Zim sets up tents for nationals fleeing SA

Zimbabwe has set up temporary shelters for scores of its nationals leaving South Africa following threats of attacks on foreigners, an official said.

The Tour of Oromia Region (AllAfrica.com)

The tour saw us in two companies in the Industrial zone of the Oromia region. We visited Cedilla, an Etho-Indian pharmaceutical company where out of the 361 staff, 350 are Ethiopians and only six are Indians.

Dozens of Oromo rebels lay down their guns (Independent Online)

Ethiopia took more than 100 Oromo Liberation Front rebels into custody after they surrendered and handed over a cache of arms.

Jason MCclure of Bloomberg Ordered Out of Ethiopia

EthioMedia reports that Jason McClure, a correspondent for Bloomberg News , was detained and eventually ordered to leave “the country within 48 hours”.The unconfirmed report cites a prominent opposition figure who noted that the journalist was first detained in Mekelle after traveling to investigate public complaints about government abuses of food aid.

Food Security Ultimately Defined At The Household Level (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Our last two columns have taken a look at the role of agricultural policy in increasing food security and thus reducing the number of people who experience chronic hunger in developing countries. In our survey, we have identified policies that have had the effect of reducing the level of food security for many consumers and small-scale agriculturalists and pastoralists in developing countries.

Ethiopia opposition says nearly 450 members jailed (Mail and Guardian)

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Borana/Oromo Music 2

Malfadhow singing Isiolo qillesa awar

OLF Debated : Jawar vs. Professor Messay

Underestimating, Misunderstanding, and Mishandling the Power of Nationalism A Rejoinder to Professor Messay’s Response By Jawar Mohammed Although this debate began because Professor Messay claimed the ideology of self determination is to be blamed for OLF’s lack of success in the past two decades, he has not shown any evidence to back up his assertion.