By Abdulkadir Khalif Nation Correspondent Mogadishu, Sunday A large number of Ethiopian troops in military vehicles on Sunday reached Somali villages after crossing its borders with Hiran region in Central Somalia. The Ethiopians, according to residents in the Beledweyne town, 335 kilometres north of Mogadishu, seem more serious than before to tackle the authority of Al-Shabaab, [...]
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Why can’t we just get along?
August 30th, 2010
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam A Comedy of Errors: (Act I) Rodney King’s videotaped brutal beating by members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) eventually triggered the L.A. riots of 1992. Rodney made a public appearance on the third day of the anarchy and pleaded in his inimitable style: People, I just want to say, [...]
Kenya gets new American-style constitution
August 28th, 2010
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By TOM MALITI, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s president signed a new constitution into law Friday that institutes a U.S.-style system of checks and balances and has been hailed as the most significant political event since Kenya’s independence nearly a half century ago. Kenya’s new constitution is part of a reform package that President [...]
Sudan leader defies arrest warrant, visits Kenya
August 28th, 2010
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Sudan’s president defied an international arrest warrant by visiting Kenya on Friday, causing an outcry from the International Criminal Court which fruitlessly pressured authorities here into arresting the man accused of masterminding the genocide in Darfur. Rather than arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was invited along with other regional leaders for [...]
Ethiopian Airlines seals finance deal for new aircraft
August 28th, 2010
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Information was received last week from Addis Ababa, that Ethiopian Airlines had signed a deal worth more than US$1.5 billion earlier that week with the American Export–Import Bank. The funds will be used to pay for five B777 and ten B787 aircraft presently on order from Boeing Corporation and due for delivery over the coming [...]
U.S. Senate introduces new bill on Ethiopia
August 28th, 2010
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United State Senators have introduced a new legislation titled, Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010. The bill aimed at reaffirming United States objectives in Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, and for other purposes. Read full text of the new bill below. …….. 3757 — Support [...]
Ethiopia’s Sofia Assefa wins 3000m steeple chase
August 28th, 2010
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Ethiopia’s Sofia Assefa wins the women’s 3000m steeple chase at the Memorial Van Damme, IAAF Diamond League athletics final meet, in Brussels August 27, 2010.
ESAT starts 24hrs online streaming service
August 27th, 2010
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Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) management is pleased to announce the start of online streaming live service on the internet. According to information obtained from ESAT’s website, people will get a two-week free trial service. After two weeks, only donors or registered members will have access to ESAT on the internet. Visit ESAT website to watch [...]
Three Parties form alliance to liberate Ethiopia
August 27th, 2010
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Establishment of Alliance for Liberty, Equality, and Justice in Ethiopia (ALEJE) (click to read Amharic Version) Press Release – August 26, August 2010 When the TPLF/EPRDF forces controlled Addis Ababa and ended 17 years of tribulation, the majority of Ethiopians gave the TPLF leaders the benefit of the doubt and received them with a warm [...]
Fear expressed over India’s massive land grabs in Gambela
August 26th, 2010
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Gambela, one of the nine regional states of Ethiopia is fast growing into what the local media has described as “a land grabbing” hub among Indian companies. by Desalegn Sisay Gambela’s new tag as a land grabbing hub comes as BHO Agro Plc becomes the third Indian firm to begin operations in the region after [...]
