US House Of Representatives Approves State Department Funding Measure By Dan Robinson (VOA) Washington 11 June 2009   The House of Representatives has approved legislation authorizing U.S foreign assistance programs and other spending for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years. Lawmakers debated a range of global issues before the 235 to 187 vote approving... 

  The imperative for Ethiopians dealing with Eritrea EthiopianReview By Neamin Zeleke There is a fundamental change in our thinking process. There is a shift of attitude among Ethiopians. A positive and essential change. Fuzziness of thought is giving way to clear thinking. A state of being in a limbo and inaction are succumbing to decision and a resolve for action. Vacillation and lack of... 

Communiqué from the conference of the International Contact Group on Somalia International Contact Group on Somalia 9 – 10 June 2009 Rome The 15th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) was held under the chairmanship of the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah on 9 – 10 June in Rome. The meeting was opened by the Italian Minister... 

    PART 1 Over the past month, more than 200 people have been killed and more than 100,000 have fled Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. Riz Khan discusses the country’s worsening crisis with Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, the Somali foreign minister, and Sadia Ali Aden, a Somali-US activist.     PART 2  Read More →