Viewpoint A bull in a china store By Yilma Bekele | April 26, 2008 The expression ‘a bull in a china store’ normally refers to clumsy or reckless people who…
Personal memoir The changing Addis By Getachew Belaineh | April 26, 2008 According to historians, in November 1886, while Menelik was away in a distant corner of the country, his…
COMMENT Missing in Africa By Tom Porteous, The Guardian | April 23, 2008 The crisis in Somalia, the result of a dangerously escalating conflict pitting Ethiopian forces and their Somali…
Viewpoint Articles on Teddy Afro | April 23, 2008 ADDIS ABABA – A court here in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday adjourned the case of Teddy Afro to next Tuesday,…
News Mogadishu death toll rises to 100, residents flee By Aweys Yusuf and Abdi Sheikh| April 22, 2008 Somali insurgents MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Militias allied to the Somali government recaptured…
News Eritrea sends soldiers into Djibouti Agencies | April 22, 2008 ADDIS ABABA – Eritrean soldiers have crossed the border into Djibouti and begun building defences, Djiboutian officials said. “Eritrean…
News Rebels reject Ethiopian charges against Qatar Reuters | April 22, 2008 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopian rebels denied on Tuesday government allegations that Qatar was supporting them, after Addis Ababa…
News Ethiopians choose local officials in vote marred by opposition boycott By Anita Powell, AP Writer | April 20, 2008 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians chose local representatives Sunday…
News Is it her genes? Oldest person turns 115 today By Rick Callahan | April 20, 2008 Edna Parker, 115 years old today (AP) SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – Maybe it was…
News The TPLF empire strikes back By Yilma Bekele | April 19, 2008 After two years of meticulous preparations, the TPLF Empire struck back what it believes is the final…