War clouds gather as nations demand a piece of the Nile By Tristan McConnell | June 4, 2010 Without the Nile, Egypt would be a scarcely habitable desert, Sudan a…
A citizen’s plea to opposition leaders By Eskinder Nega | June 4, 2010 Ethiopian opposition leaders face the test of a generation: Can their forge unity and move the nation…
Court: victims can sue ex-Somali prime minister The Associated Press | June 3, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a lawsuit against a former…
Old car tires fuel green shoe revolution By David McKenzie, CNN | June 2, 2010 STORY HIGHLIGHTS: SoleRebels was launched by Alemu and her family in 2005 “Zero emission” shoes…
Ethiopian opposition says 1000 activists detained in 10 days By Jason McLure, Bloomberg | June 2, 2010 Medrek supporters in Oromia were being hunted down: Merera Gudina (Photo: Reuters/Barry Malone)…
The saga of the Starbucks-Ethiopia affair By Wondwossen Mezlekia | June 2, 2010 The coffee trademark dispute between Starbucks and Ethiopia officially ended exactly three years ago. In June 2007,…
Meles Zenawi’s another risky “calculated risk” By Ayal-Sew Dessye | June 1, 2010 Residents of Mojo town, 70 km south of Addis Ababa, line up at a polling station to…
Ethiopia’s embarrasing elections By Abebe Gellaw | June 1, 2010 World Economic Forum (May 6) – Watch the drama: Meles Zenawi is lecturing Africans how agricultural productivity can lead to…
Ogaden rebels capture gas field, government denies AFP | May 31, 2010 Ogaden rebels remain active despite government claims it had put them out of action ADDIS ABABA (AFP) –…
A country of grey and gold The Economist | May 31, 2010 An election in Ethiopia promises little change THERE are two colours I associate with Ethiopia. Grey for the…