Inside the barley republic By Alemayehu G. Mariam | June 8, 2009 Our (home)land on firesale A while back, the capo di tutti capi (the “boss of bosses”) of the…
Somali rebel leader may be dead By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled | June 8, 2009 Sheikh Hassan Aweys A hardline Islamist fighter runs across a street to take a…
Sudan’s Beshir in Zimbabwe for trade summit AFP | June 6, 2009 VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe (AFP) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Beshir, who faces international arrest for war crimes, arrived in…
Central Somalia fighting leaves 64 dead By Mustafa Haji Abdinur | June 6, 2009 Somali Islamist insurgents prepare to fire a mortar round during a fresh battle between government forces…
New tools to fight genocide, dictatorship and corruption SMNE | June 6, 2009 On Sunday, May 31, 2009, I had the great pleasure of meeting with Ethiopians in Dallas, Texas.…
European bank denies Gibe 3 dam funding withdrawal Ethiomedia | June 6, 2009 BRUSSELS – A report that the European Investment Bank (EIB) has withdrawn funding from Ethiopia’s Gibe 3…
EU urges Libya to sign refugee convention AFP | June 4, 2009 LUXEMBOURG (AFP) – The EU wants Libya to sign a refugee convention so would-be immigrants to Europe can…
UN chief appoints Ethiopian as special rep for peace ReliefWeb | June 4, 2009 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia as his new Special Representative…
Ethiopia made “reconnaissance” trips into Somalia By Barry Malone | June 4, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Addis Adaba acknowledged on Wednesday its military personnel had been carrying out “reconnaissance”…
Harsh austerity measures implemented in Ethiopia By Peter Heinlein, VOA | June 4, 2009 “At first it was about we want a faster Internet connection … Now it has come…