EthiopianReview November 15th, 2008 FRANKFURT, GERMANY – The newly reorganized Ethiopian People Patriotic Front’s (EPPF) International Committee has officially launched its campaign to organize Ethiopians in the Diaspora by holding its first council meeting Saturday, Nov. 14. At the opening of the meeting, the Committee’s head of public relations and former chairman, Ato Zewdalem... 

President Isaias returns home concluding official working visit to Sudan By Shabait Nov 15, 2008, 13:36 Asmara, 14 November 2008 – President Isaias Afwerki returned home today concluding a two-day official working visit to Sudan at the invitation of the Sudanese government. In the course of the visit, the President held talks with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Beshir, the Vice President,... 

A life in writing Nicholas Wroe talks to the Australian novelist about returning to his most celebrated subject Nicholas Wroe guardian.co.uk, Saturday November 15 2008 00.01 GMT The Guardian, Saturday November 15 2008  ‘I thought I’d grasped it, but in fact the story had grasped me’ … Thomas Keneally. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe When Thomas Keneally was in the UK... 

DREAM TEAM While they await citizenship-status rulings, a professional team of refugees takes to the pitch LORENZO TONDO November 15, 2008 ROME — They could be members of any Italian soccer team. After a five-minute warm-up in the humid conditions, their shirts stick to their skin and they holler back and forth as they pass the ball and set up shots on goal. But rather than Italian, they... 

  Sat. November 15, 2008 10:36 am.- By Abukar Ali. (SomaliNet) The president and prime minister of Somalia are both in Nairobi, Kenya, each trying to win the hearts and minds of other influential members of their weak government. These leaders and members of the parliament were invited to Nairobi by the international community in order to resolve the matter. However, it seems despite all... 

This week, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir announced an immediate ceasefire in the Darfur region of western Sudan, where up to 300,000 people have died and more than two million have fled their homes during the past five years. The two main rebel groups have both rejected the move, saying it is just empty rhetoric and that President Bashir is not committed to peace. In an Al Jazeera exclusive,...