Clashes in Somalia kill 139 civilians By Abdi Sheikh | May 14, 2009 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist rebels and Somalia’s western-backed government and allies exchanged mortar and small arms fire…
Ginbot and Ethiopia By Yilma Bekele | May 13, 2009 May 8 Addis Ababa – Over 2 million city residents of Addis Ababa flooded the streets of the Ethiopian capital…
Ethiopia blasts report by rights watchdog on arrested opponents Sudan Tribune | May 13, 2009 Editor’s note – The tyrannical regime in Ethiopia has been attacking virtually all rights watchdogs,…
Atlanta calls for the release of political prisoners in Ethiopia EthioPolitics | May 13, 2009 As part of the fourth anniversary of the stolen 2005 elections, various programs are under…
Somali president says rebels work for foreign govts By Abdi Sheikh | May 11, 2009 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s president accused Islamist insurgents on Monday of working for foreign governments…
55 political prisoners sentenced after 3-year ordeal Independent source | May 11, 2009 After almost three years of unfair trial, appointments, extended abuse, and mental torture, the Woyane kangaroo court,…
Democracy at bay! By Alemayehu G. Mariam | May 11, 2009 (In memory of those Ethiopians massacred and maimed by the dictatorship in power following the May 15, 2005 elections.)…
EFFORT merges with Dejena By Yohannes Anberbir, Capital | May 11, 2009 Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT), has merged with Dejenna Endowment, which has the same aim.…
Zenawi tells BBC’s HardTalk: “This would be my last term.” You believe him? Ethiomedia | May 11, 2009 BBC’s Zeinab Badawi Meles Zenawi (AFP) Editor’s note – This text is…
A minority domination and ethnic federalism in Ethiopia By Berhanu Balcha (Ph.D.) | May 8, 2009 (Courtesy of Abugidainfo.com) Ethnicity and federalism have become the major factors in organizing the…