Ethiopian forces kill Somali civilians, witnesses say
August 16 2008 CNN

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Ethiopian forces in Somalia have killed at least 46 civilians after a roadside bomb ripped through their military convoy, residents said.  The violence happened Friday on the road linking Mogadishu to the agriculturally rich town of Afgooye, residents said.  The civilians were riding in two minibuses traveling on the same road, they said.   FULL REPORT

Egypt arrests 11 African migrants at Israel border
August 16 2008 IHT

An Egyptian security official says border guards have arrested 11 African migrants in a pair of incidents near the Israeli border. The official says the first group of nine Eritrean and Ethiopian migrants had spent three nights in a mountainous area of the central Sinai peninsula before being caught while attempting to cross into Israel early Saturday. FULL REPORT

Sudan voices support to Russian military campaign in Georgia
August 15 2008 Sudan Tribune

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The Sudanese National Assembly lent its support Moscow in its clash with Georgia over the border region of South Ossetia. The Sudanese legislative body described the Russian response as “legitimate” and that Moscow had “the right to defend its citizens”. Sudan also condemned the “crimes committed by Georgian forces against innocent citizens”.  FULL REPORT

Blast kills 3 Somali army commanders
August 13 2008 PRESS TV

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Three Somali army commanders have been killed and more than 28 soldiers injured in a landmine explosion in northern Mogadishu. The attack in Towfiikh district came after Somali forces launched operations in the region, a Press TV correspondent in Somalia reported on Wednesday. Also in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday, unknown gunmen killed a senior district official and his bodyguards. FULL REPORT

Somalia rejects Ethiopian mediation
August 13 2008 PRESS TV

Somalia's president rejects an offer by Ethiopia to mediate between him and the prime minister, saying he will take the case to the parliament. The rift between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein has widened after Hussein sacked Mogadishu mayor Mohamed Dheere, Press TV correspondent reports from Mogadishu. FULL REPORT

Leenco Baati and Hassan Husseen: Nationalists or Clan Politicians?
August 12 2008  Badhaaso Tola and Mohammad Adam

The chairman of the OLF, Dawud Ibssa and his inner circle should have known better. He should have studied these individuals and their collaborators such as the Wayane general, Kamal Galchu, before appointing them in the highest positions in the OLF. The OLF has been built with the blood and bones of Oromo heroes and heroines and should not be entrusted with individuals who did not yet demonstrate their commitment to defend the OLF and the Oromo cause.  FULL REPORT

The Asmara Group schism should not divide the Oromo people
August 8 2008 OLF-QC
The Asmara Group, which is dishonestly continuing to call itself the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), has been split into two albeit to advance the programmes of the enemies of the Oromo struggle. Both factions of the Asmara Group openly pledge allegiance to Ethiopia rather than Oromia. Their allegiance to Ethiopia has been further symbolized by their repeated waving of the Ethiopian flag at meetings and public rallies in London, Washington DC and elsewhere. The OLF stands for independent Oromia not Ethiopia. Thus, we would like to reiterate once again that the factions of the Asmara Group cannot call themselves the OLF.  FULL REPORT (pdf)

Internet Service Suspended in Eight Regional Towns
August 5 2008  Allafrica

The state telecom monopoly, Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), has suspended internet services in seven towns of the Oromia, Amhara and Harari regional states, as well as in Dire Dawa town. The towns that have had internet services temporarily suspended as of July due to over subscriptions are Shashemene, Nekempte, Jimma and Adama (Nazareth) of Oromia, Dessie and Gondar of Amhara, Harar of Harari Regional State, and the entire Dire Dawa town. FULL REPORT

Ethiopia recalls top generals as Somalia rift deepens
August 4 2008 Garowe Online

Gen. Gabre

The Ethiopian army's top two generals serving in Somalia have been recalled to Addis Ababa, Garowe Online can report. A private plane transported Gen. Gabre and Gen. Yohanis from Aden Adde International Airport, in the Somali capital Mogadishu, according to sources at the airport. The two generals' Sunday trip to Addis Ababa is linked growing discord among the Somali government's top leaders – mainly, President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein, who have been at odds for the past week. FULL REPORT

Gold at Tulu Kapi project
August 4 2008 TFN

Minerva Resources Plc. said Monday additional drill results from its Tulu Kapi prospect in western Ethiopia continue to show significant depth and strike extensions of high grade gold mineralisation. Drilling at the nearby Dina gold prospect showed mineralised intersections beneath old workings, it said. FULL REPORT

Unconstitutional Activities and Conspiracies Against the OLF
August 1 2008 OLF

The following core leaders of the clique:
   1. Hassan Hussein
   2. Leeco Baatii
   3. Kamal Galchu
   4. Abbaa-Nagaa Jaarraa
are excluded from any responsibility or activity of the organization, as of today July 31, 2008, for their activities against the liberation struggle lead by the OLF, violating the constitution of the organization and declaring division within the organization. FULL REPORT (pdf)

5 Ugandan soldiers killed in Somalia
August 2 2008 PRESS TV

Five Ugandan soldiers, serving the African Union Mission to Somalia, have been killed after their vehicle hit a landmine in southern Mogadishu. The blast took place in a United Nations Development Program compound south of the Somali capital, said the Press TV correspondent there.  FULL REPORT

Urgent need for dialogue after departure of UNMEE
August 2 2008 IRIN

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are unlikely to escalate immediately following the departure of UN peacekeepers, but a mechanism should be found to quickly engage the two neighbours, an analyst said. The Security Council terminated the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) on 31 July.  FULL REPORT

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea on termination of UN mission
July 31 2008  Afrol News

Ethiopia has today blamed archrival Eritrea for prompting the United Nations to end its peacekeeping mission to supervise the two neighbours' disputed boundary line. The UN security council yesterday, on the eve of the mission's expiry, voted to stop 1,700 UN forces' operation (UNMEE), along Eritrea and Ethiopia's common border, after the mission was seen to have "failed", increasing dangers of a new Ethiopia-Eritrea war. FULL REPORT

UN removes peacekeeping assets from Ethiopia and Eritrea
July 31 2008 Earth Times

The UN military observer mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea began Thursday to liquidate its headquarters in the capital cities of both countries, one day after the UN Security Council terminated its mandate. The council's decision stemmed from the failure of both countries to accept a compromise solution over their border dispute. The two- year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea ended in 2000 with a ceasefire that was to be monitored by the UN mission. The UN said the war claimed at least 70,000 lives on both sides. FULL REPORT

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African Press Hopeful, Cautious, Realistic about Obama
August 19 2008 By Donald Brown MShale

The African press has embraced Democratic candidate Barack Obama as one of their own and as a politician who can bring hope to the world. Amid this acclaim, however, are voices warning against unrealistic expectations. FULL REPORT