Adopting Ethiopian Orphans May Not be the Best Solution

27 August 2008, 4:31 am

Editor's note: Americans are adopting fewer orphans overseas except in one country: Ethiopia.... read more

Leaders agree to co-operate

26 August 2008, 8:27 pm

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf and his prime minister signed a deal on Tuesday to work together after a weeks-long rift that threatened to wreck their interim government.... read more

Ethiopia: Choosing Among One's Own Amid Food Crisis

26 August 2008, 3:20 pm

Nicholas Benequista Addis Ababa The global food crisis has forced families to make grievous choices.... read more

ETHIOPIA: Urban poor finding it harder to get food

26 August 2008, 10:55 am

Fatuma Ali and Tieba Hussein left Hara village in Wollo, Amhara region of northeastern Ethiopia with some of their neighbours, believing that they could improve their livelihoods in the capital city, Addis ...... read more

There Will Never Be a New 'Ethiopia' - what Obang Metho seems to forget

26 August 2008, 2:46 am

Dissociating common action and social solidarity from down to earth politics is essential in order to avoid terrible misunderstandings with dire consequences.... read more

UN-backed gathering tackles gender equality in Africa

25 August 2008, 6:43 pm

A joint United Nations and African Union gathering to address gender equality and the advancement of women on the continent kicked off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.... read more

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