Female journalists from Iraq, Mexico, Ethiopia win awards (The Times of India)

...and Ethiopian reporter and former publisher Serkalem Fasil who was released from prison in April after facing a possible death sentence for treason were also honoured...more

`Skirmishes' in Ethiopia's Ogaden(BBC)

However, an international aid worker in the region told BBC correspondent Elizabeth Blunt that there was confirmation an attack had taken place near Wardheer and that more than 100 people had been killed.,,,more

Ethiopia rebels claim killing 140 govt troops (METime)

The army officers were escorting Abay Tsehaye, a senior official in the Ethiopian ruling party, when they came under attack.

"Abay Tsehaye and a few senior officers escaped by helicopter after all land routes out of the area were blocked by ONLF forces," it said...more

No Urgent Matter than Restoring the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (Government of Ethiopia)

Government of Ethiopia on New-york times Article -The Horn, the List and the Risks
to read press release of the gov.click here

Travel: Harar, Ethiopia, readies itself for tourism(StarTribune)

Harar was named a UNESCO World Heritage site last year, joining some of the world's top landmarks, such as the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China and the Acropolis in Greece.

It is also the fourth holiest city in Islam -- behind Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. And some consider Harar the birthplace of coffee. Its aroma wafts through the cool air of the Ethiopian highlands....more

Ethiopia: The Beginning of the End of a Brutal Dictatorship (Africanpath)

Ethiopians in the Diaspora have demonstrated a determination and effectiveness unparalleled hitherto to bring freedom to their fellow citizens. Waiving the tri-color that Zenawi denigrated, they have accorded a hero’s welcome to the leaders of Kinijit across Europe and the United States. They received Hailu Shawel with admiration and gratitude, Birtukan Mideksa, Berhanu Nega and the other leaders with songs and ululation, and Yacob Hailemariam and his entourage in Europe with the utmost affection and reverence. In city after city, they have opened their hearts and wallets to these leaders who have symbolized the struggle of the people against Zenawi’s tyranny....more

Expert: Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia 'a disastrous miscalculation'(garoweonline)

"It [Ethiopia] now has to be in the difficult position for itself to choose sides and its going to alienate many of its clients [in Somalia]," Dr. Weinstein said....more

The Horn, the List and the Risks(NYTimes)

What the administration needs to do now is press Ethiopia to respect the treaty. If something isn’t done quickly, we fear many more Eritreans and Ethiopians will die for no reason. There is time to put Eritrea on the list of terror sponsors if it doesn’t clean up its act....more

Ethiopia hosts Somali rift talks (BBC)

She says the whole carefully pieced-together structure in Somalia is teetering, not because of Islamist attacks but because of a quarrel between the two leading players Mr Ghedi and President Abdullahi Yusuf....more

Somali PM in Ethiopia amid debate on his fate (Reuter)

Gedi met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, with whom Gedi has personal ties going back to Meles' time as a rebel leader in exile in Mogadishu, as soon as he arrived, Ethiopian officials said....more

SMSing' restored in Ethiopia (Africanews)

According to media reports and bloggers from Addis Ababa, the 'texting' service was disabled on June 10, 2005 after an opposition party resorted to using 'SMSees' as a campaign tool to reach voters....more

East Hartford High School Team 10A has a goal of creating libraries in Ethiopia.(Zwire)

This is an amazing initiative here at EHHS," said Patla in an email announcing the project. "Through this community service project, we would like to help our students understand that they are part of a larger, worldwide community; that regardless of one's "station" in life, it is always important to share what you do have with others." ...more

Bush Backs Ethiopia Leader as Terror War Trumps Democracy Push (bloomberg)

``When you start seeing the U.S. Congress engaging in efforts like this, it's a strong signal that something has gone really wrong in a country,'' says Saman Zarifi, an advocate with Human Rights Watch in Washington....more

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Eithiopian Publisher, Free From Jail, Still Faces Charges (IWMF)

“I’m not familiar with international journalists,” she said, “but journalists who are on death row anywhere in the world or who lost their life in reporting – or Ethiopians who are on death row: they are my heroes.”...more

Divisions rip through Somalia's Ethiopia-backed govt (Garoweonline)

Sources in Baidoa said Ethiopian generals postponed their plans to disarm Yusuf and Gedi's security forces for fear of an armed clash....more

GOAL statement on Ethiopia's Ogaden (newsblaz)

GOAL is calling on the Irish government to use its influence with the Ethiopian authorities to allow food aid to flow to the people of the Ogaden. For the past few months Ethiopian forces have cut the region off from humanitarian organisations, leaving 600,000 people facing starvation....more

Ban Ki-Moon Urges Restraint By Ethiopia and Eritrea as Tensions Rise (News Blez)

Of particular concern are "recent shooting incidents, as well as the building up of military forces in the border area," according to a <"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/sgsm11215.doc.htm">statement issued by Mr. Ban's spokesperson....more

Eritrea & U.S. Rescue of its Puppet in the Region, Ethiopia

denouncement of Jendayi E. Frazer, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, the messenger that delivered the administrations threat, for her lies, incompetence and whatever real or perceived deficiency the ‘lady’ may have.

Some fringe minority elements within the atrociously ineffective and barely existent Eritrean opposition group, and of course the minority TPLF regime in Ethiopia, have also denounced Eritrea for bringing these actions onto itself by its involvement in Somalia, as well as, allowing the Somalia opposition group to gather for their peaceful conference in Eritrea....more

22 Somali Ministers Demand No-Confidence Vote on Government (VOA)

Twenty-two members of the Somali prime minister's Cabinet are demanding that parliament hold a no-confidence vote on the country's transitional government.....more