Somalia: Al-Shabaab bans Islamic Relief aid group
Somalia's Shabaab insurgents on Monday banned the aid agency Islamic Relief, one of the very few groups who were able…
Friday, October 19, 2012 @ 12:45 am
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Somalia: Parliament endorses the new Prime Minister
In an extraordinary session held today (October 17) Somalia’s Parliament unanimously endorsed Abdi Farah Shirdon as Prime Minister of Somalia.…
Friday, October 19, 2012 @ 12:42 am
Nile: Int’l Panel of Experts visits the Renaissance dam
The Nile Tripartite Committee composed of experts drawn from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, and four international experts later officially named…
Friday, October 19, 2012 @ 12:41 am
Ethiopian Muslims protest alleged government interference
(By William Davison) Several thousand Ethiopian Muslims protested in the capital, Addis Ababa, against what they say is government interference…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
China to loan $500 mil for Sugar projects in Omo and Afar
Ethiopia Sugar Corporation has said it has signed agreements with the state-owned China Development Bank for US$500 million in loans…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 8:08 pm
Italian company to build Ethiopia’s biggest Steel-Plant
(By William Davison) An Ethiopian company owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi and Italy’s Danieli & Cofficine Meccaniche SpA signed…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 8:04 pm
Ethiopia-Kenya power line gets $348 mil., slated for next year
(By Sheree Hanna) The African Development Fund is backing a huge project to build a new power line between two…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 8:02 pm
Has Eritrea stopped collecting its 2% tax in Canada?
Many Eritreans who have taken refuge in Canada have complained for years that the Eritrean government has continued to try…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 6:23 am
CPJ say, VOA correspondent briefly detained in Addis Ababa
(Nairobi, October 5, 2012) - Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering the country's Muslim community and their…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 6:22 am
Ethiopian lawyer elected to the UN Human Rights Advisory Committee
An Ethiopian lawyer was elected to the Human Rights Advisory Committee last month. The newly elected, Imeru Tamrat Yigezu, will…
Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 6:22 am
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