ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi wants to step down after 18 years running sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous country. But Meles says he is "bored" of questions about this, and will only repeat he needs the permission of his ruling party before he...
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By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, July 1 () - Ethiopia on Wednesday dismissed a threat of invasion from Somalia's Islamist rebels who say Ethiopian troops have crossed back into the chaotic Horn of Africa country they withdrew from in January. Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia in 2006 to oust an...
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  July 1, 2009 JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli officials will meet with Falash Mura in Ethiopia to check their eligibility for aliyah. The Interior Ministry delegation is set to leave for Gondar in the coming days to meet with about 3,000 Ethiopian Jews who...
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    July 1, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopian police shot dead two people and injured six others as they blocked an attempt by Christians to build a church at a site also claimed by Muslims, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Orthodox Christians attacked police Tuesday in...
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       July 1, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia on Wednesday said it will not send troops to Somalia, though a hardline Islamist militia fighting to topple the Somali government recently threatened to invade the neighbouring country. "No matter what has been...
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June 30, 2009 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A woman saluted as a CNN Hero was among a group of creative philanthropists honored Tuesday by President Obama. Alfa Demmellash helps low-income entrepreneurs in New Jersey start or grow their businesses. The White House event...
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By Peter Heinlein   | VOA   Addis Ababa 30 June 2009   The Obama administration is signaling its intention to keep Ethiopia as a key strategic partner, despite concerns about the country's slide toward authoritarianism. The United States is seeking to expand...
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  June 30, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church on Tuesday denied reports that he is about to unveil to the world the Ark of the Covenant that Moses is said to have stored the Ten Commandments tablets in. Patriarch Abune Paulos said Italian media had...
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June 30, 2009 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP)--An anti-terrorist law currently before Ethiopia's parliament will violate human rights if passed, Human Rights Watch, or HRW, warned Tuesday. "Ethiopia's draft counterterrorism law could punish political speech and peaceful protest as terrorist acts...
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MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - Jun 30 2009 Mail & Guardian Online Somalia's Islamist rebels on Tuesday threatened to attack Ethiopia after repeated witness reports that Ethiopian troops were back in the chaotic Horn of Africa country they withdrew from in January. Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia...
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  ADDIS ABABA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has found another case of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the confirmed number of the disease in the country to three, the country's Ministry of Health reported on Monday.     The treatment was given at St. Paulos Hospital in the...
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  June 28, 2009 | Boise Christian Living Examiner     The Ark of the Covenant, the chest of gold built by Moses to house the Ten Commandments, may have been found, according to an Italian news report. The Leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Abuna Pauolos met with...
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June 26, 2009 ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Friday it arrested three Oromo Liberation Front rebels who beat up Chinese technicians in a raid on a dam construction site in the west. State TV said three Chinese were in hospital after being badly beaten by the OLF gang...
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Fri Jun 26, 2009 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – An Ethiopian court on Friday denied bail to a group of individuals accused, among other charges, of plotting to assassinate government officials and inciting rebellion within the army. Prosecutors filed five charges against 46 suspects early...
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26 Jun 2009 Source: IRIN ADDIS ABABA, 26 June 2009 (IRIN) - The late start of Ethiopia's wet season and the unreliability of the rains could affect crop production this year and increase the number of those in need of aid, officials said. "The rainy season will start late particularly in...
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June 25, 2009 | LA TIMES   Latest news: Pop star Michael Jackson dead at 50 Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times. Los Angeles Fire Department...
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June 24, 2009 | WorldNetDaily The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world's most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country...
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By Tsegaye Tadesse and Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, June 25 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has not ruled out sending troops to Somalia if the situation there worsens, but said there are no plans to intervene for now. Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia in 2006 to oust an...
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