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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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.…
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 Brangelina to open TB-AIDS clinic in Ethiopia By ANI | September 14, 2008 WASHINGTON – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s foundation has announced a 2-million dollars donation to Global…