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Ethiopia arrests 29 over bomb plots
Ethiopia has arrested 29 people, including nine opposition party members, for plotting to carry out bomb attacks in the Horn of Africa nation, a senior security official said on Monday, according to Reuters. Demelash Woldemikael, deputy (...)

05 - 09 - 2011
Ethiopia Rebels Attack in Ogaden
Ethiopian rebels said Thursday they killed 25 soldiers protecting a Chinese oil exploration company called PetroTrans, as AP reported. It was not possible to verify the claims made by the rebels. Shimeles Kemal, Ethiopia's government spokesman, (...)

02 - 09 - 2011
AU donors pledge 51 million dollars for Horn of Africa
African nations pledged 51 million dollars for humanitarian relief efforts in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, according to dpa. The AU said in addition to the 51 million dollars, (...)

25 - 08 - 2011
UN warns of measles outbreaks for Somalis in Ethiopia camps
An "alarming" measles outbreak was reported by the United Nations on Saturday at Somali refugee camps in Ethiopia, in the latest blow for those fleeing drought and famine, dpa reported. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it "fears the outbreak (...)

06 - 08 - 2011
Eritrea rejoins East African bloc IGAD
Eritrea has rejoined East African bloc IGAD, four years after it walked out on the body in protest at Ethiopian forces entering Somalia, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. Analysts say Asmara's withdrawal from the Inter-Governmental (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
South Sudan admitted to African Union
South Sudan has today become the African Union's 54th official member after having won the support of the majority of its members including The Sudan. In a statement, the African Union said it has received the required target of countries (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Ethiopia to make 'power hub' with 4 new Nile dams
Ethiopia plans to build hydroelectric dams along the Nile River, an official said Wednesday, a move that would allow them to sell electricity to Egypt and Sudan, according to AP. Ethiopian power corporation manager Mihret Debebe said the four new (...)

29 - 06 - 2011
Clinton to cut short Africa trip after volcanic eruption
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cut short her trip to Africa on Monday over fears an ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Eritrea could hamper her departure from neighbouring Ethiopia, Reuters quoted officials as saying on Monday. U.S. (...)

13 - 06 - 2011
Airlines watching East Africa volcanic ash cloud
Airlines that travel through East Africa are keeping an eye on an ash cloud after a volcano eruption in the Horn of Africa nation of Eritrea. Spokesman Getachew Tesfa said Ethiopian Airlines is closely watching the cloud with the help of weather (...)

13 - 06 - 2011
African Union call for peaceful end to the situation in Libya
The African Union on Thursday said it would continue to seek a political solution to the ongoing crisis, it was reported here. African heads of state and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met for the extraordinary AU summit in Ethiopia's capital, (...)

26 - 05 - 2011
India Announces $5 Billion Credit Line for Africa
India on Tuesday announced a $5 billion line of credit to Africa and unveiled a slew of measures to give a massive boost to infrastructure development and capacity building to further consolidate its "unique" and "enduring" partnership with the (...)

24 - 05 - 2011
16th African Union Summit Opens in Addis Ababa
The 16th African Union (AU) Summit began its works here today, which was devoted to re-launching efforts to resolve the crisis in Ivory Coast and celebrate the expected announcement for the secession of southern Sudan. The current Chairman of the (...)

30 - 01 - 2011
French President Sarkozy Visits Ethiopia
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived here this morning on a short visit to Ethiopia during which he will present to the African leaders his priorities for the Groups of 20 and Eight. Upon his arrival, Sarkozy held talks with Ethiopian Prime (...)

30 - 01 - 2011
African Union Sets Up Panel To Solve Ivory Coast Crisis
The African Union agreed to set up a panel to help resolve Ivory Coast's political crisis, with its conclusions to be delivered within a month, a senior official said. "The panel will conclude its work within a period not exceeding one month and (...)

29 - 01 - 2011
Ethiopia rejects dam criticism, targets 10,000 MW
Ethiopia on Thursday rejected criticism of its massive hydropower dam projects and vowed to push ahead with plans to boost its power generating ability from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within five years. The Horn of Africa nation's ambitious dam building (...)

02 - 09 - 2010
Flag hoisted at new headquarters of UAE embassy in Ethiopia
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Ethiopia Dr Yousef Eisa Hassan Al Sabri, hoisted the flag at the new chancery of UAE mission in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, WAM said. Al Sabri said that this initiative in Addis Ababa will strengthen (...)

26 - 07 - 2010
Ethiopia says record budget to boost infrastructure
Ethiopia today passed a record 77.2 billion birr ($5.68 billion) annual budget that targets infrastructure development to drive growth in one of Africa's poorest but fastest-growing countries, Reuters reported. The 2010/11 budget is up 20 percent (...)

01 - 07 - 2010
Ethiopia says peace deal agreed with rebel faction
Leaders controlling about half the forces of a separatist rebel group in Ethiopia's Ogaden region have agreed to make peace, the government said on Saturday, but the rebel group denied there had been any deal, Reuters reported. The Ogaden National (...)

26 - 06 - 2010
UN Africa corruption case buried
The United Nations compound of high-rise buildings, green lawns and white SUVs has been an engine of prosperity not only for Africa's diplomatic capital but also for two senior managers, an internal U.N. report found. A December 2008 report by the (...)

19 - 06 - 2010
African Union to suspend Niger - AU source
The African Union will condemn and suspend the west African country of Niger after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja, Reuters cited a senior AU source as saying today.. Asked what the AU's Peace and Security Council would do with Niger (...)

19 - 02 - 2010
African Union Summit Opens
The 12th Annual Summit of the African Union opened here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme ''Infrastructure Development in Africa.'' In his statement declaring the Summit officially opened, African Union Chairman and Tanzanian President (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
Malawi's president elected African Union leader
Malawi's president has been elected as leader of the African Union, according to AP. Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika was selected by the continental body at its annual summit Sunday. The chairmanship of the African Union is a rotating (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
Millions more face poverty in crisis - World Bank
Tens of millions more people in Africa and elsewhere will be driven into poverty this year even though the world is recovering from the global financial crisis, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said on Sunday, according to Reuters. "I hope we (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
African summit hears world ignoring Somalia crisis
The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ignored by the world, delegates told an African Union summit on Sunday, Reuters reported. Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government is fighting an (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
African Union Condemns Somalia Blast
The African Union (AU) has condemned the Somali suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu, which killed at least 19 people including three government ministers. In a statement issued in Nairobi, the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sent its (...)

05 - 12 - 2009
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