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VIDEO: Interview with EPPF central committe members following the 2nd EPPF General Assembly conference
Interview with EPPF central committe members Sileshi Tilahun and Demis Belete
Interview with EPPF General Assembly conference participants
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U.S. getting snared again in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 16 (UPI) — Despite U.S. reluctance to get entangled again in the free-for-all conflict in Somalia, Washington is slowly being caught up in fighting Islamist militants in the lawless Horn of Africa state.
The United States is has been arming the beleaguered Transitional Federal Government penned up in war-ravaged Mogadishu on Somalia's Indian Ocean coast since it...
Australians caught in Ethiopian adoption nightmare
By Cassie White | ABC
Updated Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:03am AEDT
Corruption allegations: A young girl in Ethiopia (AFP: Roberto Schmidt, file photo)
The Evidence
First warning: In 2005, a Federal Government report detailed concerns raised about Ethiopian adoptions.
Second warning: In 2008, Against Child Trafficking wrote to the Government highlighting similar concerns.
Supporting Documents
The...
HM King Hamad Receives Message from Eritrean President
Manama, March. 16. (BNA) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received a written message from the Eritrean President Essias Afwerqi on bilateral relations and issues of common interest.
Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa was handed over the message by his Eritrean counterpart Othman Saleh when he received him today at the Foreign Ministry's general...
Experts Scrutinize US Role in African Security – VOA
By Nico Colombant
Photo: N. Colombant – VOA
U.S.-led training of forces across Africa such as here in post-conflict Liberia is drawing new scrutiny (file photo)
Concerns over the extent of U.S. military aid in war-torn Somalia as well as challenges for the U.S. military command structure in Africa are leading American experts to scrutinize the U.S. security role on the continent.
At...
Video: Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Mexico on the situation in Somalia and Eritrea
Click here to watch the video – Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, on the situation in Somalia and Eritrea.
U.N. council wants probe of Somalia aid diversion
By Louis Charbonneau
Reuters
Tuesday, March 16, 2010; 5:52 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Members of the U.N. Security Council want an outside...
Eritrea rejects U.N. report it backs Somali rebels
16 Mar 2010
Source: Reuters
* U.N. says Eritrea's support for rebels continues
* Eritrea points to lack of hard evidence
By Jeremy Clarke
ASMARA, March 16 (Reuters) – Eritrea has responded angrily to a report by a U.N. monitoring group alleging that the Asmara government is still supporting insurgent groups fighting the Somali administration.
In December, the U.N. Security Council...
Ethiopia: Opposition Criticizes Verdict in Killing
By JASON McLURE
NY Times
A leader of Ethiopia’s opposition alliance on Monday criticized a court verdict in the stabbing death of an opposition parliamentary candidate, accusing the ruling party of intimidating a key witness. The candidate, Aregawi Gebre-Yohannes, was killed March 2 at his restaurant in the Tigray region. The opposition said the candidate was killed by supporters of the ruling...
Eritrea: Strategy for Defying the Sanction
Mebrahtu Asfaha , Mar 16, 2010
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Etymological and Philological Analysis & Moral Significance of Hade Libi Hade Hzbi*
The health and well-being of a nation is derived from the efforts and personal dedication of each who stand as its individual citizen. The Eritrean spirit of perseverance is manifested in its full...
Yemen deports 577 illegal immigrants in two months, with most of the deportees to be from Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India and Iraq
SANA'A, March 16 (Saba) – About 577 Arabs and foreigners were deported by Yemen in the last two months.
The deported had illegally stayed in the country.
According to the statistics of the Immigration and Passports Authority, they included 540 foreigners and 37 Arabs.
Most of the deportees were Ethiopians, Bangladeshis, Indians and Iraqis.
Last year, Yemen deported...



