East Africa meets to demand more Nile water from Egypt (BBC)
Seven East African states are due to sign an agreement giving them more water from the River Nile - a move strongly opposed by Egypt...
Lucy, 3 million years old, on display at Expo
BEIJING, May 14 -- Lucy, a 3-million-year-old human skeleton fossil, will be on display for the remainder of Expo 2010 Shanghai. The skeleton is a...
Egypt won’t give up one drop of Nile water rights
(AFP) CAIRO ? Egypt is refusing to relinquish a drop of its legal right to the lion's share of Nile river water, despite demands from...
Plane crash in Libya ‘kills more than 100 on board’
A passenger plane has crashed in Libya, killing more than 100 people on board, officials in the capital Tripoli say. The Airbus A330 crashed on...
How San Francisco helped local musician Meklit Hadero find her voice
San Francisco musician Meklit Hadero has quite an impressive resume: she was born in Ethiopia, and lived all over the map until she landed in San...
Two killed in Ethiopia bomb attack: official
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA — Attackers hurled a bomb at a political meeting in Ethiopia, killing two people and wounding 14 others just over two weeks...
Ethiopia commemorates defeat of Italian invaders
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Police Find a Car Bomb in Times Square and Clear Area
From: NYTimes By AL BAKER and KARIN HENRY The police discovered a car bomb in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square...
Ethiopia Pavilion at Shanghai China Expo 2010
Pavilion Features Ethiopia Pavilion will showcase the ancient civilization that has been passed on for centuries, essence of wisdom and urban evolution, as well as...
Six African leaders take part in opening ceremony of Shanghai Expo 2010
APA – Shanghai (China) Six African leaders took part Friday evening in the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the second biggest international...