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May 11 2008

Rare Somalia talks make slow start, U.N. hopeful
Rare peace talks between Somalia's interim government and opposition exiles have made a slow start in Djibouti, but a senior U.N. official said he was encouraged both sides had turned up.

Sudan Breaks Off Ties With Chad After Attack
Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel force that nearly penetrated the capital on Saturday.

Eritrean Opposition Elects Its Leaders
In an overnight meeting that lasted six hours, leaders of the thirteen opposition organizations meeting in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia elected Mr. Tewelde Gebresselase as Secretary General of the executive council and Mr. Abdella Mahmoud as chairman of the legislative council.

May 10 2008

Court sentences three Ethiopian to death over bus bombing
The Tigray regional high court on Thursday passed a death and life sentences over 6 Ethiopian accused of bombing a passenger bus at the northern Ethiopian Tigray regions Humora town on March 13. "Listening to all the witnesses brought from left and right we have found all the defendants guilty" the central judge, Abraha Meles said. After a short pause he continued "accordingly we have passed a death sentence over 3 defendants namely Birhanu Tesfay, Berihu Legesse and Gebretsadkan Bahta."

Ethiopia launches coffee branding drive after Starbucks row
Ethiopia has launched a campaign to brand and market its coffee after ending a long trademark dispute with US coffee giant Starbucks last year, an official statement said Thursday. Ethiopia, Africa's largest coffee producer, will trademark its most famous coffee names -- Sidamo, Harar and Yigacheffe.

PAP Celebrates Ethiopian Millennium
Speaking to journalists during the opening of the Ninth Ordinary Session of Pan-African Parliament, PAP President Dr Gertrude Mongella said that “Ethiopian Millennium Celebrations was important to Africa, because it is aimed at rediscovering Africa’s own culture“.

Mystics and Militants: A Look at the Rastafari Kingdom
Garvey did not foresee the kind of religion that would develop out of his messianic vision of Ras Tafari, who as emperor was renamed Haile Selassie (which, in the Ethiopian language Amharic, means “Power of the Trinity”).

May 09 2008

Djibouti president says in 'tricky' standoff with Eritrea
Eritrea denies Djibouti war claim

May 08 2008

Queen of Sheba's Palace Discovered in Axum Ethiopia, University Says
Ethiopia accuses Amnesty of smear campaign
UK offers Ethiopia 133 million pounds ($260 million US)to fight poverty
Ethiopians pull out of Doha meet, organizers cite political tension

May 07 2008

Djibouti seeks UN help to avert conflict with Eritrea
WIC Interview with his Excellency Ambassador Gazem Ak Alaghbari, Yemeni Ambassador in Ethiopia
Eritrean opposition forms alliance in Ethiopia
‘No Ethiopia soldiers in Puntland’: Security Minister
ATHLETICS: Great show by Ethiopian hosts

May 06 2008

Eritrean Exile Groups Discuss Afwerki Ouster
Djibouti accuses Eritrea of border violation
Ethiopia: Two camps close after successful repatriation to South Sudan
Rebels Accuse Puntland Government of Returning Ethiopians to Face Torture

May 05 2008

CNN this week's hero Yohannes Gebregeorgis
Ethiopia shares its unique coffee heritage with 10,000 coffee lovers
40 Coptic Orthodox children receive First Holy Communion in Valletta

May 04 2008

Ethiopia urges UN to take action on Eritrea over border row
Somali Prime Minister Reported to be Attempting Disarmament Effort
Bekele wins 5,000-meter at African Championships
Ethiopia bans economic migrations to Lebanon
"Ethiopian defense force is the last ditch to the peace and development of the nation" - Meles

May 02 2008

Somali fighters threaten revenge against US after airstrike
Eritrea calls for disbanding of UN border force
Bush condemns violators of press freedom
Djibouti summons int’l community over row with Eritrea
The golden age of Ethiopian music
Necessary but not necessarily sufficient

May 01 2008

Security Council slams Eritrea for obstructing UN mission
World Bank Launches New Assistance Strategy for Ethiopia
Top Somali militant killed in air strike See also AFP story
Is It an Act Of Biopiracy Over Ethiopian Most Critical Crop Teff (Eragrostis Teff)?
Ethiopian men sweep 10,000-meter race at African Championships

April 30 2008

Ethiopia, Djibouti move to cushion food crunch
An Ethiopian obsession that runs deep
Job Country Director - Ethiopia, Employer: University of Washington