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The Ethiopian government has re-opened the trial of four major newspaper publishers in connection with the 2005 post-election vio l ence in the East African nation.

Will Straw still won't let this go; yesterday Will tried to imply that Spain was somehow the 21st member of the G20 and therefore Britain was not the only member country in recession.A Brown obviously works from the same script*, because heA also spun that line today.A Will is now nuancing his position, arguing that because the Spanish PM has ...

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that the Youth has irreplaceable role in making the upcoming election democratic, peaceful, free, fair and credible.

For century s, African leaders have done tremendous harm to Africans equal to that of the European colonizers by selling Africans to Western slave masters and by allowing foreigners to exploit Africa for their selfish interests.

I feel sorry for your ordeal at the hands of the then guerrilla fighters of Tigray who now govern Ethiopia after forming a broad based coalition, the EPRDF.

When African representatives travel to Copenhagen in early December for crucial international talks on climate change, they will strive to speak in unison.

Jailing of political activists promises to be central issue in country's upcoming parliamentary election campaign Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 26 November 2009 Two prominent Ethiopian politicians, both former close associates of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, joined the political party led by the jailed opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa on Thursday.

Across the border in Ethiopia, poor harvests have left millions at the mercy of relief aid.

United states and British officials expressed concern over complaints by country's opposition members that the Ethiopian government is politicizing foreign-funded humanitarian assistance, using it as a weapon to retain power in next election.

November 24, 2009 - In the Western democracies, such as in the United States separation of powers involves the division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of the policy-making process among separate institutions.

I In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.

The government of Djibouti is harvesting 60,000ql of wheat from its farm in Western Arsi around Serofta, in the Oromia Regional State.

Okwa Omot is now sleeping safely in a warm bed at his home in Washington, D.C. That is something of a miracle considering that only two week ago - " and for 107 days before that - " he was sleeping on freezing cold concrete floors in Ethiopian prisons, accused of treason and threatened with execution.

Addis Ababa, November 21 Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Saturday called on the youth to have clear understanding of the election code of conduct and its implementation guideline signed recently among the four political parties.

As Ethiopians prepare for elections next year some in the opposition say a credible election is impossible without urgent political reforms.

According to the World Bank, as much as three-quarters of Ethiopia's arable land is not under cultivation, and agronomists say that with substantial capital expenditure, much of it could become bountiful.

Pretoria, Nov 18 South Africa''s President Jacob Zuma has stressed the need for developed countries to come up with a strong financing package during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen for mitigation and adaptation.

" The Saudi East African forum, a new initiative that offers unique opportunity for trade, investment and to promote and exhibit products and services between Saudi Arabia and the East African countries winded up today in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian election a campaign of intimidation Negaso Gidada is a former president of Ethiopia and now an independent member of parliament.

It wasn't famine that killed Jamal Ali's mother. She died in a cholera outbreak that swept through their Ethiopian village when at last the rains came.