UNITED NATIONS — Somalia is being hijacked by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who are better organized and more highly motivated than the ineffectual government in Mogadishu, and Sudan could be the next nation to fall under their influence, Ethiopia warned Saturday.
“It is time that we abandon the fiction that this is a war just among Somalis. It [...]
For decades, Ethiopia has been affected by famine and conflict. In 2009, there have been various reports of internal displacement resulting from conflicts and human rights violations perpetrated by the army and groups opposed to the government. It is difficult to establish the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) as neither the government nor any [...]
Baladweyne (Alshahid) — Ethiopian troops have reportedly pulled from bases they have been deployed in Baladweyne town in central Somalia, witnesses said on Monday.
The Ethiopian troops crossed the border and captured the town from Al-Shabaab insurgents on Saturday.
Residents said more Ethiopian troops with about 15 armoured vehicles left bases in the Western of Baladweyne and [...]
HE HAS run Ethiopia as prime minister since 1991, but Meles Zenawi, still only 54, has two faces. One belongs to a leader battling poverty. In this mode he is praised by Western governments, with Britain to the fore, for improving the miserable conditions in the countryside, where 85% of Ethiopia’s 80m-plus people live. Mr [...]
Ginbot 7 Statement.
So much has already been said about the Ethiopian economy and so much more can be said. The TPLF regime trumpets sustained GDP growth, opposition political parties decry bad economic policies that alienate the poor, the IMF questions the pace and scope of financial-sector reforms, and most Ethiopians ask – where is the [...]
Addis Ababa — The Malaysian oil and gas giant, PETRONAS, is to start drilling the first exploration well in the Ogaden basin.
PETRONAS will soon start drilling two wells in its concession area in the Genele block. The company has hired a Dubai based company, Weather Ford, which will conduct seismic survey and drill the exploration [...]
Wed, Jul 15, 2009,
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia’s state minister for communication affairs has refused to return home from the United Sates after an official visit, a top government official told AFP Wednesday.
Ermias Legesse was issued with an 11-day visa and left for the US in the second week of June, but has not returned.
“He didn’t [...]
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