5 missing in Kenya bandit attack

Calm is returning to Kenya’s border with Ethiopia, following the killing of four people by suspected Ethiopian armed bandits.

5 missing in Kenya bandit attack

Calm is returning to Kenya’s border with Ethiopia, following the killing of four people by suspected Ethiopian armed bandits.

Finfinne Diaries – Khat, Museums and Development in Ethiopia

By Steven W. Thomas* As I mentioned in my first Finfinne Diary about my trip to Ethiopia, I was quite surprised by the size of the khat trade (a.k.a., qat or chat), but as someone commented there, I probably should not have been since American newspapers and magazines have been blabbering about it for years. For instance, I could have read about the popularity of this narcotic plant in Esquire ,

Struggling to Make a Living in Ethiopia

By Jina Krause-Vilmar Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in rural, drought-prone areas in a state of chronic poverty. In 2010, the Government of Ethiopia identified 5.2 million people in need of emergency food aid. Not surprisingly, this hunger crisis also impacts the thousands of refugees living just within Ethiopia’s borders.

IGAD Leaders Pledge Urgent Military Help for Somalia

By Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa A hastily-called summit of East African leaders has ordered the immediate dispatch of 2,000 additional troops to Somalia to reinforce the beleaguered African Union peacekeeping mission.

U.S Lawmakers Laud the Efforts of Ogaden Group

By Oromsis Adula* Bi-partisan group of United States lawmakers praised the Institute for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs (IHASA) conference held from June 18th to 20th, 2010 at the University of Minnesota. In letters to their constituents, the lawmakers lauded the group’s effort to bring the political abuses in Ethiopia to light and pledged to continue pushing for a policy that takes into account the deteriorating human rights situation in the region and Ethiopia as a whole.

Reporting From Mogadishu – Jeffrey Gettleman

Jeffrey Gettleman calls Somalia the “most dangerous place in the world.” The East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times tells Fresh Air ’s Terry Gross that the country — where violent rebels fight for control and wreak havoc in villages nationwide — is just as hopeless as it was in 1991, when the central government collapsed. “There’s no green zone. There’s no one part of Somalia that’s safe,” Gettleman says.

Ethiopia’s Fertile Fields for India

Africa-Asia Confidential | June 2010 Volume 3, Issue 8 The Addis government shows scant regard for the potential local impact of massive Indian investment in floriculture and biofuels Ethiopia is renowned more for its famines than for its fertile fields but land leasing has become a burgeoning business in some of the most unlikely locations. Vast swathes of arable land, a permissive government and geographical proximity have garnered interest in agricultural investment in Ethiopia from Saudi Arabia, Chinaand India. India is the current leader in the stakes and, with more than 400 companies with projects in development, cumulative Indian investment in Ethiopia is approaching US$4.2 billion.

CNN:’Africa’s Mother Teresa’ on raising Ethiopia’s famine orphans

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN) — The sight of a baby girl suckling on the breast of her dead mother changed the course of Abebech Gobena’s life forever. The year was 1980 and Ethiopia lay in the grip of what would become one of the most devastating famines in its history.

World Bank Ethiopia Country Director’s Gerund Defense

After Meles and his security forces perpetrated election fraud, jailed opposition leaders, and killed over 200 student demonstrators in 2005, the World Bank continued to provide aid.

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