EEJ:Ethio-Somali

So, Al-Shabaab Took Over Baidowa Hours after Ethiopia left

2009-01-27T05:47:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when a legitimacy of a government is not based on the people its supposed to govern. After two bloody years somalia is back to square one. In fact, now it seems more fragile as the conflict boosted Al-shabaab group which is not ready to reconcile with othes.The parliament is gathering in Jibouti to double the number of seats so that the moderate but powerless islamists and

A Museum for Gaza Children, learn what their dream was

2009-01-14T05:25:00.001-08:00

Here you can get hundreds of the names and the dreams of the chidlren sloughterd by the Israeli machinery.You can leave a comment of sympathy .

Bye bye neocons

2009-01-13T14:29:00.000-08:00

With less than one week left, BBC asks if this is the end of NeoconsWith the Bush Administration about to recede into history, a widely asked question is whether the neoconservative philosophy that underpinned its major foreign policy decisions will likewise vanish from the scene.The answer seems likely to be Yes. ___________This is a good news to Ethiopia? and Africa in general , where the

What is next in Somalia

2009-01-13T05:55:00.000-08:00

Today there is a news that Ethiopian forces are leaving. Yusuf is gone, as expected after Ethiopia withdrew its support after long time of support to ths war lord. To be honest, Ethiopia`s mission accomplished is nothing but just like that of Bush in Iraq. If there is anything that it has succeeded during the two year of occupation, it would segregate the ICU into fragile moderate part and the

somalia: Farewell Abdullahi Yusuf

2008-12-15T08:27:00.000-08:00

from Aljazeerait is Somalai being teared apart by civil war, pirates, hunger and foreign interferenceChange is coming to somalia, and a substantial since the TFG came to power. Abdullahi Yusuf , a former warlord and the TFG president is finally got himslef alone. He used to see off, and his voice used to be the most weightfull one but this time he is apparently to be seen off. Actually the

Samalia: Cartoon

2008-06-02T05:50:00.000-07:00

Somalia ,reads the Arabic( Aljazeera. )

Eritrea's Isaias Speaks

2008-05-14T00:14:00.000-07:00

Isaias says Somalis were justified in turning to Islam as a way to move beyond failed clan-based politics. "It is not some fanatic association ... There's nothing wrong with adopting Islam as a solution, or Christianity for that matter."This is in interview with Reuters. Here are they key quotes ON U.N. FEARS OF NEW ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BORDER WAR "That's a gimmick meant to cover up for the

Somalis Should Talk

2008-05-13T00:53:00.000-07:00

Long anticipated face to face talk between the Asmara alliance and the fragile TFG has been kicked off from D-Djibouti. The alliance is insisting that its around the table to convince and talk to the international community which it says sponsored Ethiopia, not the TFG. However, TFG is around the table and against pre-conditions what so ever. Perhaps this is nothing more than face-saving , after

Ethiopia says it is Smear , Amnesty Insists

2008-05-07T07:35:00.000-07:00

Angry at the recent allegations of human right violation, Ethiopia accused Amnesty International of a smear campaign against it."This is an outright and deliberate lie, fed to Amnesty by groups affiliated to al Shabaab, groups that use the cover of human rights to promote their terrorist agenda,"Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement"In light of the devastating testimony we

US bombing kills Somali fighters

2008-05-01T00:55:00.000-07:00

[al-jazeera]A US airstrike has killed two senior leaders of Somalia's Islamist opposition militia. Reuters news agency said four aircraft dropped bombs on a house early on Thursday morning, killing the two leaders and 17 other people. bodyVariable350="Htmlphcontrol1_lblError";

Ethiopian troops kill 13 civilians after patrol attacked in Somalia, witnesses say

2008-04-30T09:05:00.000-07:00

[Herald]Ethiopian troops allied to Somalia's shaky government opened fire on civilians in a street in southwestern Somalia, killing 13 on Wednesday after an explosion there killed two soldiers, witnesses said......"It was a horrific scene, blood scattered everywhere," said witness Jamal Haji. "I saw the dead bodies of at least 10 people lying in the middle of the road."Faduma Tahlil said her

Kenya:Muslims Accuse Ethiopia urge action on Somalia

2008-04-28T07:36:00.000-07:00

[The standard]Muslims have urged President Kibaki to rally African leaders in seeking a lasting solution to the mayhem in Somalia......In a signed statement, the officials, who had called a press conference at Nairobi’s Jamia Mosque, accused the Ethiopian army of abusing the rights of Somali Muslims by bombing and storming mosques. "Last month, the Ethiopian army stormed a mosque in Somalia and

Somalia/Ethiopia: Deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime[Amnesty]

2008-04-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

[Amnesty] Amnesty International refutes statements made by the Ethiopian government on its report about a raid on the Al Hidya Mosque in Mogadishu on 19 April 2008. In the attack, Ethiopian forces killed at least 21 people, including 11 unarmed civilians inside the mosque, and detained at least 40 children and youths, aged 9 to 18. At least 10 others were killed by Ethiopian forces in the

Ethiopia denies Amnesty mosque killings accusation

2008-04-24T19:20:00.000-07:00

ADDIS ABABA, April 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia rejected on Thursday accusations by Amnesty International that its soldiers killed 21 people at a Somali mosque as "lies" and "propaganda". [Reuters]The rights group said on Wednesday the soldiers, stationed in Somalia to bolster the interim government, had also captured dozens of children in a raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque earlier this week

Ethiopia army slit throats in Somali mosque -Amnesty

2008-04-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

(Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Ethiopian soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit. The rights group said the soldiers had also captured dozens of children during the raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque in the north of the Somali capital earlier this week during

Clerics killed in Somali mosque

2008-04-21T09:11:00.000-07:00

The injured are now being taken to hospitals The bodies of 10 people have been found in a mosque in the Somali capital, after two days of clashes between Ethiopian troops and insurgents. [BBC]Local residents blame the killings on the Ethiopians, who are backing the government against Islamist fighters. Six of

Ethiopia breaks off diplomatic relations with Qatar

2008-04-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

[AP]: Ethiopia broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar on Monday, saying the energy-rich Gulf state has become "a major source of instability in the Horn of Africa." Wahide Belay, a spokesman for Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry, cited Qatar's relationship with archenemy Eritrea. He called Qatar a "good friend" of the neighboring Horn of Africa nation. "Qatar has left no stone unturned to cause

Somalia: 81 Dead , 119 Wounded as Fightimg Continue

2008-04-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

Residents say the fighting is the fiercest in months [Al jazeera]At least 81 people have been killed in the Somali capital over the weekend as fighters opposed to the transitional government clashed with Somali and Ethiopian troops, according to a human rights group.The two sides exchanged mortar

Unrest simmers in Ethiopia's Ogaden

2008-04-15T03:27:00.000-07:00

Imaage:Al-jazeera[Al-jazeera]Ethnic Somali separatists have been fighting government forces in the east of Ethiopia for more than 13 years now, but the long-running conflict has been largely invisible as Addis Ababa has restricted access to the region.There have been numerous clashes between the Ogaden National Liberation Army (ONLF) and the military in recent months, with both sides claiming

The Exclusive Footage of Al-jazeera on Ethiopia`s Somali Region

2008-04-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

As remarked before Al-jazeera Arabic is broadcasting a series of exclusive footages on Ogaden region, after an adventure journalism with apparently possible high risk. So far four parts have been seen so far.Here are some highlights, translated from Aarabic:Part 1”We were simple ordinary rural people, Ethiopian forces arrested me and my brother. They killed my brother in front of my eye and they

Al-jazeera Camera Deep into Ogaden for Special Report

2008-04-08T23:05:00.000-07:00

Al-jazeera proudly announces that it has prepared special report on Ogaden, after a crew managed deep into the region.It is a risky journalism , that a crew apparently went deep into Ogaden secretly.To show how risky the job was, AL jazeera says:" Despite the risks imposed by the nature of the siege and blockade by the Ethiopian forces on the media, the team was able to reach the island sites

Iraq Has Really Become Somalia or it is the Reverse?

2008-04-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Nur Adde, the new prime minister has shown expressed has show his willingness to solve the crisis of Somalia peacefully. Unfortunately the news from Somalia has been in no way different from the usual death and destruction. The conflict has spread from the Mogadishu epicenter to central regions. Hit and run tactic through which 9 towns fall out of Ethiopian backed TFG control indicates nothing

Muqtar is Glad while Aweys Condemns to be on US list

2008-03-20T05:29:00.000-07:00

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:53:04 Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys [Presstv]A senior leader of Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) has

US says Al-shabab "terrorist"

2008-03-19T02:52:00.000-07:00

This news would not surprise those who are aware of how US involved in Somalia affairs under the the controversial war of terror on terrorists, which innocents become the major victims. Yes, Somalia become bloody but not as much as that of Iraq. If we could only knew what "terrorist" means we could have argued much. Those who kill civilians, who would be saved then?..no no the deliberate one?

That Question Again, Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?

2008-03-14T23:17:00.000-07:00

Tarjei Kidd OlsenOSLO, Mar 14 (IPS) - Charges against three Somalis in Oslo of providing "support to terrorism" have outraged many Somalis in Norway. The charges are that the Somalis may have sent money to rebels in Somalia, but their defenders say they were supporting freedom fighters.On Feb. 28 police in Norwegian capital Oslo arrested three Somalis, and are still detaining one of them. The

UK, Israeli And US State Terrorism Vastly Worse Than Muslim-Origin Non-State Terrorism

2008-03-13T19:34:00.000-07:00

By Dr Gideon Polya 13 March, 2008 Countercurrents.org Since 9/11 the World has suffered non-stop saturation propaganda about “terrorism”. George W. Bush declared a “War on Terror” and invaded and occupied Afghanistan and then Iraq. US surrogates Israel and Ethiopia invaded and

Somalia: Video footage from Mogadishu shows devastating effects of attacks on civilians

2008-03-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

(New York, March 11, 2008) –[hrea.org] The UN Security Council should strongly condemn serious abuses of civilians in Somalia and establish a commission of inquiry to identify individuals responsible for these crimes, Human Rights Watch said. Later this week, the UN secretary- general is due to present his report on Somalia to the Security Council.Human Rights Watch today also released video

UN: One million Ethiopian somali face water shortage

2008-03-06T04:41:00.000-08:00

[Ap]"A joint multi-sectoral Drought Emergency Response Plan.... has been released by the regional government. The plan indicates that more than one million people are currently facing critical water shortage," the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statementMore

A Dangerous, Deadly Escalation of U.S. War on Somalia

2008-03-06T04:32:00.000-08:00

[MAS]Ethiopia is a poor and oppressed nation in its own right, fighting, ironically, its own internal insurgency. It has no business in Somalia. And the United States has no business bombing Somalia under the pretext of hunting "terrorist" targets.Read More

UN:World should stop neglecting Somalia

2008-03-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

"This is not new, and the only comment I can make on it is that Somalia deserves attention," Ould-Abdallah said when asked about the two missiles fired at what Washington called "a known Al Qaeda terrorist".[Reuters]

Isreal Bombard Gaza and US Somalia

2008-03-03T23:03:00.000-08:00

Cartoon of Olmert from Al-jazeera Justice is in no way closer on this earth , particularly if one seeks it from the `powerful states`. If you are strong you can act as you wish. The so called law is only for weaks. US and Israel are proving how that works. Al qudsIsrael in a couple of days what the "biger holocaus" its

Why Bombing Somalia Is a Bad Idea

2008-03-03T15:58:00.000-08:00

[Danger Room]Two years ago the U.S. military provided the boost that land-locked Ethiopia needed to finally realize its dream of owning one of Somalia's deep-water ports. Citing the possibility that the Islamic Courts government was harboring terrorists, the Pentagon ordered gunships, fighters and warships to attack targets in Somalia, paving the way for Ethiopian tanks to sweep south, destroying

Ethiopia’s war on citizens begins in US

2008-02-28T16:48:00.000-08:00

[The Peninsula]THE BULLET TORE THROUGH IBRAHIM Hamad’s torso and lodged in his hip. The 26-year-old teacher was at home with his elderly father when government forces swept through his town in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, burning huts and killing civilians. “The young girls were the first to die. The soldiers shot them and gathered the bodies and burned them,” he said. The troops demanded that

Keep quiet about atrocities, Ethiopia warns aid workers

2008-02-27T09:50:00.000-08:00

[Reauters ] Aid workers in Ethiopia's remote Ogaden region are currently facing an impossible dilemma. In order to carry on helping people in the east of the country, the government has warned them that they better keep quiet about allegations of army atrocities in the area.Read More

Ethiopia rebels say killed 43 soldiers in 2 weeks

2008-02-27T08:49:00.000-08:00

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian rebels said on Wednesday they had killed 43 soldiers during two weeks of battles in the remote Ogaden region, but the government said there had not even been fighting in the area. "The bulk of the fighting has taken place in northern Ogaden in and around Nogob province," the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) said in a statement. Reporters are

In Ethiopia, does staying silent save lives?

2008-02-26T00:39:00.000-08:00

[The Christian Science Monitor]Government warns aid workers if they talk to press about atrocities in Somali region, they will lose access.Jijiga, Ethiopia - Spotting a plume of dust from an approaching vehicle, residents of Gudis village ran to tell their neighbors to hide. Then someone saw the flag on the white Land Cruiser; international aid workers were coming. "We thought you were the

Somali town overrun by Islamists

2008-02-25T04:38:00.000-08:00

Somali Islamists seized control of a southern town on Sunday, killing nine government troops. [BBC]The rebels, armed with rocket launchers and machine guns, voluntarily retreated after three hours, said a police officer in Dinsoor, Mohamed Ahmadey.He said the town had been under "no-one's control" since the incident, in which eight soldiers were wounded._________________________It is over a year

Ethiopa's war on its own

2008-02-25T04:35:00.000-08:00

The government is accused of a reign of terror similar to what is happening in Darfur. DADAAB, KENYA -- The bullet tore through Ibrahim Hamad's torso and lodged in his hip. The 26-year-old teacher was at home with his elderly father when government forces swept through his town in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, burning huts and killing civilians. "The young girls were the first to

Somlia: UN Accused of Ignoring Somalis while Extends AU Mission

2008-02-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted to extend for another six months the mandate of African Union (AU) peacekeepers in war-torn Somalia as South Africa pressed for greater UN involvement.....The council resolution urged other AU countries to contribute troops to AMISOM to facilitate the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops shoring up the wobbly Somali interim government.The

Ethiopia: Mass Police Officers Arrested in Ogaden

2008-02-20T05:05:00.000-08:00

Regional police commissioner Yussuf Mohammed was quoted as saying: "309 police officers suspected of having links with the anti-peace elements of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) have been apprehended."AFP____________________________________________________ All the media outlets reported this news which is a claim made by the government. This what we the state media reported and it

Ethiopia urges strong UN action against foe Eritrea

2008-02-18T01:57:00.000-08:00

By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia urged the United Nations on Saturday to take strong measures against "rogue regime" Eritrea, which Addis Ababa said was undermining the world body by cutting off food supplies to its troops. On Friday, a U.N. spokeswoman said Eritrea had cut off food supplies to U.N. troops along a border with Ethiopia, with whom it fought a two-year war

Unicef: Somalia worst place for Children

2008-02-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

[BBC]The lives of up to 15,000 children are at risk in Somalia unless emergency aid arrives in the next two weeks, the UN children's agency, Unicef, has warned."It is the forgotten crisis," Unicef's Christian Balslev-Olesen told the BBC, saying Somalia was the world's worst place for children.Read more

Somalia: Efforts for Face to Face Talks Underway

2008-02-10T22:04:00.000-08:00

[Garowe Online] There are ongoing efforts in Egypt being undertaken by Arab League officials, who are planning to host face-to-face talks between representatives from the Somali government and the opposition, sources said. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the chairman of the Somali opposition alliance (ARS), led a delegation to the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday.All Africa is talking about the

Even Myanmar to be `Democratic ` by 2010

2008-02-10T01:03:00.000-08:00

[Al jazeera]Myanmar's military government says it will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May, followed by multi-party elections in 2010, the first in two decades!!~~~~~~OpinionSafe facing? You hold election which you have the result before hand and then use those rhetorics of " democratically elected!". No doubt it would be " free and fair election" to some as it would be a"flawed one"

Ethiopia steps up war to support new government in Somalia

2008-02-09T11:41:00.000-08:00

[saylac] by M A Shaikh "There is clearly no limit to Bush's determination to force Somalia to remain a "failed state" and to bolster its strategic enemies – Ethiopia and Kenya. He must believe that in this way he can keep Islam and Islamic groups at bay." It is no exaggeration to say that any government or organisation that

Somalia:The World's forgotten catastrophe and a Third Front that US Losing

2008-02-09T05:37:00.000-08:00

Rough ranslated from Al-jazeera ArabicAccording to the UN, the worst catastrophe in Africa is not taking place in Kenya, or even Darfur. Fifteen years after the disastrous Black Hawk Down incident, Somalia has more refugees than any country in the world The independent special reporter,Steve Bloomfield, says US retured back to Samalia 15 years after it withdrew in a secret way.Intelligence

My brush with Islamic justice was swift and fair

2008-02-09T05:34:00.000-08:00

Martin Fletcher [Timesonline]As one who has been hauled in front of a Sharia court I would like to

Attack on Ethiopians Fuels Speculation of Wider War

2008-02-06T06:31:00.000-08:00

Written by Rachelle KligerPublished [The Media Line]WAn attack on a group of Ethiopians in northern Somalia's Puntland region is fueling speculation that the violence in Somalia is spreading beyond the confines of the capital and the southern part of the country.At least 15 Ethiopians were killed in the attack on Tuesday, but the details are sketchy and there are conflicting reports as to what

Eritrea opposition to set up government in Ethiopia

2008-02-04T08:32:00.000-08:00

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrean opposition groups trying to bring down President Isaias Afwerki plan to set up a government in exile for the Red Sea state, an opposition leader said on Monday from the Ethiopian capital. A coalition of 13 groups will meet in Ethiopia in March to elect a leader, cabinet and parliament, said Adehanom Gebremariam, chairman of the Eritrean Peoples' Movement.Read

Iraq, Somalia violence ups journalist death toll--watchdog

2008-02-04T08:21:00.000-08:00

Agence France-Presse HONG KONG [Inquirer]-- At least 65 journalists were killed in 2007, nine more than the previous year, as violence in Iraq and Somalia continued to put reporters in danger, a press freedom watchdog said here Monday.Read More

Somalia Journalist Fight for Press Freedom Despite Murders

2008-01-30T23:42:00.000-08:00

[VOA]With Somalia plagued by conflict and almost daily violence, all sides are increasingly threatening, attacking, and even killing journalists who file critical reports. In the past year alone, eight journalists were murdered and dozens fled to Kenya and other neighboring countries. The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders says that Somalia is the second-most dangerous place in the world for

U.N. official says Somalia is worst humanitarian crisis

2008-01-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

"I've never seen anything like Somalia before," Guillermo Bettocchi, representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said during a visit to London.Reuters

Foreigners and Journalist Killed in Somalia

2008-01-28T09:09:00.000-08:00

It become a routine news , isn`t it?A Somali driver, a Kenyan doctor and a French logistical officer were killed instantly by the blast while a Somali journalist nearby died from shrapnel wounds, Abdi Adan Duale, a nurse with MSF-Holland in Kismayu, told Reuters.ReutersAU forces were attacked too.Landmine blast wounds AU peacekeepers.Captain Barigye Bahouku, the AU force spokesman, said one of

Ethiopia’s Dirty War [Newsweek]

2008-01-23T00:40:00.000-08:00

[Newsweek web exclusive]Such stories, of course, are almost impossible to verify. Ethiopia has firmly denied reports of atrocities and has placed the blame on the ONLF, which it considers a terrorist organization backed by archfoe Eritrea and Islamist militias in nearby Somalia. In his last public remarks on the subject, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told reporters in late November that he was "

RSF:Somalia the Second Most Dangerious Place for Journalists

2008-01-15T01:55:00.000-08:00

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has asked Somali authorities to release two radio journalists, and condemned the interim government for what it called a flagrant violation of press freedom. The media rights organisation says Somalia is the second most dangerous place for journalists after Iraq. Eight journalists were killed there in 2007. "The civilian

Democratization, Sovereignty, and U.S. Intervention in Ethiopia

2008-01-13T20:28:00.000-08:00

Sunday 13 January 2008 04:30.By Messay Kebede January 12, 2008 [Sudan Tribute]— The initial source of my reflections is Lahra Smith’s article titled “U.S. Engagement in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa” (see: Ethiomedia, January 8, 2008). Even before I finished reading the article, I could not suppress my perplexity as to its utility. U.S. engagement in the Horn of Africa and especially in

Take US mediation efforts in Kenya with a pinch of salt

2008-01-09T21:50:00.000-08:00

Written by Kwame Ayegbeni January 10, 2008: [Daily Business]The familiar sight of US assistant secretary of state for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer has been seen in East Africa the last few days.This time, she was in town to purportedly help solve the political deadlock in Kenya.Yet, the presence of Frazer in this region highlights starkly

Kenya: Lessons From Ethiopia's Unresolved Crises[Business Daily]

2008-01-09T18:17:00.000-08:00

Written by Mammo Muchie January 10, 2008: [Daily Business]There is a lesson that Kenya should learn from Ethiopian politics at the moment.Ethiopia’s accumulated historical memory—the good, the bad and the tasteless.Problems unsolved or newly created ones, more often than not, can pile up to a mountain top and become additional burdens on the generations

Kenya Election, A lesson to Ethiopia

2008-01-07T23:53:00.000-08:00

East African Peace hub went into crisis right after the controversial election. Reportedly、 600 have lost their lives and about half a million displaced. The violence erupted soon after the president was sworn in as a president hours after Kibaki was declared as winner.People who have seen queuing to vote yesterday are seen making long lines for help. More than half of Kibaki`s cabinet lost

US Gone- Back to to a Cold War paradigm

2008-01-05T20:50:00.000-08:00

Kenya exposed and embarrassed post 9/11 face of US.Some excerpts from The Seattle TimesThe eruption of postelection violence appears to have caught U.S. diplomats flat-footed, political analysts in both countries say, because the U.S. is too cozy with Kenya's often-corrupt ruling elite. An embarrassed State Department retracted a too-hasty congratulation to Kibaki after international poll

Kibaki Played the `War on Terror Card`?

2008-01-02T19:24:00.000-08:00

We are witnessing Africa , particularly the East, having agonizing hours after a country that they were proud of its development and stability melted down to a shocking violence. It is the very same democracy that believed to be the root of stability that sent her to this chaos. It is important that people cast their vote, but it is much more important to establish a transparent system which

Ethiopia`s Iraq?

2007-12-28T02:55:00.000-08:00

Ethiopia in Somalia: One year on By Martin Plaut

Somalia still burning: Daily Nation

2007-12-26T18:58:00.000-08:00

Publication Date: 12/26/2007[Daily Nation]Soldiers from Burundi have started arriving in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as part of the country’s contribution to the African Union peacekeeping force for the troubled country.One thousand seven hundred Burundi peacekeepers will join the Ugandan contingent of 1,600 which has been holed up in Mogadishu for some months.But the number is still

Ethiopia Playing the US Game in Somalia

2007-12-24T18:08:00.000-08:00

Gwynne Dyer, Arab News[Arab News]It is exactly a year since Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, fell to Ethiopian troops (Dec. 28), and the occupation has been one of the most brutal on record. The resistance started at once, and Ethiopian counterinsurgency tactics are not gentle.As early as last April Germany’s ambassador to Somalia, Walter Lindner, wrote a public letter condemning the indiscriminate

UN Suggests Saudi to Take Leading Role in Somalia

2007-12-19T05:50:00.000-08:00

"Saudi Arabia, the custodian of the two Muslim holiest sites and a close neighbor with many Somali refugees, should be invited to play a leading role," Ahmed Ould-Abdallah, U.N. special envoy for Somalia said.read more ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a U turn! Saudi was among those accused of helping the Islamic Courts

UN relief chief sounds alarm about crises in Ethiopia, Darfur and Somalia

2007-12-06T17:47:00.000-08:00

[UN news center]– The grave humanitarian conditions in south-eastern Ethiopia, the Darfur region of Sudan and Somalia could substantially worsen in the months ahead, the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council today as he briefed members on his recent visit to Africa. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes said the situations in the three countries “are

Ethiopia says world disinterest dampening Somalia peace hopes

2007-12-04T03:06:00.000-08:00

"The lack of enthusiasm the international community has demonstrated on the issue is to some extent dragging back the promising efforts being primarily made by the TFG and people as well as the Ethiopian government"The information ministry said in a statement late Monday.[AFP]In onother development, experts say, Islamists are regaining Somalia, according to IOL"The Islamic Courts fighters are

U.S-Instigated War Brings Mass Death to Somali

2007-11-27T21:45:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford The United States remains, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," through its own wars of aggression and by fomenting and manipulating conflicts that kill millions. It is also the most cynical power on the planet, crying crocodile tears over the carnage

Ethiopia bogged down in Somalia[bbc]

2007-11-27T06:02:00.000-08:00

The Ethiopians are not popular in Somalia Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has acknowledged that his troops cannot withdraw from the conflict in Somalia. Mr Meles said he had expected to withdraw his soldiers earlier in the year, after Islamists had been driven out

Somalia war-refugee crisis surpasses Darfur in its horror

2007-11-21T19:16:00.000-08:00

[The Independen]By Steve Bloomfield in Afgoye, Somalia Published: 22 November 2007 They arrive in trucks and cars, by donkey and on foot. Some children have even been carried in wheelbarrows.

CIA's Ethiopia "Guantanamo"

2007-11-18T23:37:00.000-08:00

By Hadi Yahmid, IOL Correspondent

Africa `donates` west 19$/kg coffee and gets only 1$!!!

2007-11-16T22:00:00.000-08:00

At a US-Africa business summit, Uganda's president has said the West was more interested in exploiting than nurturing the resources in Africa.....President Yoweri Museveni made it clear that Uganda and other African countries owed the West no favors. `Africa has been hemorrhaging resources,'' he said. ``It is a misnomer that the West is helping Africa. This is not true.''He said Uganda, the

Ethiopia tightening grip on Somalia —or losing it?(ww4 Report)

2007-11-16T04:23:00.000-08:00

World War 4 ReportSubmitted by Bill Weinberg on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 23:55. In a near-explicit threat, Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Nov. 13 called on Mogadishu residents to help fight insurgents—or suffer in government crackdowns in the violence-torn capital. "My government is doing all it can to

European parliament calls for war crimes probe in Somalia

2007-11-15T17:41:00.000-08:00

NAIROBI (AFP) — European deputies called Thursday for an independent probe into war crimes and rights violations in the Somali capital, where the government is battling rebels, a statement said Thursday.The resolution, adopted by the European Parliament, "strongly condemns the serious violations of human rights committed by all parties to the conflict".It called for "an independent panel to

Don’t Turn on Ethiopia

2007-11-15T02:27:00.000-08:00

The new york TimesBy VICKI HUDDLESTON and TIBOR NAGY Published: November 15, 2007 WashingtonNINE years ago, two nations began the first modern war in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving in two years more than 100,000 dead. Today Eritrea and Ethiopia could reignite their old border conflict. Arms and money from radicals throughout the Middle East, as well

UN: Somalia crisis worst in Africa

2007-11-14T03:15:00.000-08:00

The UN says the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is now the worst in Africa.John Holmes, the UN humanitarian affairs chief, said civilians were increasingly bearing the brunt of the fighting between government forces backed by Ethiopia and fighters loyal to the Islamic Courts group.Full from Aljaeera---------------------------Ethiopia is talking about improving security of Mogadishu, accusing

Somalia: What the News Has Failed to Report

2007-11-13T18:31:00.000-08:00

Arab newsRamzy Baroud, Aljazeera.net English.The people of Somalia are enduring yet another round of suffering as Ethiopian forces wreck havoc in the capital, Mogadishu. Apparently in response to an attack on one of its units, and the dragging of a soldier’s mutilated body through the city’s streets, an Ethiopian mortar reportedly exploded in Mogadishu’s Bakara market on Nov. 9, killing eight

New deal to smoke out Oromo

2007-11-13T18:22:00.000-08:00

Daily Nation Story by NATION Correspondent Publication Date: 11/14/2007 Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to flush out Oromo Liberation Front insurgents on their common border. The deal was hammered out during a security meeting held at Hidi Lola Town in Ethiopia. The rebels have been sneaking

Somalia: Who is accountable for the massacring and displacing Mogdishu Civilians?

2007-11-11T06:58:00.000-08:00

shabellePress Release:(Somali Human Rights Defenders Network (SOHRIDEN))Mogadishu 11, Nov.07 ( Sh.M.Network)- Mogadishu inhabitants are shifting from the bombardment in an area to another area which it is going to be shelled next while mothers and children are waiting when to be hit by the bullets and rockets from the insurgents and the indiscriminate shelling of Mortars , artilleries, PMs of the

World community 'undervalues African life'

2007-11-11T05:04:00.000-08:00

ABC NEWSThe New York-based group Human Rights Watch says the failure of the international community to act to end the violence in Somalia reflects a contempt for the value of African life. United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has said the escalating fighting between Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu makes it too dangerous for a UN mission. The Africa director of

Editorial: Occupation’s Hazards

2007-11-11T00:59:00.000-08:00

Arab news11 November 2007The Ethiopians in Somalia have discovered to their cost the same harsh reality confronting the Americans in Iraq: it is easy for a well-equipped and trained army to defeat in short order an inferior enemy. What follows, however, is frustration and humiliation as that enemy regroups and begins a guerrilla war against the occupying power.Regular troops may be able to score

Families search for those lost in "African Guantanamo"

2007-11-09T18:45:00.000-08:00

By Jeremy Clarke NAIROBI (Reuters) - Mohammed Abdillahi pores over court proceedings and affidavits as he waits for prayers to begin at the Jamia Mosque in downtown Nairobi. The distraught 58-year-old Kenyan spends every spare moment rallying against his government's role in what he calls the "illegal arrest, disappearance and rendition" of his son. Kenyan authorities deny any

AfriCom chief does Ethiopia; proxy war escalates in Somalia

2007-11-08T20:07:00.000-08:00

World war 4 report Submitted by Bill Weinberg on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 17:16. The Pentagon has, astutely, chosen an African American as

Ethiopian Troops accused of Killing Detained Civilians?

2007-11-05T02:07:00.001-08:00

*Clan elder accuses Ethiopia soldiers of killing 3 civilians Garoweonline *People Killed by Ethiopian Troops(BBC S0mali)*3 more bodies found in Mogadishu( Somalinet)Perhaps BBC goes deep into the history as it interviewed a Hawiye clan elder, Mohammed Hassan Haad,about the incident. The community alder accused Ethiopian soldiers of "decapitating one of the detainees" after he was killed. He

Calling Our Ethiopian Ally to Account for Abuses

2007-11-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

The Jewish Daily ForwardDaniel Hemel | Wed. Oct 31, 2007An appeal to American Jewish to end their silence on Ethiopia`s `Darfur`American Jews stand at the forefront of the international campaign to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The coalition of conscience that the Jewish community helped build is pressuring Sudan’s patron, China, to put an end to the slaughter.Next door in Ethiopia,

Education in Somaliland: as Racist as in fake Ethiopia?

2007-10-31T04:54:00.000-07:00

americanchronicle Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis October 28, 2007 Politics is the Art of the Effective and the Realistic; as such, it necessitates a permanent balance among various positions and interests. When politics turn to extreme, leaders, parties, countries are manipulated without their choosing, setting thus the context for their dependence. Two new

Ethiopia's ancient city of Harar seeks amenities for tourist trade

2007-10-28T06:36:00.000-07:00

www.dallasnews.com Ethiopia's Harar goes all out to become a tourist hub 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, October 28, 2007 From Wire Reports Anita Powell, The Associated Press HARAR, Ethiopia – For 1,000 years, this city on a hilltop has been a center of Islamic faith in the Horn of Africa, with a forbidding, 13-foot wall surrounding ancient mosques and serpentine alleyways.