Ahmadinejad to Attend 50th Anniversary of OAU in Ethiopia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will take part in the ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this month, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The announcement was made by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi during … [Read More...]
SOMALIA: Turkish Airlines diverts to Nairobi after security scare in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — A carrier operated by Turkish Airlines left its Somali passengers stranded in the wrong airport after landing in Kenya rather than their intended destination of Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Friday. The confusion, an airport official says, stems from security measures that advised the carrier to land from a safe … [Read More...]
የተቃዋሚዎች ድምፅ – በሙስና ቅሌት ዙርያ
“ኢህአዴግም እንደ ድርጅት ሙሠኛ ነው” ፕ/ር በየነ ጴጥሮስ -የመድረክ አመራሮች አባል “ይሄ የዶሮ ትራፊ ነው፤ ትልቁ ገንዘብ የት ነው ያለው?” ኢ/ር ሃይሉ ሻውል - “አሣ ማጥመጃው ትልልቅ አሣዎችን የሚያጠምድ ከሆነ … [Read More...]
Egypt deports 50 Ethiopians trying to enter Israel
Egypt has deported 50 Ethiopians after they were caught in the Sinai Peninsula trying to infiltrate across the border into Israel. Official sources at Cairo International Airport said that the fifty were put on an Ethiopian Airways flight to Addis Ababa on Thursday morning. Security staff seized the Ethiopians in groups over a period of time. … [Read More...]
PM Hailemariam holds discussion with Kuwaiti Officials
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn held official talks Tuesday with his Kuwait counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace in Kuwait. The talks dealt with bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation in various … [Read More...]
Ethiopian editor questioned over story on the widow of the late Meles Zenawi – CPJ
New York, May 15, 2013--Ethiopian police in Addis Ababa questioned an editor for several hours today in connection with a story published in October about the widow of the late Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, according to news reports. Officers in … [Read More...]
Ex-Islamist Somali warlord elected ‘president’ of Jubaland
AFP - Former Islamist warlord Ahmed Madobe has been elected "president" of Somalia's volatile southern Jubaland region following weeks of tense negotiations between rival factions, officials said Wednesday. The vote in the southern port city of … [Read More...]
Djibouti to Get Arab Funding for Drinking Water
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) on Sunday (May 12th) agreed to loan Djibouti $35 million (6.3 billion francs) for further improvements in the provision of drinking water, Djibouti's La Nation reported. The National Water … [Read More...]