A just-released Human Rights Watch report accuses all parties to the conflict in Somalia of regularly committing war crimes that contribute to the Horn of Africa nation's humanitarian catastrophe. But Ethiopia is taking strong exception to charges m...
Ethiopia has agreed to a brief delay in its troop pullout from Somalia to allow the international community time to organize a replacement force. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the African Union is issuing an urgent appeal for manpower...
Ethiopia has announced its intention to withdraw its troops from neighboring Somalia by the end of this year. But as correspondent Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopian officials have assured the African Union their forces will remain o...
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa has issued a heightened security alert a day after Ethiopia's government warned of an imminent terrorist attack. VOA's Peter Heinlein in the Ethiopian capital reports the alert coincides with a government roundup of e...
Ethiopia says it is prepared to withdraw its troops from Somalia in line with an accord between the transitional Somali government and an Islamist opposition group. But as VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa, the pullout pledge comes with...
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has rejected opposition calls for a timetable for withdrawing his country's troops from Somalia. As VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa, Mr. Meles indicated there would be no change in Ethiopia's dete...
Ethiopia is appealing for $266 million in emergency aid for the remainder of this year to alleviate food shortages threatening the lives of nearly 6.5 million people. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports officials estimate that one of every e...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 16 April 2008 Ethiopia's electoral commission and several opposition parties are trading accusations of illegal actions as the country prepares for the second phase of municipal council and parliamentary by-elections. VO...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 April 2008 Ethiopia's ruling party appears headed for a massive victory in local and parliamentary by-elections being held across the country over the next two Sundays. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 18 March 2008 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has introduced tough measures to stabilize soaring prices, including a crackdown on what he called economic criminals, but he says the African nation's economy is esse...