Addis Neger forced to close due to dictator Meles Zenawi’s thuggery

Ethiopian paper quits under government pressure
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – A leading Ethiopian newspaper said Friday it had closed down as a result of months of government “persecution and harassment” against its staff.

Nigeria free of guinea worm according to Dr. Donald Hopkins

After a 20-year battle against a parasitic worm that causes cripplingly painful infections, Nigeria is believed to be free of the guinea worm. In 1989, when the US-based Carter Center began its eradication programme, there were an estimated 653,000 cases in Nigeria. In the last 12 months not a single worm has been found in the country, according to Dr. Donald Hopkins, chairman of the Carter Center’s International Task Force for Disease Eradication. However, it will take two years for the World Health Organization to make it official. People are stricken when they drink stagnant water containing the worm larvae. The thin, translucent worms can grow as long as 3ft and finally emerge by exuding acid that bursts the skin, causing crippling pain for months. The worms are still found in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Sudan.

Ogaden refugees vow never to return

by Jean-Marc Mojon Fri Jun 20, 12:30 PM ET

Halimu, a 20-year-old with a disability, feels she escaped hell when she and three friends embarked on a three-month odyssey to flee Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Ogaden region.

Now that she has reached the safety of the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, she cannot contemplate ever returning to her village.

Sudan & Ethiopia border issues

afrol News, 6 June – The new deal to demarcate boundary lines between Ethiopia and Sudan has been received with grim faces by Ethiopians who complain that the arrangement gives Sudanese the right to occupy their holy and historical areas.

Somali criminal Yusuf Daboged reinstalled in Hiran by Ethiopian troops

A notorious warlord in central Somalia has returned to his former seat of power at a provincial capital after being forced to flee in April by Islamist guerrillas.

Yusuf Daboged, the former governor of Hiran region, told reporters by telephone that he is the “legitimate” governor of Hiran.

Ethiopian dictatorship breaks diplomatic ties with Qatar dictatorship

“Qatar has left no stone unturned to cause harm to Ethiopia’s national security. All those who are prepared to foment instability in Ethiopia and undermine the country’s security have been given support and encouragement by Qatar. This has gone beyond Qatar’s strong ties with Eritrea. It has indeed provided direct and indirect assistance to terrorist organizations in Somalia and other areas. This has included the output of its media outlets.”

Unrest simmers in Ethiopia’s Ogaden

“I joined the militia in 2002. I’m ready to lose my life for the sake of my country, my people and my religion,” Hahdi Waa, one of ONLF’s fighters, said.
And die he did, apparently killed in fighting with Ethiopian troops just a few day after Al Jazeera met him.

Ethiopian occupiers ambushed on way to Bulo Burte, Hiran region Somalia

Heavily armed insurgent fighters ambushed an Ethiopian army convoy as it drove its way through central Somalia Sunday, sparking a 30-minute gunfight, sources said.

Ethiopia opens Africa’s first commodity exchange

afrol News, 14 April – Plans to open the first-ever commodity exchange in Africa are underway in Ethiopia. The exchange will trade in six commodities: coffee, sesame, haricot beans, teff, wheat and maize.
The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), as it is officially known, will provide a marketplace where buyers and sellers can come together to trade and be assured of quality, delivery and payment. The exchange includes a trading floor in Addis Ababa, six warehouse delivery locations, and 20 electronic price tickers in major market towns.