Ethiopia activist clubbed to death

An opposition activist has been bludgeoned to death with a gun butt in the second politically motivated murder of Ethiopia’s election campaign, it was claimed on Thursday.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: The Voodoo Economics of Meles Zenawi

“There are lies, lies and implausible lies,” to quote Meles Zenawi, the dictator-cum-economic spinmeister of Ethiopia.

Background Note: Ethiopia

Geography Area: 1.1 million sq. km (472,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico combined

Medrek announces Afan Oromo as second Official Language of Ethiopia

By A. Dadafo, Ethiopia In Ethiopia, Election campaign is in full swing – at least by Ethiopian standard.

Statement of U.S. Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia

Statement of Donald E. Booth U.S. Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations February 2, 2009 Mr.

Ethiopia’s Virgin Land up for grab by Farming Giants

By Xan Rice in Bako Ethiopia – country of the silver sickle – offers land dirt cheap to farming giants.