Just Back: khat out of the bag (Daily Telegraph)

Aidan Jones is the latest winner of our weekly travel writing competition for his account of an addictive pastime in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia : (AllAfrica.com)

Meles Zenawi – Waiting for Godot to Leave? Last week, a couple of interesting political statements grabbed the cyber headlines. One was a truly entertaining piece entitled ‘Letter from Ethiopia’ by the indomitable Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega.

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Waiting for Godot to Leave? (The Huffington Post)

Last week, a couple of interesting political statements grabbed the cyber headlines. One was a truly entertaining piece entitled “Letter from Ethiopia,” by the…

Group returns from Ethiopia (Marysville Journal-Tribune)

Pictured left – Four members of Marysville First United Methodist Church recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia, where they traveled to several villages to visit schools that had been built by Light of Hope Ministry.

Iranian Friends (Strategy Page)

February 26, 2010: Several years ago Eritrea began developing a strategic relationship with Iran. As both nations have become more isolated, that relationship has strengthened.

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.

Lutherans roll out plan for new denomination (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

The organization orchestrating the split from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will not be part of the new church.

Ethiopia Opposition Denies Government Claim of Eritrea Alliance (Bloomberg)

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia ’s main opposition grouping disputed a government claim that political opponents of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ’s ruling party are colluding with the country’s arch-enemy, Eritrea.

Journos forced to reveal sources (News 24 South Africa)

Ethiopia’s new anti-terror law strips journalists of the right to protect the identity of their sources, a top official says.

Ethiopia law forces journalists to reveal sources (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Ethiopia’s new anti-terror law strips journalists of the right to protect the identity of their sources, a top official said in a statement carried Saturday by the national news agency ENA.

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