Minnesota lawmaker, lightning rod for the right, was kicked off Foreign Affairs panel this year By David Lerman Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was booted off the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this year, won a consolation prize Wednesday. The Minnesota Democrat, deputy … Continued
A US aid agency is suspending food aid to Ethiopia, because it says donations are being diverted from those in need. Ethiopian government agencies and the military are behind the scheme, according to a leaked memo. Some 20 million Ethiopians, … Continued
They submitted fake paperwork claiming to feed thousands of children per day. A Faribault, Minn., couple have admitted to federal fraud charges for submitting fake paperwork claiming to feed thousands of children per day to misappropriate more than $5 million … Continued
Addis Abeba – The African Union has extended the term limits of the AU Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mechanism (AU-MVCM) until December this year, according to the US Embassy in Addis Abeba. The AU-MVCM constitutes key part of the Pretoria Permanent Cessation of … Continued
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Lana Zaki Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates): The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their full respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. The … Continued
Ethiopia says its forces ‘stopped the attackers in their tracks’ Mohamed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, Al-Shabaab launched suicide attacks Wednesday on a military base manned by Ethiopian troops in Somalia, injuring four soldiers, according to authorities. The attack on the base … Continued
Ethiopia The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that accused local authorities and regional forces of pursuing a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” in western Tigray despite last year’s peace deal. “The allegations are not … Continued
By Peter Mwai Ten people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in an army attack on a university campus in Sudan, the Congolese government says. They died in bombardments on Sunday afternoon at Khartoum’s International University of … Continued
The Council of Ministers has approved an 801.6 billion birr budget for the coming fiscal year – a meager two percent increase from the current year’s allotment. The budget rise is a far cry from last year’s 40 percent growth … Continued
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said Monday that ongoing drought in several parts of Ethiopia have killed around 6.8 million livestock. In its latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan report, FAO said … Continued
Harun Maruf Ugandan soldiers hid for six days before being rescued after al-Shabab militants overran their base, a spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) told VOA Somali. Brigadier General Felix Kulaigye said the four soldiers, including a lieutenant, … Continued
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged the need to immediately halt the ever-increasing enforced disappearance of people in Ethiopia and advised the government to immediately accept and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons … Continued
