Somalia: Eritrea criticizes IGAD over more troops decision
Asmara – Eritrea’s Information minister Ali Abdu said a decision by the Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),...
ANALYSIS-Will Ethiopia’s friendship with the West last?
ADDIS ABABA - When Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi came to power in 1991, leaders in the West clamoured to meet the 34-year-old former...
Ethiopia’s Meles says US at Fault for Africa’s Econ Woes
Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says failures in the U.S. financial system are largely to blame for Africa's economic crisis, and pointed to China...
Microsoft Cloud Computing Gets Down to Earth
As U.S. companies begin exploring cloud computing this year, a school system on the other side of the globe has already leapt into the...
Charles Sutton’s Tribute to Tilahun Gessesse – Part I
Charles Sutton — usually known as Charlie — came to Ethiopia with the Peace Corps in 1966. He was a musician, and even before...
INTERVIEW-”I’m a successful Somali pirate” – Yassin’s story
(This story was first issued in January this year. We are repeating it because the pirate’s comments provide a useful insight into the motives...
