Protesters in Djibouti rally to replace president
[caption id="attachment_4686" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House January 21, 2003 in...
Meeting Catherine Hamlin: Nancy’s Story
[caption id="attachment_4640" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="Nancy Feldman has long followed Dr. Catherine Hamlin’s work and is organizing a spring gala to benefit Hamlin Fistula USA. Photo...
Ethiopia Revokes License of US Adoption Agency
(VOA) Ethiopia has revoked the license of an American adoption agency, accusing it of child trafficking. The agency has responded sharply, charging it is the...
Egypt’s Mubarak Steps Down
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned Friday, relinquishing power after three decades of iron-clad rule in the powerhouse nation of the Arab...
Ethiopia Probably Won’t Need to Fully Liberalize Economy to Join WTO
From, Bloomberg: The World Trade Organization probably won’t insist that Ethiopia open up all its key industries to international competition in order to become a...
South Sudan Votes Overwhelmingly For Independence
UBA, Sudan (AP) -- The mud-hut town of Juba has earned a promotion to world capital later this year. Only Southern Sudan needs far more...
Ethiopia: Gebremeskel loses shoe but wins 3000 metres in upset
(Reuters) - Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel outkicked favoured British runner Mo Farah despite wearing just one shoe to win the men's 3,000 metres at the New...
Ethiopia: Haile Selassie one of TIME’s Top 25 Political Icons
[caption id="attachment_4574" align="alignleft" width="307" caption="Terry Fincher / Express / Getty Images"][/caption] TIME: Feb. 6 marks the 100th birthday of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan....
From Ethiopia to New York: Aster Aweke Live at SOB’s – February 4th
New York (Tadias) – Internationally acclaimed Ethiopian singer Aster Aweke will perform at The Sounds of Brazil (SOB’s) in New York City on Friday, February 4th,...
Obama to Mubarak: Time for change
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama warned Tuesday of "difficult days ahead" for Egypt and said the transition following President Hosni Mubarak's earlier announcement that...