Somalia bombing 'kills 15 women'

Somalia is witnessing a severe fighting for last one year and it has caused more than 8,000 civilians life and one million forced from their homes after a fight erupted between government forces and...

Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

Bush's Blood-Orgy in Somalia

Again the facts on the ground, this time in Somalia, belie the two-faced banality of the pronouncements of George W. Bush.  The stunning aspect of his blatant hypocrisy is he behaves as if the whole world...

Ethiopia military accused of war crimes by Human Rights Watch

 "Ethiopia's government is committing war crimes in its military campaign against rebels in the Ogaden region, a rights group charged Thursday in a report that complained the U.S. and other Western governments...

Top Somali aid worker shot dead

One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country.  "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...

U.N.: Somali factions sign peace deal

"Somalia's government signed an agreement Monday with an opposition alliance calling to end violence and withdraw of Ethiopian troops, whose presence has stoked an increasingly bloody Islamic insurgency."

6 million Ethiopian children at risk of starving

With the world's attention on Burma and China, many fear the dire situation in Ethiopa may not be adequately addressed. The magnitude of these numbers show just how unfair the wealth disparity in the world really...

Somalia: Dozens More Killed in Second Day of Mogadishu Violence

The situation in Mogadishu is continuing to deteriorate"Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia's interim government expanded into neighborhoods in the volatile capital Mogadishu on Sunday, sparking a second round of...

Deadly clashes erupt in Mogadishu

Fighting has resumed in the Somali capital Mogadishu, and at least 20 people have been killed."Ethiopian troops backing the interim government clashed with Islamic fighters in the north-east of the city.Five...

Somalia sinks into greater chaos as Islamist insurgents gain ground

The Transnational Government of Somalia is on the verge of collapse. If they don't receive international aid soon, the govenrment is going to crumble, just like the 13 before it. Somalia has not seen peace in many...

Ethiopa's Gebre Selassie Won't Run in Beijing Olympics - Too Much Pollution

There's a problem with the selection committee that chooses where next to hold the Olympics - when they choose a country where even the athletes feel it's unhealthy to compete."World record holder Haile Gebreselassie...

Ethiopian Adoption Agency Speaks For Angelina Jolie

"Angelina Jolie's adoption of an Ethiopian baby was legal, the agency involved said today, rejecting reports that the child's relatives want her back. Newspapers have reported this week that relatives of two-year-old Zahara, including a woman who says she is her birth mother,...

Somalis flee Mogadishu violence

"Somali government troops and Ethiopian forces have closed down Mogadishu's main market to search for insurgents. Insurgents fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday, prompting an artillery duel with government forces. Large areas of the capital...

Dozens die in Mogadishu reprisals

The cycle continues. Will it ever end? "Dozens die in Mogadishu reprisals Angry demonstrators march through the streets of Mogadishu on Friday 9 November Angry residents have been demanding that Ethiopia...

Radfcliffe wins New York City Marathon

"She finished ahead of Ethiopian Gete Wami (2:23:32) and Latvian Jelena Prokopcuka (2:26:13). Prokopcuka had won here the last two years. Radcliffe, who has won all seven of the marathons she has finished in her...

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