By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 16 July 2007 Thirty five Ethiopian opposition leaders have been given life sentences for their role in the 2005 election protests that saw scores of people killed. Arjun Kohli reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi the...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 09 July 2007 Ethiopian prosecutors are demanding the death penalty for 38 members of the opposition who were convicted of treason and trying to overthrow the government. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in N...
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 13 June 2007 The Ethiopian government today hit back at critics who say it is using the courts to harass journalists and get revenge against the opposition. Two journalists face a possible death sentence for trying to overthrow...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 07 March 2007 watch Ethiopian President Hopeful Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis In the wake of Ethiopia's military action in Somalia to remove Islamist forces from Mogadishu, Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorg...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 March 2007 Ethiopia's president has voiced optimism about the prospects for a power-sharing agreement in Somalia that could lead to long-term stability in the Horn of Africa. VOA's Peter Heinlein spoke with Preside...
By David Gollust State Department 26 December 2006 The United States said Tuesday Ethiopia has genuine security concerns in Somalia and has intervened at the request of that country's legitimate governing authority. But the State Department called o...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 December 2006 Ethiopian troops Tuesday were heading towards the Somali capital as Islamist fighters retreated from the front line following Monday's bombing of two airports by Ethiopian forces. Ethiopian jets Tuesday als...
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 20 July 2006 Islamists in Somalia have threatened to wage a holy war against Ethiopian troops, who are believed to have crossed the border into Somalia. Media reports say a large number of Ethiopian troops are in the provinci...
By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 02 July 2006 Somalia's interim prime minister has categorically denied reports that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia, or the town of Baidoa, where the country's fledgling government is based. VOA Correspondent Alis...
Oksana Dragan America is rightly known as a diverse nation, a place where millions of individuals with far-ranging backgrounds and unique talents contribute to a colorful American mosaic. Today on New...