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Egyptian and
Ethiopian troops expected in Darfur by the end of July
July 22 2008 Sudan Tribune
The Security Council on Wednesday
slammed the July 8 attack on a convoy of the joint force known as UNAMID that
left seven dead and 22 wounded in north Darfur. The 15 member council urged
Khartoum "to do its utmost to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack are
swiftly identified and brought to justice," and stressed the council’s
"determination to take action against those responsible after hearing the
outcome of UNAMID’s investigation."
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Somali opposition endorses truce with govt
July 21 2008 Mail & Guardian
Somalia's opposition coalition on Saturday endorsed a truce with the
government as part of efforts to end the Horn of Africa nation's 17 years of
bloodshed, a spokesperson said.
Suleiman, spokesperson for the Eritrea-based
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), said that a 106-strong
majority of the 191 ARS central committee members "fully endorses the
agreement".
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Eritrea debunks overstepping in
Djibouti
July 11 2008 Afrol
The
government of Eritrea has dispelled allegations that it has been involved in
"good-faith territorial dispute" with the neighbouring Djibouti, insisting
that it "harbours no territorial ambitions, or claims whatsoever on
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Egypt police shoot Ethiopian on Israel border
July 9 2008 AFP via Google
Egyptian police shot and wounded
an Ethiopian man on Wednesday as he tried to cross the border illegally into
Israel, a security official said. The 28-year-old man was shot in the foot by
police south of the border town of Rafah.
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Gunmen kill over 45 troops in Somalia
July 9 2008 PRESS TV
More than forty five Ethiopian and Somali soldiers have been killed in a
gunbattle between the Somali government and Al-Shabaab movement. The
Fighting began after Al-Shabaab movement forces attacked the key government
town of Baidoa, 250km southeast Somali capital of Mogadishu on Tuesday,
according to a Press TV correspondent.
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Zimbabwe: African
States Reject U.S. Sanctions Call
July 9 2008 Allafrica
AFRICAN leaders attending the
Group of Eight Summit in Japan yesterday vehemently resisted Western-led
pressure to support an American draft resolution to have the United Nations
slap Zimbabwe with sanctions, as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband
stage-managed a visit to the so-called refugee camps in South Africa to
ratchet up anti-Zimbabwe pressure.
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Ethiopia breaks UN Somali arms ban
July 9 2008 PRESS TV
About 15 planes loaded with military weapons for Ethiopian troops have landed
in Somalia despite a UN arms embargo on the country. At least seven flights
carrying heavy weapons and military hardware landed in Baidoa airport about
250km from Mogadishu, while another eight landed in the capital city's Aden
Adde airport, a government official told Press TV on Tuesday.
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G8
summit to discuss Africa's development
July 4 2008 China View
The Group of Eight (G8)
summit will pay attention to the development of African countries by
allocating specific funds for specific programs rather than writing off
debts, the Russian presidential aid and representative for G8 affairs said
Thursday.
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Ethiopia says 71 Somali insurgents dead this
week: ministry
July 4 2008 AFP
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Ethiopian military this week killed at
least 71 Islamist insurgents in deadly clashes in central Somalia, the
defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Somali Islamist insurgents
on Tuesday attacked an Ethiopian army convoy travelling from Guguriel near
the Ethiopian border to Mataban, about 450 kilometres (280 miles) north of
the capital Mogadishu.
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New
Ethiopian media law draws criticism
July 2 2008 Reuters
Ethiopian Parliament
Under the new law, previous
restrictions against private media outlets, such as detention of journalists
suspected of infringement of the law, has been scrapped.[...] But opposition
members said the law still allowed state prosecutors to invoke national
security as grounds for impounding publishing materials prior to publication
and distribution.
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Fights Off Famine by Growing Long-Stemmed Roses
July 3 2008 First Word
Photo :
UN Special
Ethiopia, which suffered an estimated 1 million deaths during famines in
the mid-1980s, is handing over arable land to entrepreneurs. As a result,
flower exports have grown to $125 million from $159,000 six years ago,
helping make the country Africa's second-largest flower exporter...
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Rights Groups Warn
Gov't of Repurcusions of Assault On Civil Society
July 2 2008 AllAfrica
Ethiopia should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government
controls and "draconian" criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs), rights groups said on Tuesday, calling on donor governments to speak
out publicly against the "de facto criminalization" of most of activities in
the country.
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New Molecular Test to Detect
TB Faster
July 1 2008
News-Medical
The World Health Organization unveiled on Monday a new
diagnostic test that will give doctors the possibility to discover multi
drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) within hours instead of months
The WHO says the test
only costs $5 but another $15 then has to be spent on lab equipment and
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