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Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant
Sudanese President
Omar al-Beshir
05 July, 2009
SIRTE, Libya (AFP) – The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority. more >>
Ethiopian man shackles girl with dogs for 18 years
05 July, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Hundreds of women have rallied to demand the death penalty for a man who shackled a girl with dogs for 18 years and abused her, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported on Friday. more >>
U.S. will urge Ethiopia to stay out of Somalia
05 July, 2009
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States will encourage Ethiopia not to return to Somalia as it would be against the interests of both Horn of African nations, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson said on Saturday. more >>
Three killed as Ethiopian police stop church construction
02 July, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopian police shot dead two people and injured six others as they blocked an attempt by Christians to build a church at a site also claimed by Muslims, a government spokesman said Wednesday. more >>
Ethiopian church speaks out on Ark of the Covenant
30 June, 2009
There was considerable confusion last week when the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church apparently told an Italian news agency of an upcoming announcement about the possible public display of the Ark of the Covenant – the box holding the Ten Commandments – and then the prescribed time passed with no word. more >>
New Ethiopia law may criminalise opposition - group
30 June, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A draft Ethiopian law could define criticism of the government as a "terrorist act" and be used to crack down on the opposition if it is passed by parliament, a rights group said on Tuesday. more >>
Somali hardline Islamists threaten Ethiopia
30 June, 2009
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist rebels threatened on Tuesday to attack Ethiopia after repeated witness reports that Ethiopian troops were back in the chaotic Horn of Africa country they withdrew from in January. more >>
Africa cries for Michael Jackson
26 June, 2009
BBC NEWS - News of pop star Michael Jackson's death has been greeted with a mixture of disbelief and sadness across Africa. more >>
U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government
25 June, 2009
Washingtonpost - The United States has sent a shipment of weapons and ammunition to the government of Somalia, according to a U.S. official who said the move signals the Obama administration's desire to thwart a takeover of the Horn of Africa nation by Islamist rebels with alleged ties to al-Qaeda. more >>
Boeing warns of more Dreamliner delays
23 June, 2009
FT - Boeing has been forced to postpone the first flight of its troubled 787 Dreamliner, its flagship new aircraft development programme, after discovering a weakness in the structure of the jet. more >>
Ethiopia's annual inflation slows to 14.2 pct in May
23 June, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's annual inflation rate fell to 14.2 percent in May from 23.4 percent in April, in line with slowing inflation around the east African region, the government said on Tuesday. more >>
Ethiopian premier ready to stand down
23 June, 2009
FT - Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister and one of Africa’s more prominent leaders on the world stage, says he is preparing to step down more >>
Locusts swoop down on Ethiopia
23 June, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Crops in large swathes of Ethiopia risk being destroyed by swarms of locusts coming from northern Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday. more >>
Ethiopia Says World Bank to Blame for Power Blackouts
22 June, 2009
(Bloomberg) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said the World Bank and international donors share the blame for nationwide power cuts that led the government to trim its economic growth forecast. more >>
Somalia needs troops from neighbours within 24 hours
20 June, 2009
BBC NEWS - The speaker of Somalia's parliament has called for neighbouring states including Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen to send troops to the country within 24 hours. more >>
Ethiopia confirms first cases of H1N1
20 June, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has confirmed its first cases of H1N1 flu virus, Health Minister Tewedros Adhanhom said on Friday. It was the second country after South Africa to report the deadly flu. more >>
Ethiopia oil seed exports earn more than coffee
19 June, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Oil seed exports overtook coffee as Ethiopia's biggest foreign exchange earner in the 11 months to May, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. more >>
