Candlelight Vigil Held for Jailed Ethiopia Opposition Leader

31 December, 2009

VOANews - Hundreds of Birtukan Mideksa's supporters jam her Unity for Democracy and Justice Party headquarters, wearing yellow T-shirts bearing her image, holding candles, demanding her freedom. more >>

Ethiopian Farms Lure Investor Funds as Workers Live in Poverty

31 December, 2009

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Until last year, people in the Ethiopian settlement of Elliah earned a living by farming their land and fishing. Now, they are employees. more >>

Eritrea opposition vows to up military action

29 December, 2009

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – An Eritrean opposition group told AFP on Tuesday it was "prepared to launch attacks" on government troops after the United Nations last week imposed tough sanctions on Asmara. more >>

U.N. council sanctions Eritrea over Somali rebel aid

24 December, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea on Wednesday because of aid that council members say it has given to Islamist insurgents in nearby Somalia. more >>

US professor among 5 sentenced to die in Ethiopia

22 December, 2009

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP)– An Ethiopian court sentenced five people to death — including an Ethiopian professor teaching at a U.S. university — and 33 to life in prison Tuesday for being members of a terror group and conspiring to assassinate government officials. more >>

Aid groups to probe charges by Ethiopia opposition

21 December, 2009

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Aid workers in Ethiopia will investigate how foreign humanitarian relief supplies are delivered after opposition political parties alleged that their members were being denied food ahead of elections in May. more >>

Marxist Legacy Haunts Ethiopia

16 December, 2009

VOANews - A veteran Ethiopian politician recently quit his opposition leadership post and called on others of his generation to step aside in favor of younger voices untainted by the country's legacy of Marxism. more >>

France, Africa appeal to limit rising temperatures

15 December, 2009

PARIS (AFP) – France and African states drew up a joint statement Tuesday backing targets to limit the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius and to offer financial aid to help poor countries adapt. more >>

Boeing Dreamliner takes flight

15 December, 2009

Everett, Washington (CNN) -- Fighting its way through more than two years of delays, Boeing's latest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, took off on its maiden flight Tuesday in cloudy skies over Everett, Washington. more >>

Ethiopia PM Rejects US Criticism, Calls Ties with Washington 'Solid'

14 December, 2009

VOANews - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi over the weekend rejected U.S. criticism of several of his government's policies and laws, but described the country's relationship with Washington as "solid." more >>

Eritrea football team 'absconds' in Kenya

14 December, 2009

BBC NEWS - Officials have launched a search for Eritrea's national football team after the players reportedly failed to return home following a tournament in Kenya. more >>

Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa-based Weekly Addis Neger Newspaper forced to stop publishing

05 December, 2009

RSF - Reporters Without Borders condemns the climate of fear to which Ethiopia’s independent media are currently exposed. The Addis Ababa-based weekly Addis Neger suspended publication today after several of its editors fled the country in the past few days because they were afraid they would be arrested. more >>

Suicide bomber kills three Somali government ministers

03 December, 2009

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday at a medical graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said. more >>

2010 Euro-Africa Cooperation forum on ICT Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

02 December, 2009

CORDIS News - The 2010 Euro-Africa Cooperation forum on information and communication technology (ICT) research will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3 February 2010. more >>