The United States' War on Terror is catching many innocent people
in its crossfire and hundreds of these are held incommunicado
by the Ethiopian and Kenyan authorities on suspicion of terrorism,
according to US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Britai...
The kidnap of hostages, Ethiopian and British, on 1 March was
apparently the first operation of the Afar National Democratic
Front (ANDF). It was a mistake. The original plan was to seize
local tax revenues. Via the Eritrean authorities on 13
March, f...
Ethiopia was always confident of an easy victory over
the Supreme Islamic Courts Council, despite the SICC's support
from international Islamist volunteers and Eritrea. Addis
Ababa had planned for no more than a few weeks in Somalia. Once
the SICC lau...
The latest meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, in London on 17 May, started badly, with the Commission President, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC of Britain, irritated by news reports suggesting the process was now led by the United States. Ethi...
Secret talks in London on 10 March between American
lawyers may help unblock the border dispute between Eritrea and
Ethiopia, that killed 50-100,000 people in 1998-2000. Both governments were coaxed into joining talks with the
Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary...
The opposition coalition that won the capital last May has split, leaving the city council in limbo
Disputed elections, the shooting of oppositionists and donor worries hasten political change
There may be some diplomatic method in Asmara's apparent madness
Relations with the European Union are cooling sharply. EU election
observers roundly criticised the 15 May general elections, infuriating
Premier Meles Zenawi. The head of the EU Election Observation
Mission (EOM), Ana Gomes, said on 25 August, just be...
After the disputed elections, government and opposition edge warily
towards an accommodation
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