Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS ((Independent .ie)

Sorry. My conscience has toured this territory on foot and financially. Unlike most of you, I have been to Ethiopia; like most of you, I have stumped up the loot to charities to stop starvation there. The wide-eyed boy-child we saved, 20 years or so ago, is now a priapic, Kalashnikov-bearing hearty, siring children whenever the whim takes him.

There is, no doubt a good argument why we should prolong this predatory and dysfunctional economic, social and sexual system; but I do not know what it is. There is, on the other hand, every reason not to write a column like this...more..

Failed leader + failed regime = failed state (Ethiomedia)

Contrary to Assefa’s categorical denial that Ethiopia is not a “failed state”, his boss admitted in a Time Magazine interview that Ethiopia actually is just such a state “in terms of poverty”. Zenawi stated⁵: After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization. We have our own script. We have our own calendar. We represent the greatness of Africa's past. We also represent the worst of Africa's present, in terms of poverty. It is the best and the worst of African reality.

This frank admission by the leader of the ruling regime reflects not so much a failure of state institutions, but rather a dismal failure of individual and collective leadership. It is an admission that the country is at the bottom of the African economic barrel because its lacks capable and visionary political leadership with a long-term economic recovery and growth plans for the country....more

Abebech Gobena: A profile in compassion (drmehretmandefro)

Abebech’s life instructs what happens when you do not stop the love. The kids soon became 200 and in 1988 she received a permit to raise the children as orphans. Her unusual actions have grown into 6 different branches of the Abebech Gobena Children’s Care and Development organization with over 12,000 children under her care...more..

The aid Africa can't afford(LA Times)

Instead of serving their people, most African states function as vehicles for the self-enrichment of political elites that have inherited none of the public-spiritedness of their colonial predecessors but all of the latter's contempt for the African masses. The remedy, therefore, might be to let Africa's failing neocolonial states disintegrate totally -- so that organic African political structures can emerge....more..

OutragCrisis e Over Lavish G-8 dinner At Food Crisis Talks (RTTnews)

Ironically, leaders from Africa - where some of the world's poorest nations exist - - including the heads of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Senegal, who had taken part in the talks, were excluded from the feast organized by the Japanese government in Hokkaido, according to media reports....more..

Medical aid group pulls out of Ethiopia's Fik region after government harassment (Pr-inside)

GENEVA (AP) - The aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says it is pulling out of Ethiopia's Fik region because of persistent government harassment.
MSF representative Hugues Robert says staff members have been denied work permits and detained without reason....more..

Millions Face Disaster Due to U.S. Ethiopian Occupation of Somalia (Black agenda Report)

The U.S. has made Ethiopia its hit man in the Horn of Africa, a decision that is guaranteed to destabilize the entire region. That’s part of the American modus operandi: to create chaos – always resulting in mass deaths among the poor – in order to declare Africans unfit to run their own affairs. This is a theme that plays well among U.S. corporate media, who have dutifully pushed the Bush line on Zimbabwe, but go months without even mentioning the American-made crisis in Somalia. Democratic Party leadership is no better, including presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, Somalia’s neighbor. Obama, the Speaker of the House and the top Democrat in the Senate are all mum on U.S. crimes against the Somali people...more..

Somali government base attacked(BBC)

It was the first time Baidoa, the only town fully under government control, had been attacked since late 2006.

A soldier was killed and six people wounded in the attack on the airport and presidential palace, witnesses say....more..

New Media Law, New Threat to Press Freedom (IPS news)

The new law fits into a pattern of official persecution of journalists seen over the last three years. Soon after controversial 2005 elections, three newspapers and magazines belonging to the country's largest private publisher, Serkalem Publishing House, were closed down as part of a widespread crackdown on media that dared to criticise the handling of the poll. Serkalem Fasil and her family were imprisoned for over a year....more...

Ethiopian army occupies Mount Hantub in Sudan - statement(Borglobe)

Tuesday, 08 July 2008 08:57 KUNA

HARTOUM, July 7 (KUNA) -- The Sudanese army announced Monday evening that the Ethiopian army has occupied Mount Hantub, 17 kilometers inside Sudanese territory.

Army spokesman Othman Mohammad Al-Agbash said that the Ethiopian army has attack Mount Hantub this morning and occupied the area, revealing the attack resulted in the death of several policemen as well as the injury of Sudanese citizens and security personnel.
The attack is another attempt to deprive Sudan from its natural and economic resources, stated Al-Agbash affirming that Sudan would from a committee to inquire about the reason behind the attack. (end) hhi.gta KUNA 072134 Jul 08NNNN

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 July 2008 09:08 )
....Source

A safari-free zone: Ethiopia's ancient cultural heritage (TopNews)

Even experienced travellers are often unaware that Ethiopia, one of the world's most impoverished countries, is home to a wealth of natural and cultural treasures.

You won't find safaris with lions or giraffes here, but you will discover a culture that stretches back thousands of years....more..

Sudan says Ethiopia attacked military base (Reuters)

By Opheera McDoom

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army accused Ethiopian troops on Tuesday of attacking a military camp in northern Sudan and killing about 19 people.

A senior Ethiopian official played down the allegation, saying any "minor incident" on the border could be easily resolved.

Sudan's military spokesman said the attack took place early on Monday in the Jabel Hantub area of Sennar state.

"They hit a camp belonging to the central reserve police and they killed about 19 people," the Sudanese army spokesman said. He did not know how many people were injured....more..

Tension grows along Sudan-Ethiopia border (Sudane Tribune)

The newspaper said that Khalifa was accused by the Ethiopian authorities of offering concessions to Sudan on border issues. Sudan has turned down a request by its Eastern neighbor to hand over Khalifa...more..

Ethiopian soccer tournament fails to score with fans (Medill Report)

WASHINGTON--The teams at this year's African soccer tournament in Washington are playing to a nearly empty stadium. Ethiopian community groups are boycotting the annual event to protest the ... Click here to watch the vedio...

African Immigrants Among Obama's Enthusiastic Backers (WashingtonPost)

But the owner of Duke's City, Donato Sinaci, is not one of Obama's many young, white supporters. And the host of the event, Michael Endale, is not a native-born black American. They are members of Ethiopians for Obama, one of several campaign groups made up of African immigrants who are rallying around the first black American to win a major party's presidential primary, and the son of a Kenyan immigrant...more..

With Spies and Cellphones, Ethiopian Terror Touches Minnesota (New American Media)

“Every Ogadeni in Minnesota has friends or family who have been jailed, tortured, or killed. It seems there is no end to it. We could tell you stories all day for a whole week and still have more stories to tell you.”..more..

Living by Ethiopia's sewage canal (BBC)

But as long as extreme poverty in this country persists, families like the Alemus and the Wordfas will continue to live in a filthy no man's land on the banks of Addis Ababa's rivers...Full text..

Rights groups urge pressures on Ethiopia over repressive NGOs draft law(Sudan Tribune)

The United States and Britain, which collectively provide Ethiopia with more than $600 million in foreign assistance each year, are the Ethiopian government’s most important donors.

"Both governments have consistently failed to speak out publicly against longstanding patterns of repression and human rights violations including war crimes committed by Ethiopian armed forces in Somalia," the statement said....more...

Ethiopia: Gov't Prepares Assault On Civil Society (Scoop)

"Ethiopia's government has already made meaningful public engagement in governance impossible in many areas by persecuting its critics and cracking down on freedom of expression and assembly," said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "The clear intention of this legislation is to consolidate that trend by taking the 'non' out of 'nongovernmental' and putting civil society under government control."...more..

በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ አንድ ተማሪ በጩቤ ተገደለ (Ethiopia Zare)

Ethiopia Zare (ረቡዕ ሰኔ 25 ቀን 2000 ዓ.ም. July 2, 2008)፦ ወጣት ደጉ ተስፋዬ ሰኔ 13 ቀን 2000 ዓ.ም ከጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርቱን አጠናቅቆ ወደ ቤተሰቦቹ ለመመለስ ጊዜያዊ የትምህርት ማስረጃውን ይዞ፣ ዕቃውን ሸክፎ መናኸሪያ ከደረሰ በኋላ፤ የሞባይል ስልኩ ጠፍቶበት ስለነበር ስልኩ መገኘቱን የሚገልጽ መልዕክት ደርሶት ወደ ግቢው ሲመለስ ነው ሦስት ቦታ በጩቤ ተወግቶ የተገደለው።..more..