Deutsche Welle \Germany August 31, 2011 Interviewer: Ludger Schadomsky Farmers cannot own land in Ethiopia, they must lease it Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing. Countries in Asia and the [...]
Amid government denials, Eritreans flee harsh drought
September 1, 2011 – 11:19 pm
Montreal Gazette/AFP August 30, 2011 SHIRE, Ethiopia – In Ethiopia’s Endabaguna refugee camp, rows of gaunt Eritreans clad in rubber sandals give vent to their exasperation after days of trekking and dodging soldiers in an attempt to escape failed crops, hunger and an autocratic government. Over 12 million people across the Horn of Africa are [...]
Amnesty Int’l Says Delegation Expelled From Ethiopia
September 1, 2011 – 11:17 pm
VOA August 31, 2011 Rights group Amnesty International says a group of its delegates was expelled from Ethiopia this week after meeting with two opposition leaders who have since been arrested. Amnesty said Wednesday that a delegation of foreign members was told by Ethiopian officials on August 27 to leave the country, after it held [...]
September 1, 2011 – 11:16 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14509638 BBC August 12, 2011 Somali pirates jailed in Netherlands for Choizil hijack A Dutch court has sentenced two Somali pirates who hijacked a South African yacht last November to up to seven years in jail. The men were convicted of seizing the boat off Tanzania and abducting a South African couple, who remain missing. [...]
Nations Fall Short in Helping 12.4M Africans in Drought-Caused Famine
September 1, 2011 – 11:14 pm
Climate Wire/NY Times August 12, 2011 LISA FRIEDMAN Warning that famine in Somalia is likely to get worse before it gets better, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday pledged an additional $17 million in U.S. aid to East African countries racked by the worst drought in 60 years. The money comes on the heels [...]
Uganda invites reclusive Eritrea leader for visit
September 1, 2011 – 11:12 pm
Reuters August 12, 2011 KAMPALA – Uganda has invited Eritrea’s leader, President Isaias Afewerki, accused by the West of stoking Somalia’s Islamist rebellion and destabilising the east African region, to a state visit next week, Uganda’s State House said. Eritrea rejoined the East African bloc IGAD last month, four years after it walked out on [...]
International court could curb Somali piracy
September 1, 2011 – 11:06 pm
Deutche Welle August 26, 2011 Author: Ben Knight Editor: Saroja Coelho Piracy has flourished in lawless Somalia Somali pirates are currently being sentenced, in some cases to death, in courts all over the world. But with 80 percent of pirates being set free, experts say the risks are too low to stop the problem. Late [...]
Indian investors eyeing Ethiopian agriculture
September 1, 2011 – 10:39 pm
India Times August 29, 2011 ADDIS ABABA: A group of Indian investors are visiting Ethiopia with interest in the east Afrian nation’s rapidly growing farm sector. The delegation of over 30 Indian investors, led by Ramakrishna Karuturi, founder and managing director of Karuturi Global limited company, visited Addis Ababa this past week to expand India’s [...]
Ethiopia Detains to Two Prominent Opposition Politicians
September 1, 2011 – 10:38 pm
VOA August 30, 2011 Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa – Two prominent Ethiopian opposition politicians have been detained, at least one of them on terrorism-related charges. But opposition leaders are questioning the charges, saying the detentions appear politically motivated. Bekele Gerba Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal says senior opposition figure Bekele Gerba was detained Saturday, charged with [...]
Athletics-Jeilan grabs gold as Bekele limps out
September 1, 2011 – 10:31 pm
Reuters August 28, 2011 Peter Rutherford * Bekele loses for first time over 10,000 * Farah overhauled in sprint finish DAEGU, South Korea – Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia sprinted past Briton Mo Farah to win the men’s 10,000 metres world title on Sunday after four-times defending champion Kenenisa Bekele had limped off the track. Jeilan [...]