BELGIUM (AP) – The European Union on Friday banned all Angolan airlines from flying to the 27-nation bloc, citing safety concerns.

Angola joins seven other countries whose carriers are blacklisted from flying to the EU. They are Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, …

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US president-elect Barack Obama is to make the first YouTube address to the nation on Saturday, recording a talk not just on radio but also on video, a spokesman said Friday.

“President-elect Obama will record the Weekly …

CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama met with his former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton to see if she would be interested in a role in his administration, two sources told CNN Friday.

Sen. Hillary Clinton has been mentioned as a candidate …

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC said on Friday it will not join any new government in the country before outstanding issues in power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party are resolved, an opposition offical said.

“Neither Robert Mugabe …

CAEP TOWN – South Africa’s rand advanced for a second day against the dollar as stocks rose and investors increased their stakes in higher-yielding, emerging-market assets.

The rand, which is little changed this past week, declined 33 percent this year …

Zimbabwe’s parliament has been forced to close because it has run out of cash and water, the opposition claimed today, as the country’s economic crisis causes a virtual shutdown of public life.

Hotels in Harare have been refusing to accept …

The Gambia Football Association in collaboration with the world football’s governing body (FIFA), are set to organise a training course for over dozen of top Gambian male referees, a press release issued by the national football’s governing body has revealed.…

ULU (IRIN) – Charles Opira was 10 years old when the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abducted him as he walked to school in Gulu, northern Uganda, in 2000. He recalls fleeing rebel captivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) …

MONROVIA – Police in Liberia have arrested two students aged 19 and 20 with 2.8 million US dollars in counterfeit bills, the commander of the Liberian National Police in the port of Buchanan said Friday.

“They were picked up in …

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US president-elect Barack Obama is considering naming former first lady Hillary Clinton — his onetime rival for the White House — as his secretary of state, US news media reported on Friday.

Two unnamed Obama advisers told …

By James Mayer | The Oregonian

Seraw case U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty (hands in the air) and lawyer Elden Rosenthal (right) recount their experiences in the case of Mulugeta Seraw, an immigrant from Ethiopia, to mark the 20th anniversary …

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Advancing ever closer to Somalia’s beleaguered capital, heavily armed militants declared Thursday that they will use strict Muslim rules to bring their lawless country back under control.

The latest conquest by the Muslim militants came …

By Peta Thornycroft | The Mercury

In the madness of Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, where most people are hungry or on the point of starvation, police stopped one of the largest food producers planting his maize crop nearly two weeks ago.…

TOKYO, JAPAN – The Tokyo International Women’s Marathon announced on Nov. 13 that elite overseas entrant Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia) has withdrawn from this year’s race, scheduled to take place Nov. 16 at Tokyo’s National Stadium, after sustaining an injury to …

By James Gatdet Dak

November 13, 2008 (JUBA) – The semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has formed a Juba-based Board of Directors for the Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nile-pet).

Nile-pet is a newly established oil company owned by the Government …

SOUTH AFRICA – SuperSport United striker Fikru Tefera, an Ethiopian native, was given a suspended sentence by the Premier Soccer League’s disciplinary committee.

The Ethiopian pleaded guilty to misconduct arising from a reckless tackle on Thanda Royal Zulu midfielder July …

Total French investment in Nigeria has hit the $4 billion mark exceeding the total investment of the United Kingdom in the country, but trails that of the United States slightly, Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) said yesterday.

The …

By Messay Kebede

I announce the publication of my new book titled Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974.

Published by the University of Rochester Press, the book starts from the premise of a deceived expectation, from the distressing …

U.S. Embassy Nairobi issued the following Warden Message on November 13:

Earlier this week, armed groups based in Somalia crossed into Kenya near El Wak and kidnapped two Westerners. In response to this event, travel by U.S. Embassy personnel to …

Press Statement
Robert Wood, Deputy Spokesman

The United States welcomes the exchange of Ambassadors between the Governments of Chad and Sudan on November 10. This is a crucial step towards bringing peace and stability to the region and resolving the …

GENEVA (AFP) — The United Nations anti-torture watchdog called Thursday on the Kenyan authorities to shed light on the violence that erupted between the end of 2007 and start of 2008 and to ensure those responsible faced justice.

The Geneva-based …

Jon Lee Anderson | The New Yorker

NINE hundred years ago, at a site on a high plateau north of the Limpopo River called Great Zimbabwe, Shona kings built stone palaces where they lived in splendid isolation from their subjects, …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The Constitutional Court has dismissed ousted president Thabo Mbeki’s urgent application to oppose a high court ruling that ultimately cost him his job, reports said on Wednesday.

Eight Constitutional Court judges dismissed his application on Tuesday.…

By Oscar Pilipili | The Standard

Yes, she is here! World number two female tennis icon, Serena Williams, made a humbled entry into the country for a three-day charity tour in an arrival that did not cause a huge stir …

Dr Fred Babumba left Uganda for greener pastures in Southern Africa, but he has never written off his patients back home, writes Agnes Asiimwe.

The silver Mercedes pulled in smoothly up the driveway and parked just outside the garage of …

Entrepreneur Online

It is often said by positive thinkers and self-help advocates that it is good to dream big, think big, believe big and act big! The world has been witness to the realization of a Kenyan, African-American’s dream to …

GABORONE – Botswana and the Holy See, the universal government of the Catholic Church from the Vatican City State, established diplomatic relations early this month.

Mrs Motlhagodi Molomo, Botswana’s High Commissioner to South Africa and Mr James Patrick Green, Apostolic …

GABORONE. BOTSWANA – Zimbabwe’s neighbour, Botswana, has vehemently denied accusations by officials in Harare that Botswana was training MDC youths for purposes of effecting regime change in Zimbabwe.

Addressing the Parliament of Botswana on Wednesday afternoon, Phandu Skelemani, Botswana’s Minister …

KHARTOUM, SUDAN (Reuters) – Sudan has been indirectly hit by the global financial crisis and will have to raise taxes to make up for the falling price of its main export, oil, the finance minister said on Thursday.

Sudanese government …

By Ben Lynfield | Mideast Youth

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – The UN’s refugee agency has confirmed that ninety one African refugees expelled by the Israeli army to Egypt as part of Israel’s controversial “hot return” policy have gone missing.

A spokeswoman …

There was no debate or intervention, the MPs went to the Palais des Nations only to raise their hands in support of the change L’Expression

Algerian newspapers say Wednesday’s vote in parliament to approve constitutional changes allowing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika …

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (AFP) — Zambian police arrested 38 people Thursday after violent protests in the Copperbelt province following the arrest of a priest who allegedly incited violence on a radio programme.

Police used tear-gas to disperse hundreds of Patriotic Front …

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA – Al Befekadu, an immigrant from Ethiopia, said today he was alone in his Pendleton convenience store when a gunman came in and asked for money.

“Sure,” Befekadu recalled saying, “Give me a second.”

Befekadu said he …

Cameroon rebels have released 10 hostages they were holding after they had been taken in a raid on an oil vessel in October. Most of the captive men are reported to be from France.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he …

The satellite has developed power trouble

A multi-million dollar Nigerian satellite launched in May 2007 has been shut down to prevent it spinning out of control and damaging others in orbit.

(BBC) Chinese-built NigComSat-1 cost the African oil producer $340m …

GhanaWeb.com

Democracy in Ghana is young but successful. Ghana is one of the most stable democracies in Africa. On Sunday 7th December 2008, the people of Ghana will take their next step along this road and vote for a new …

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA (Xinhua) — The authorities of the University of Dar es Salaam, the largest in Tanzania, have sent all undergraduate students from the main campus packing for home.

The move came after a three-day boycott against classes …

CAIRO, EGYPT (AFP) – Egypt on Thursday barred doctors from taking up jobs in Saudi Arabia after an Egyptian medic was sentenced to 1,500 lashes and 15 years in jail for allegedly turning a Saudi princess into a drug addict.…

By Justin Lafferty | SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

SPRING VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – A lottery usually leads people to riches. For Monte Vista High cross country runner Misikir Mentose, a lottery led him to America.

In 2003, Mentose’s father, Ermias Wontamo, entered …

AS election fever hits South Africa, cellular services are playing a crucial role in voter registration.

The Independent Electoral Commission, which regulates the country’s elections, has introduced such a service to enable voters to check their registration status.

Through the …

MinnPost photo by Sharon SchmickleDr. Michael Ssonko, left, and Dr. David Boulware study an x-ray of an HIV patient.

By Sharon Schmickle | MinnPost.com

Thanks to President Bush’s drive to combat HIV/AIDS, the United States is sending the life-saving …

The Algerian parliament yesterday voted in favour of changes to the constitution that would allow President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to seek a third term in office.

The move by a parliament controlled by pro-government parties drew immediate criticism, with opposition parties …

By Howard Kurtz | Washington Post

When a CBS correspondent reported last month that Barack Obama’s campaign had a malodorous airplane and a dismissive attitude toward the media, Robert Gibbs, the candidate’s top spokesman, was not pleased.

“Robert wrote a …

By Megan Baker | Cardinal Courier
St. John Fisher College
Rochester, New York

NEW YORK – Day of Celebration (DOC) is an annual Fisher event in which students get the opportunity to immerse themselves in a foreign culture.

This year, …

LONDON (AFP) — Two suspected Somali pirates were killed in an exchange of fire with the British navy, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The HMS Cumberland was conducting a routine NATO-led patrol in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday …

Image: Terri O’Sullivan

Metre-wide cracks in the ground suddenly split open, as red-hot rock and ash are thrown violently into the air amid searing temperatures. It’s like a vision of how the Earth behaved in prehistoric times. Except these events …

By Felix Onuah

ABUJA, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government said on Wednesday that its $340 million communications satellite was not lost in space, as reported by the local media, but that it was simply suffering from a flat battery.…

By MIKE CORDER

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The world’s first permanent war crimes court needs more support as it monitors atrocities in Congo and struggles to have important suspects arrested, an international human rights group said Wednesday.

Human Rights …

By Roy McKenzie – News24

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to assist South Africa in fighting crime, the US Ambassador to South Africa, Eric Bost, has confirmed.

This comes after an ANC …

By Anthony Bugembe | The New Vision

UGANDA’S population increased last year by more than a million, according to a report.

The population, the report added, will reach 29.6 million, up from last year’s 28.4 million. At 3.2%, Uganda’s is …

By Nick Farrell | Infoworld

Software giant Microsoft has denied paying a Nigerian contractor $400,000 to stop Linux’s getting into the government sector.

The denial follows media reports alleging that Microsoft had proposed paying the sum to a government contractor …

Source: Cuban News Agency

HAVANA, Cuba (CNA) – Ethiopia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Woyanne donkey Tekeda Alemu praised Cuba’s work as president of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at a meeting in Havana with Marcos Rodriguez, Cuba’s deputy Foreign Minister. …

CAIRO, Egypt – An international human rights group is calling on Egypt to stop shooting migrants trying to illegally cross the border into Israel.

Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday critical of the Egypt’s handling of mainly African migrants …

KORDOFAN, Sudan (UPI) — Sudanese President Omer Hassan Bashir says war crimes charges leveled against him by an International Criminal Court prosecutor are merely “nuisances.”

Speaking Tuesday to a rally in Kordofan, Sudan, Bashir said the three counts of genocide, …

WASHINGTON /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Abyssinian Baptist Church yesterday celebrated its 200th anniversary and its deep ties of friendship with Ethiopia.

At a white-tie dinner gala at the uptown Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, Ethiopia’s dictatorial regime Ambassador …

The Ethiopian People Patriotic Front (EPPF) International Committee chairman, Ato Leul Qeskis, will give a press conference on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

The press conference will focus on current developments in Ethiopia, and EPPF’s effort to rally Ethiopians around the …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan tea prices slipped generally at this week’s auction in the port city of Mombasa with reduced demand from many international buyers, market players said on Wednesday.

Africa Tea Brokers (ATB) said in a weekly market report …

India plans to offer duty free market access to export products from Uganda, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh recently announced.

Seven poor countries, including Cambodia, Tanzania and Ethiopia, are already benefiting from the tariff preference scheme announced in April …

By Mohamed Ibrahim

MOGADISHU, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Somali insurgents captured a port near the capital on Wednesday without firing a shot.

Residents said fighters for al Shabaab, which means “Youth” in Arabic, rode into Merka port, 90 km (56 …

The IMF wants Uganda to harmonize incentives it offers investors with those of other East African Community member-states. The position is contained in the Fund’s country report for Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It recommends that a partner state should consult …

EDITOR’S NOTE: On the other hand, the tribalist dictatorship in Ethiopia is systematically trying to eliminate Amharic from Ethiopia. Currently less then half of the schools in Ethiopia teach in Amharic.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS – The department of African and …

Many Kenyan football players are beoming marketable and are leaving the country in search of better pay packages in Tanzania. George Owino, Bernard Mwalala and Boniface Ambani are some of the players who have made a mark and are playing …

CAIRO, EGYPT – Egyptian human rights groups and professional unions are pressing for the release of two Egyptian doctors convicted by Saudi authorities of causing a Saudi patient to become addicted to morphine.

Last month a Saudi Islamic court sentenced …

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat), which was launched into orbit over 18 months ago, is said to be missing.

THISDAY gathered last night that with the satellite missing from orbit, the huge amount spent by the Nigerian government, about N40 …

(GIN)—By a close margin, Zambians chose a centrist candidate, Rupiah Banda, as president in this southern African country. African regional electoral monitors said voting had been free and fair.

At his swearing on Nov. 2, Banda promised “to be an …

The Government of Southern Sudan has secured assistance from USAID to carry out major reconstruction of the badly eroded and impassable road. According to Mr Mark Wease of Louis the Berger Group, the 192-Km road would effectively boost trade between …

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Buba Marwa, said yesterday in Pretoria, that Nigerians and South Africans are soon to enjoy visa-free regime.

He told the Southern Africa correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) officials of both countries …

Insurance for Ethiopian livestock is poised to become more widespread as it will now be supported by weather information and satellite imagery. The pilot project nearing completion in Asai, Kenya aims to provide insurance companies with the necessary information to …

By Majuto Omary | The Citizen

Tanzanian model Miriam Odemba was second in the Miss Earth 2008 pageant held in the Philippines on Sunday.

It was the first time that Tanzania finished in the top three positions in one of …

…

Egypt’s outsourcing sector is getting a boost of international recognition. The country was recently awarded the prize for best outsourcing destination by the British National Outsourcing Association
(NOA).

This comes as much needed encouragement, with the government trying to attract …

By Howard Schneider | Washington Post

To Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, last week’s election loss to the Democratic ticket boiled down to a trio of problems: money, the Hispanic vote and “that ‘R’ by our name.”

In an interview with …

A number of elephants have died after eating plastic from a garbage dump in Chobe National Park in Botswana. The Chobe District Council says it has no choice but to continue dumping trash at the site.

Elephants, hyenas, baboons and …

By Sherine El Madany – Daily News

CAIRO, EGYPT – Apple’s iPhone 3G will soon be available in Egypt, and Vodafone Egypt is reportedly gearing up to be the first mobile operator to sell the high-tech gadget in the Arab …

Living in packs is key to the wolves’ survival

Scientists in the remote Bale mountains of southern Ethiopia are in a race against time to save the world’s rarest wolf.

Rabies passed from …

Serena Williams will visit Kenya for the first time so as to officially inaugurate a school built through partnership between the Build African Schools initiative and Hewlett Packard.

The opening of the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni will be …