The new breadbasket of the world?

As swathes of their country’s land is leased, cleared and prepared for food production by foreign companies, Ethiopians are divided over whether this constitutes ‘agro-colonialism’ or much-needed development, writes MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent. ‘WHY ATTRACTIVE?” reads an Ethiopian government poster pinned to a wall at the rambling offices of the Gambella regional investment agency

In Their Own Words : Young Somalis in Minnesota

In a three part series that started airing on Monday January 25, 2010, Minnesota Public Radio’s, Laura Yuen talked to Somali Minnesotans about some of the challenges the community has faced in recent years.

Despite Pretense of Democracy, Ethiopia Remains a Police State

By Africa Action and FPIF Staff Ethiopia Meles Zenawi has been in power as prime minister of Ethiopia since August 23, 1995. He has forged very strong military ties to the United States, and his loyalty has resulted in billions of dollars in U.S. military support and aid

New Low-Income Housing May Come to the Commons (The Cornell Daily Sun)

Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Solutions presented plans yesterday for an affordable housing complex near the Commons. The proposed building would stand on the corner of Seneca and Cayuga Streets, replacing the underused Women’s Community Building with 52 new one- and two-bedroom rental units.

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut – Updated

Habte Banti Nagassa, an Oromo, is said to be the pilot of the Ethiopian Airliner that went down immediately after take off from Beirut International Airport. Habte is also identified as a brother of the late Yigezu Banti. Twenty-four hours after the deadly crash, some 30 victims were pulled out of the frigid water

Young Somalis beating the odds (Minnesota Public Radio)

In the final part of our series, “Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota,” Laura Yuen reports on the young people who are succeeding in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis despite the grim statistics.

Man with fake documents held (The Des Moines Register)

Cedar Rapids, Ia. – A Minnesota man who was arrested this week at the Cedar Rapids airport with fake military documents also was carrying items associated with an East Africa resistance group, according to court records.

Ethiopian Oromo rebellion ‘on last legs’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A rebellion by ethnic Oromos in Ethiopia is at its weakest state after years of internal divisions, a former rebel leader said Friday, claiming it had “zero” chance of toppling the government.

Oromia Student Union at University of Minnesota Celebrates 30th Year on Campus

We commemorate the 30 th Year of the establishment of the Oromia Student Union (formerly known as the Oromo Students Association) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to honor those who paved the way for us – pioneer and determined Oromo nationalists that scarified their time to uphold Oromo struggle through educational excellence. With that promising hope aimed at ending the oppression and injustice against the Oromo people, they implanted an enduring pride in our hearts; sacrificing their lives for our freedom, they fought for us and thought us how it feels to fight for others.

Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi will probably win the election – The Economist

From The Economist print edition. Meles Zenawi will probably win the election. But that may not bring calm.

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