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Sharansky Welcomes 75 New Immigrants from Ethiopia (Israel National News)
Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky made his official debut as head of the Jewish Agency this week by welcoming 75 new immigrants from Ethiopia at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem.
INTERVIEW-U.S. will urge Ethiopia to stay out of Somalia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Djibouti to help African peacekeeping force AMISOM *Washington undecided on tougher force mandate By David Clarke NAIROBI, July 4 (Reuters) - The United States will encourage Ethiopia not to ...
Bayisa caught after wife shot (Straits Times)
ADDIS ABABA - POLICE in Ethiopia confirmed on Saturday they have arrested former Olympic bronze medallist Fita Bayisa after he allegedly shot his wife in a row over property.
New technology addresses global water needs (San Francisco Chronicle)
When Peter Frykman visited Ethiopia last year, he was struck by the sight of people so weak from hunger that they didn't have enough energy to work. Frykman, a mechanical engineer, was outraged. "They tend to grow one season of rain-fed grain and it's got to... Sponsored Topics: Ethiopia - Africa - Mechanical engineering - Technology - Energy
Somalia: Islamic Administration in Gedo Region Calls Government Officials in Ethiopia to Return Home (AllAfrica.com)
Dolow — The Islamic organization of Hisbul Islam in Gedo region has called for the government officials in Dolow town in Ethiopia to return back to the region, officials told Shabelle radio on Thursday.
SCENARIOS-What next for Ethiopia's leadership? (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi wants to step down after 18 years running sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous country. [NLN889141] But Meles says he is & ...
Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat, violence flares (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Ethiopia says Somali insurgents no danger * 15 killed in fighting in Somali capital * Somali military says captured two Pakistani fighters (Recasts with fighting, captures, Kenya arrests) ...
Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat, violence flares (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia Wednesday dismissed a threat of invasion from Somalia's hardline Islamist insurgents saying the rebels posed no clear and present danger.
Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat, violence flares (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ethiopia Wednesday dismissed a threat of invasion from Somalia's hardline Islamist insurgents saying the rebels posed no clear and present danger.
Ethiopia will stay out of Somalia despite threat (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ethiopia on Wednesday said it will not send troops to Somalia, though a hardline Islamist militia fighting to topple the Somali government recently threatened to invade the neighbouring country.
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Kenya and Uganda plan new railway to Mombasa port
NAIROBI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Kenya and Uganda plan to build a new railway from the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to cope with increased trade between the east African countries and their landlocked neighbours, officials said on Tuesday.
Ugandan peacekeeper, WFP worker killed in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Ugandan soldier in Somalia's capital on Tuesday and masked gunmen murdered a man working for the United Nation's World Food Programme in the southwest of the Horn of African nation.
Ethiopian rebels warn Petronas on oil exploration
NAIROBI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Ogaden rebels warned Malaysia's Petronas [PETR.UL] on Tuesday they would not tolerate oil exploration in their remote eastern region, saying it would link the company to war crimes by the Ethiopian military.
Burundi, Uganda seek new role for troops in Somalia
BUJUMBURA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Burundi and Uganda said on Sunday they wanted their troops serving in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia to be allowed to take action against insurgents.
Seven killed as Islamist groups fight in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan 3 (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed in fighting between rival Islamist groups in Somalia on Saturday, one of the factions said.
Ethiopia says troops pulling out of Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Friday the withdrawal of its troops was under way from Somalia, where they have been helping the transitional government fight an Islamist insurgency for the past two years.
Ethiopia begins withdrawal from Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has started pulling its troops out of Somalia, where they have been helping the Western-backed government fight an Islamist insurgency for the past two years, a senior official said on Friday.
Laden Ethiopian convoy seen leaving Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A convoy of trucks loaded with Ethiopian soldiers, mattresses and other equipment was seen leaving Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said.
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