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Ethiopia to withdraw troops from Somalia
Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia by the end of this year, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Sudan seeks AU support against al-Bashir warrant
Sudan said on Monday it expected African ministers to condemn a move to indict President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over war crimes in Darfur.
Somalia calls for immediate deployment of UN troops
The international community must deploy UN peacekeepers in Somalia without delay or risk worsening insecurity, the country’s prime minister says.
US sees ethnic cleansing in Kenya
There is clear evidence of ”ethnic cleansing” in Kenya’s Rift Valley since a disputed election, but it does not amount to genocide, said the top United States diplomat for…
Ethiopia says it wants talks, not war with Eritrea
Ethiopia on Tuesday said it had no plans to go to war with rival Eritrea over their disputed border, and again urged Asmara to pull its troops back and begin dialogue over…
Rebels claim they killed 140 Ethiopian troops
Ethiopia’s Ogaden National Liberation Front rebels said they killed 140 government soldiers in a weekend assault targeting a senior official, a statement Ethiopia immediately…
Merkel starts Africa tour with plea to Ethiopia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on her first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, called on Thursday for more democratic opening in Ethiopia, a key ally of the West now under scrutiny…
Ethiopia says it may call off Eritrea border pact
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it may terminate the pact ending its border war with Eritrea, accusing its smaller neighbour of breaching the deal on several fronts including…
AU says five nations pledge to back Darfur force
Five African nations pledged on Thursday to send peacekeepers to a mission in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region that was approved this week by the United Nations Security Council, a…
Ethiopia pardons jailed opposition figures
Ethiopia on Friday freed 38 opposition members sentenced to jail this week for treason, inciting violence and trying to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi…
Ethiopian opposition escape death sentences
An Ethiopian court sentenced 35 opposition members to life in prison on Monday, rebuffing a prosecution request that they be executed for trying to overthrow the government,…
Ethiopia seeks death penalty in opposition case
Ethiopian prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Monday for 38 opposition officials convicted of trying to overthrow the government, treason and inciting violence. ”Since they…
Ethiopia wants death sentence for Mengistu
Ethiopian prosecutors on Tuesday appealed for a death sentence for former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, saying the life sentence he was given for genocide was not equal to…
Ethiopia rebels don’t plan to keep Chinese hostages
Ethiopian rebels who killed 74 people and seized seven Chinese workers in an attack on an oilfield said on Thursday they had no plans to hold the foreigners. But a London-based…
Ethiopia calls for action on ‘terrorist’ Eritrea
Ethiopia accused Eritrea on Thursday of arming anti-Ethiopian rebels and urged the United Nations to take action against its long-time Horn of Africa foe. Eritrean officials were…