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Feb. 28 2009

Eritrea govt says bomb kills two, wounds eight
"Two people were killed and eight others seriously injured when a bomb exploded at a restaurant in Haikota semi-urban centre," it said, adding that the wounded had been brought to the capital Asmara for treatment.

2008 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a federal republic led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition.

2008 2008 Human Rights Report: Eritrea
Eritrea, with a population of approximately 5.5 million, is a one‑party state that became independent in 1993 when citizens voted for independence from Ethiopia. The government acted as a principal source and conduit for arms to antigovernment, extremist, and insurgent groups in Somalia, according to a June report issued by the UN Munitions Monitoring Group.

Feb. 27 2009

Ethiopia under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
India in Africa medical link-up
Ethiopian farmers begin recovery of land
European Meeting on Somalia Opens

Feb. 26 2009

Ethiopia 2009 oilseed, pulse exports to jump-trade
Thousands flee Ethiopia clashes
KUWAIT CITY-Ethiopian trio caught selling ‘Qat’ as henna
Ethiopia exports to United States double under AGOA

Killed for an apple and a banana

Feb. 25 2009

Ethiopia exports to United States double under AGOA
Russian Business to Showcase Goods at Addis Ababa Fair
Somali president urges end to attacks on peacekeepers

Feb. 24 2009

FEATURE-Ethiopia streetkids turn to PCs in language challenge
Allana Resources Appoints Peter MacLean Senior Vice President Exploration
Authority launches USD 8mln radar project
Mogadishu rocked by fierce battle
Ethiopian Economy and the price of Development

Feb. 23 2009

Ethiopian Airlines cuts intl flights as crisis bites
Powers says satisfied with implementation of Irish-funded projects
EPP calls on Eritrean defense forces to stand with Eritrean oppositions
Freed detainee arrives back in UK
Isaias Afwerki's "Special Brigade"

Feb. 22 2009

Coffee demand outstrips supply; coffee stocks up for commodity squeeze?
AU base in Mogadishu attacked

Feb. 21 2009

Eritrea rejects mediation on Ethiopia border row
Editors Comment: The psychotic- president-for life of Eritrea and his cronies flatly rejected mediation for peace. Well, they are stuck between a rock and a hard place and they should know they have no choice. Ethiopia on the other hand has all options on the table. If the Asmera regime decided to pick the other options, it would be for its final destruction and it is about time. Envoy discusses with Ethiopian community in Sudan
Somali PM names militia leader as interior minister
Ethiopian parties form alliance, accuse government

Feb. 20 2009

Ethiopia plans $720 million for roads in 2009
Ethiopian Government Urges Japan to Lift Ban on Coffee Imports
HPR warmly welcomes homecoming of Ethiopian defense force
Aid plan for war-torn Eritrea causes concern
‘Sinister’ Detention of Journalists Must End, IPI Tells Eritrean Leader

Feb. 19 2009

Defar smashes world 5000m record in Stockholm
Ethiopia receives over $380 million in remittances
Ethiopian troops again cross into Somalia
Ethiopia Won’t Free Telecoms, Banking for WTO, Minister Says
Sufi Clerics in Somalia Support Unity Government

Feb. 18 2009

Nigeria, Ethiopia top Africa investment index
Ethiopia's high court reduces Teddy Afro's jail term
Saudis to invest $ 266m in Ethiopia and Sudan
The difference between being an Ethiopian and being Habesha
Bus driver to Ethiopian: Drink milk and you'll be white
Somali Leader Asks Groups to Disarm
No link between Darfur deal, Beshir indictment: US

Feb. 17 2009

Ethiopia to trademark two more coffee brands
Tigrai Finance Bureau collects over 204 mln birr revenue
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh interview with IRIN about the conflict with Eritrea
Eritrea warned on UN resolution compliance
South Sudan official meets with Ethiopian premier

Feb. 16 2009

Africa Oil Acquires Major East African Oil Exploration Portfolio
Somali radicals 'importing terror to UK' say intelligence analysts
Russian trade mission prepare to leave for Ethiopia

Feb. 15 2009

Zenawi hints retiring as Ethiopia PM
Editor’s comment: IF Prime Minister Meles Zenwi leaves power volunteerly without bloodshed, coup data or being humiliated in any way, that would be welcomed by every Ethiopian. It would be refreshing to see a peaceful exchange of power for the first time in our countrys history.
Akon surprises his Ethiopian mother-in-law with expensive birthday gift
Ethiopian police arrest S/African with suspected drug capsules in his stomach
120 illegal Ethiopians arrested

Feb. 14 2009

Ethiopia PM defends arrest of opposition leader
Ethiopia welcomes Gaddafi intervention on Eritrea
Ethiopia sees inflation down to single figures by July
Ultrasone Blings up Latest Headphones With Ethiopian Sheepskin, Gold Plating
The need to solve Ghana’s post-harvest losses – the Ethiopia example

Feb. 13 2009

SA-Ethiopia defence agreement
'Ethiopian tenants? Out of the question'
The high price of drought and lack of family planning
Over 500 Eritreans fled to Sudan in one week - opposition

Feb. 11 2009

Ethiopia arrests suspect in U.S. diplomat's death
Amity to offer courses for Ethiopian students
Ethiopia expands road network

Feb. 10 2009

Ethiopian pullout sparks Somali refugee influx: UN
Two Tanzanian drug traffickers die of overdose in Ethiopia
Culture: Ethiopia observes Black History Month
Allana Resources Initiates Field Reconnaissance Surveys on Potash Resource in Ethiopia
Turkey's Babacan meets Ethiopian FM

Feb. 09 2009

IMF’s loan to be used to rebuild foreign exchange reserves
Ethiopia to tap new tourism markets
A Week With Ethiopian Israelis
Desertification Reversed in Tigrai, Ethiopia

Feb. 08 2009

FEATURE-Ethiopian woman confronts "Red Terror" ghosts
Maryland neo-soul singer Wayna is up for a Grammy tonight
CHEGE MBITIRU: Time for Mengistu to face justice

Feb. 07 2009

US investigates death of diplomat in Ethiopia
Somali president arrives in capital
First Chapters

Feb. 06 2009

AU to send delegation to G-20 meeting
Famous fossil Lucy scanned at the University of Texas at Austin
UN rushing relief supplies for Somali refugees in Ethiopia

Feb. 05 2009

U.S. diplomat killed in Ethiopian capital
Eritrean army members defecting to Ethiopia en mass
Museveni, Gaddafi clash in Ethiopia
Hopes high for Somalia's new Islamist president

Feb. 04 2009

Gaddafi condemns Africa democracy
Zimbabwe's MDC plan to extradite Mengistu Haile Mariam to Ethiopia
IMF Deputy Managing Director Kato Visits Ethiopia
Why Ethiopian capital is unique

Feb. 03 2009

Ethiopia’s Meles Warns Crisis May Cause African States to Fail
New Somali leader, Ethiopia agree to peace push
EU pledges 300 mln euros for Africa peacekeeping
Witnesses says Ethiopians are back in Somalia

Feb. 02 2009

Gaddafi vows to push Africa unity
IMF Lends Ethiopia $50 Million to Help Absorb Price Shocks
Ethiopian captain establishes domestic airline
Hamdan Bin Rashid to leave for Adis Ababa by invitation from AU
Enemies at the gate
First ladies' conference opens in Ethiopia

Feb. 01 2009

First ladies' conference opens in Ethiopia
Sharif Ahmed’s first visit to Ethiopia
Ethiopian troops occupy strategic crossroad in central Somalia