Scots referendum question set out
BBC - Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has set out the question he intends to ask voters in a referendum on Scottish independence.
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Holiday turned nightmare – tourists killed and abducted in Ethiopia
Kidnappers have killed a number of tourists in northwest Ethopia. Several more were abducted, at least two are believed to come from Germany. The German government had previously warned foreigners to avoid the area. Source: Deutsche Welle
On “Resettlement” Programs in the Ethiopian Empire
Have you ever wondered why peoples from the rest of the Empire are never resettled in Abyssinia-proper (the northern Ethiopian empire)? Why is Tigray NOT accepting settlers from Gambella? Why is Gondar NOT accepting settlers from Hadiya? Why is Gojjam NOT accepting settlers from Somali Ogaden?
Somali militants gather, recruit at border town
NAIROBI, Kenya — Militants from the insurgent group al-Shabab appeared to be gathering hundreds of fighters and attempting to recruit even more in villages outside a Somalia border town invaded by Ethiopian troops over the weekend, residents said Monday.
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In famine-stricken Ethiopia, a Saudi company leases land to grow and export rice
Famine has swept through much of Ethiopia in the past year, but a new project will see a Saudi Arabian country convert one of the most fertile areas to produce rice for export. The idea is it's better to have people employed and making money.
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Troubled Ethiopia-Somalia history haunts Horn of Africa
Barry Malone | Reuters NAIROBI (Reuters) - Five hundred years ago, an Imam who ruled much of what is now Somalia, led a daring invasion of Christian Ethiopia, looting monasteries, burning down churches and slaying all who resisted. Centuries on, memories of Imam Ahmad Gragn still haunt both countries, and echoes of that long and bloody history still ripple across the Horn of Africa region which considers Somalia the greatest threat to its stability. -- Full Story (Chicago Tribune)
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Mohammed Ademo – Citizen Journalism in Africa
Raised in the Oromia region in Ethiopia, Mohammed Ademo never lost touch of his roots. A dual-degree Masters candidate in Journalism and International Affairs at Columbia University, Mohammed has worked with non-profit organizations as a human rights activist. The founder and editor of OPride, a multimedia website that aggregates news about Oromo, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa, he also writes news commentaries and opinion pieces on current political issues in Ethiopia. -- Full Story (Paper.li)
Obama announces emergency aid for Africa famine
President Barack Obama is announcing an additional $113 million in emergency aid to the Horn of Africa, where millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are suffering through famine and drought. Tens of thousands have died. -- Full Story (BusinessWeek)
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Ethiopia’s Gibe III – A dam too far?
Michael Irgiena doubts if his ten children will ever be fishermen like him, or have any future living on the shores of the world’s largest desert lake Turkana in the barren border region of Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Letter from Reporters Without Borders to U.N. Special Rapporteur on abuse of anti-terrorism law
Freedom of the press has deteriorated considerably in Ethiopia this year, with a dozen journalists arrested in the past few weeks and the fate of two Swedish journalists on trial in Addis Ababa on terrorism charges expected to be known tomorrow. Reporters Without Borders has written to Ben Emmerson, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, asking him to visit Ethiopia to meet the government and persuade it to stop using the war on terrorism to penalise free speech. -- Full Story (Reporters Without Borders)
