NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea was behind a plot to attack an African Union summit in Ethiopia in January and is bankrolling al Qaeda-linked Somali rebels through its embassy in Kenya, according to a UN report.
A U.N. Monitoring Group report on Somalia and Eritrea said the Red Sea state's intelligence personnel were active in Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Somalia, and that the country's actions posed a threat to security and peace in the region.
If VOA is an Independent Media why isn't ETV considered an Independent?
From the newly instituted Diaspora office, Mekelle-Tgirai, Ethiopia.
Ato Getachew explained to online audience at gezategaru the new Social Security Plan being implemented for all private employees. He explained the difference between Federal and State employee retirement program and private employee�s social security program. He also noted those private employees currently covered with provident fund will have the choice to join or not to join.
July 28, 2011- According to the report �Asmara�s containing relationship with al Shabaab, appears designed to legitimize and embolden the group rather than to curb its extremist orientation or encourage its participation in a political process.
Ethiopia briefs the United Nations Sanctions Committee.
The Ethiopian delegation had informal meeting with the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee on July 27, 2011 to discuss on measures that need to be taken against the Eritrean regime. During the meeting, H.E. Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia made an introductory remark briefing members of the Sanctions Committee of Eritrea�s regime pernicious activities to destabilize the region. Following Ambassaodor Berhane�s remark, experts who were involved in the investigation of the failed plot of the Eritrea�s regime to disrupt the AU Summit last January in Addis Ababa made presentations to members of the Sanctions Committee. The presentation of the experts was aided by video recordings of the interview conducted with the terrorists involved in the plot.
Everything here is not a "bed of rose", but the future is promising!
State Intervention in the Free Market Economy and the Developmental State: Reality versus Myth!
An Ethiopian cargo vessel was attacked by Somali pirates near the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Eden. The Somali pirates launched the strike using rocket-propelled grenades which hit a crane on the deck of the ship. None of the crew was inured.The crew increased the speed of the ship and adopted anti-piracy measures to evade the attack. The pirates then tried to hijack the ship, but failed. The Ethiopian ship is now sailing towards India.
Las Vegas for Hedase Dam!!!
TDA-NA Annual Conference Agenda for Aug 5th, 2011, Washington DC.