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September 5th, 2008APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The 6th African Development Forum, convened annually to discuss African current affairs, will be convened in Addis Ababa from 19 to 21 November.
Ethiopia deserves to be compensated for colonial ills
September 5th, 2008September 5, 2008: It is not enough for slave-masters and colonialists to apologise for barbaric greed. The former colonial powers must pay compensation for the wreckage, debris and havoc they left behind which still influences the ability of those who had been colonized to emerge with freedom to pursue structural transformation.
Somalia turned into Ethiopia’s colony
September 5th, 2008Somali parliamentarians have accused Ethiopia of turning Somalia into an ‘Ethiopian colony’ while killing countless civilians.
Somalia has been robbed of its freedom thanks to the Ethiopian ‘colonizers’ who have the blood of thousands of Somali civilians on their hands, said one Press TV correspondent quoting the contents of the lawmakers’ radio addresses which were broadcast across the capital, Mogadishu.
One lawmaker, Abdi Abdullahi Jini Boqor said the Somali leaders acted like ‘Ethiopian slaves’ who refused to say a word in the absence of their masters’ blessing.
In the meantime, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi contacted the leaders of Somalia’s most influential clan, the Hawiye, to guarantee the troops’ safe passage through Somali territory. The leaders have not yet responded to the request, however.
Ethiopia has said the US and the West were to blame for the killings as they failed to economically buttress the troops as well as they had to.
Encouraged by the US, the troops launched an invasion of Somalia in 2006 to help the country’s beleaguered transitional government.
Doing away with Somalia’s runaway insurgency has been one of the troops stated aims which they have failed to realize.
Released editor calls his detention an“eye-opener”
September 5th, 2008September 4, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) — The editor of the privately-owned Amharic-language weekly Reporter, Amare Aregawi, After spending six days in a regional state prison, he described his experience to his paper, the reporter as an “eye-opener” to how little attention is being given to the plight of average citizens in different parts of the country.
Letters from Tokyo,Ethiopia and Its War against Radical Islam and Chaos in Somalia
September 5th, 2008December 2006 the Ethiopian government dislodged the Islamists from power in order to bring some fresh hope to the people of Somalia and also to prevent the spread of radical Islam. Shortly after Ethiopia crushed the Islamists in Mogadishu they appealed for global help and support. After all, the United States of America stressed the importance to fight back against international terrorism. However, the international community appeared to turn a blind eye, with the notable acception being Uganda and some other nations who gave basic support. Therefore, why did major powers ignore Ethiopia and will this nation pull out of Somalia in order to fight a rear guard action via Ethiopia?
Ethiopia’s food crisis tops agenda on final day of UN humanitarian chief’s visit
September 4th, 2008UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Rising food costs in Ethiopia, where prices have surged up to 500 percent over the last year, was the focus of the final day of the UN humanitarian chief’s visit to the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Ethiopia unveils ancient obelisk
September 4th, 2008Ethiopia is celebrating the unveiling of the reassembled Axum obelisk, one of the country’s greatest treasures.
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September 3rd, 2008Ethiopia rejects FIFA roadmap for resolving football management crisis
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia on Wednesday rejected FIFA’s roadmap, introduced to resolve the dispute gripping the management of Ethiopian football, APA learns here.
While ‘Bekele’s cat’ is away the others can play in Brussels - ÅF Golden League
September 3rd, 2008Monte-Carlo - When in Beijing last month Kenenisa Bekele became the sixth man in history to complete a 5000m and 10,000m Olympic gold medal double, in the process retaining his 10,000m title, there was no longer any doubting the preeminence of the 26-year-old Ethiopian maestro in the recent history of the longest Olympic track distances.
Three killed in Mogadishu gun battle
September 3rd, 2008MOGADISHU (AFP) — Three civilians were killed Wednesday in a gun battle between Islamic insurgents and Somali forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.