Africa: Communique of the 15th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of...
The following is the full document on 15th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State meetings in Addis Ababa. ADDIS ABABA, 5th JULY 2010 The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and...
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ETHIOPIA: Jewish groups clash with police
ADDIS ABABA — About 80 people injured, 80 arrested in demonstrations outside Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa as group demands right to immigrate to Israel. The complicated issue of Ethiopian Jewish...
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SOMALILAND: President leaves for UAE and Kuwait, seeking investment
BERBERA — President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo embarked on his first trip to the Gulf on Thursday morning to seek investment and greater ties with the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. [ad#Google Adsense...
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ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the resumption of its flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland as of 10 June 2012. Ethiopian will operate daily...
View ArticleEtihad Airways to launch flights to Ethiopia
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Russian made mig fighter jet that was used in 1989 seen hanging in Hargeisa as a monument of reminder to the people of Somaliland of atrocities done by former dictator Muhamed Siad Barre, who was...
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ETHIOPIA: Australia’s LAVA architect lands new soccer stadium
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian football and athletics fans will have a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000 seat stadium in Addis Ababa thanks to a competition winning design combining local identity with new...
View ArticleSOMALIA: Phony Constitution crafted through UN rigged process
BY MOHAMED M. ULUSO On June 22, 2012 the Somali Roadmap (the process for ending the Transition) Signatories (SRS)-(the gang of six) [1] signed documents prepared by the Office of the United Nations...
View ArticleThe perception of minority towards Somaliland
The minority tribes have played a vital role in politics, as well as in the entertainment industry since the independence of Somalia. Post-conflict, their role was expected to improve in democratic...
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View ArticleEthiopia’s Zenawi will back in office very soon, minister
Meles Zenawi with the former Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin in Addis Ababa. ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s health is in good condition, improving fast and he will resume...
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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi dies aged 57
Fears for stability after PM’s 21-year rule characterised by economic growth and human rights protests from international community ADDIS ABABA — One of Africa’s most powerful and divisive leaders,...
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Somaliland: Ethiopian troops mass on border
BORAMA — The Ethiopian Federal military is preparing an action plan in the event of an attack following the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The force is deploying ground troops on number of...
View ArticleAfrica’s Dictator-Diplomat: Tannock
BRUSSELS — The recent death in Brussels of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi finally brings to light what lay behind his mysterious two-month disappearance from public life. Ethiopia’s government...
View ArticleEthiopia mourns prime minister at state funeral
ADDIS ABABA — Throngs of mourners bid farewell to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday in Ethiopia’s first state funeral for a leader in more than 80 years. Meles, 57, died two weeks ago of an...
View ArticleEthiopia in talks over restive region
JIGJIGA — Addis Ababa holding talks with rebel group for restoring peace in conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Over the past 15 years, the Ogaden area in Ethiopia has been ravaged by conflict that’s killed...
View ArticleEthiopia sacks the president of Somali Region
The Ethiopian federal government has sacked the president of the Somali regional state according to reports in the regional administrative capital Jigjiga. The ouster of Abdi Mohamud Omar comes on the...
View ArticleEtihad Airways denied licence to operate in Ethiopia
Etihad Airways confirmed the airline had been forced to postpone the launch of its flights to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, after the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority rejected the airline’s...
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