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Grisly scenes as Ethiopian troops vacate 30th Avenue

March 9, 2008

MOGADISHU, Somalia Mar 9 (Garowe Online) - Five dead bodies were discovered and buried Sunday in the Somali capital after Ethiopian troops vacated 30th Avenue, a major thoroughfare that runs adjacent to Mogadishu's main Bakara market.

Ethiopian Soldiers On Foot Patrol in Central Region

march 9 - 2008

Ethiopian soldiers entered the central Somali town of Beletwein Friday evening, a day after Islamist rebels raided government installations and killed three soldiers, our correspondent reported.

U.S., French, Ethiopian nationals among dead

March 9 2008

The dead in a terrorist attack on Mercaz HaRav yeshiva included U.S., French and Ethiopian citizens.

Three Journalists Detained for 13 Days On Criminal Defamation Charges, Their Newspapers' Equipment Confiscated

march 8 2008

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the recent arrest and two-week imprisonment of three journalists from Muslim-oriented newspapers on criminal defamation charges in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mulatu Astatke gives a primer on Ethiopian music, culture

March 7, 2008

It’s not easy to be a musician in most of the Third World, said legendary Ethiopian composer and musician Mulatu Astatke, who is a 2007-08 Radcliffe Fellow. Music is not typically taught in elementary schools, and in later life, opportunities for musicians are limited by poverty.

UK teacher escapes Ethiopia jail

March 7- 2008

ADDIS ABABA, 03/07 - A British teacher has escaped jail in Ethiopia over comments she made when exposing paedophiles working at a children`s charity.

Results Refocus Democratic Campaign Clinton, Obama Clash Over Super delegates

march 6, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island reinvigorated her once-shaky presidential candidacy and reshaped her debate with Sen. Barack Obama,

Teacher exposed pedophilia at orphanage in Ethiopia

March-6-2008

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- A British teacher is facing up to six months in jail after being convicted of defamation for comments she made in exposing pedophiles at a children's charity in Ethiopia 10 years ago.

UN Calls For $4 Million To Fight Ethiopia Drought

march 6, 2008

The United Nations on Wednesday called for $4 million to help over one million people suffering drought in Ethiopia's Somali and Borena regions.

Ethiopia marks 112th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa

March 1-2008

Ethiopia commemorates the March 1st historic 1896 date of the Battle of Adwa when its army defeated the better equipped Italian Army to remain the only independent nation in Africa.

march 5, 2008

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a canvas painting event at Meskel Square on 7& 8 March 2008 participating Ethiopia's prominent artists in its campaign under a theme "Stop Early Marriage".

Key States of Texas, Ohio Hold US Presidential Primaries

march 5-2008

U.S. Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in a tight race in two key states holding presidential primaries Tuesday, while Senator John McCain is on the verge of clinching his party's nomination.

Ethiopia ranked 169 in HDI Sub-Saharan nations to lose out on $26 bln due to climate change

March-4 2008

Ethiopia has been ranked 169th among 177 countries surveyed by the Human Development Index (HDI), according to the 2007/2008 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

UN mission completes regrouping of blue helmets in Eritrea

March-4 2008

The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) has completed the regrouping of UN peacekeepers and their equipment in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, this past weekend, said a UN spokesperson on Monday.

U.S. missile strike in Somalia kills 6

march-4 2008

A U.S. missile strike Monday against suspected terrorists in a remote village of southern Somalia killed at least six people and wounded 10, witnesses and local leaders said.

Report says Conditions for Somali Journalists Deteriorating

march 3- 2008

A new Amnesty International report describes Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. The report says the threat to journalists in the war-torn country ...

Obama on Foreign Policy

march 2-2008

Illinois senator responds to written questions submitted by the Washington Post.

Report says Conditions for Somali Journalists Deteriorating

march 3- 2008

A new Amnesty International report describes Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. The report says the threat to journalists in the war-torn country ...

Ethiopia marks 112th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa

March 1-2008

Ethiopia commemorates the March 1st historic 1896 date of the Battle of Adwa when its army defeated the better equipped Italian Army to remain the only independent nation in Africa.

Ethiopia, Eritrea lack 'goodwill' to end border dispute

March 1-2008

The African Union (AU) said Friday it remains engaged in the border crisis between Eritrea and Ethiopia but said the two parties lack goodwill to bring an end to the dispute.

Ethiopia Find Fault With FIFA

March 1-2008

The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has railed against a decision by FIFA to restore the Association’s former president, Dr. Asheber Woldegiorgise, accusing the world soccer governing body of being biased and one-sided.

U.S. may play a hand in dismantling Somalia

Feb 28-2008

Once again the USA is walking into Africa spraying kerosene on an open fire. In this case they are compounding the tragedy of Somalia. Specifically, elements in the US government are moving to partition Somalia.

Ethiopian migrants dumped off of Somalia's north coast

Feb 28-2008

LAS QORAY, Somalia Feb 23 (Garowe Online) - Nearly 100 Ethiopian migrants were dumped off of north Somalia's coastal town of Las Qoray and informed that they were on Yemeni shores, local sources reported Saturday.

DNA studies trace migration from Ethiopia (A MUST READ)

Feb 27-2008

Scrutinizing the DNA of 938 people from 51 distinct populations around the world, geneticists have created a detailed map of how humans spread from their home base in sub-Saharan Africa to populate the farthest reaches of the globe over the last 100,000 years.

     
     

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