., Monday, Sept.…
News Islamists threaten to shut down Mogadishu airport By Abdi Sheik and Ibrahim Mohamed | September 14, 2008 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamists have threatened to stop planes using Mogadishu’s…