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Somalia: Insurgents Resist Ethiopian Army's Push Into Key Town
Islamist insurgents attacked Ethiopian troops in central Somalia on Thursday as the Ethiopian army attempted to retake control of a key town, Radio Garowe reported.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Jul-2008 12:55

Today's Almanac

We have 2082 guests online Written by The Associated Press Wednesday, 23 July 2008 Today is Wednesday, July 23, the 205th day of 2008.

Source : Topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 07:57

Ethiopia gives Djibouti's President farmland

Land-locked Ethiopia has given Djiboutian President Omar Ismail Guelleh large tracts of land for wheat farming and a lakeside holiday home, officials said on Tuesday.

Source : Topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 23:40

UN may suspend indictment on Bashir, says Russian envoy

H OURS after the African Union rejected arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over war crimes in Darfur, Russia's United Nations ambassador said the Security Council might want to consider ...

Source : Topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 19:03

'We Want Ethiopia to Withdraw As Criminals' - Aweys
An exiled Somali Islamist leader has declared himself the new chairman of an opposition coalition, which is led by another Islamist who inked a peace pact with the country's Ethiopian-backed interim government on June 9th.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 13:42

Ethiopia/Kenya: Rayon Takes on Tusker
DAR ES SALAAM-1998 East and Central Africa Club champions Rayon return to action today afternoon for a tricky quarter-final match against Kenya's Tusker.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 11:06

Africa: Millions of People in Dire Need of Food Aid
Kenyans are part of 14.6 million people in need of emergency food aid in the Horn of Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 09:23

Ethiopia/Kenya: Athletes Fight Over Olympics Slots
The Olympic Games don't come around every other year and it is every athlete's dream to win a medal on the world's biggest sporting stage.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 08:46

Lease Board Resumes Land Transfers
The Addis Abeba Lease Board last week made a decision to resume distributing of land for investment three months after the Caretaker Administration stopped transfers during the transition of power to the new administration led by Mayor Kuma Demeksa.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Jul-2008 11:32

PM Appoints Director General of New Revenue Authority
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has appointed former Minister of Revenue (MoR) Melaku Fanta as director general of the newly established Revenue and Customs Authority (RCuA), a merger of the former three revenue collecting agencies.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Jul-2008 11:32

Federal Subsidies Large Chunk of Oromia, Amhara Budgets
The Oromia and Amhara Regional States last week on Friday approved a 6.9 billion Br and 4.19 billion Br budget, respectively. The Federal Budget subsidy accounts for a large portion of these budget.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Jul-2008 11:32