Reuters: Ethiopia News

RPT-Over 20 mln people need food aid in east Africa-UN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000

* War compounds food emergencies in Somalia, Sudan, Congo

Madagascar rivals agree power-sharing deal

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:23:43 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late Friday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political crisis that has rocked the Indian Ocean island.

INTERVIEW-Ethiopia targets 3 million ha for commercial farms

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:09:11 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ethiopia plans to offer 3 million hectares of land over the next two years for investors to develop large-scale commercial farms, a government official said on Thursday.

TAKE A LOOK-Farmland scramble for food security

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49:47 +0000

Countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China and South Korea are seeking farmland abroad after steep food price inflation in 2008 highlighted a need to achieve greater food security. LATEST/TOP STORIES > Arab bank to step up support for African agric[ID:nMCD437572] > Qatar SWF food eyes PAVA stake,seals Sudan deal[ID:nLT181254] > FAO moves to draw up land ownership guidelines [ID:nLR424515] > S.Africa farmers conclude Congo farmland deal [ID:nWEA5768] > Egyp

Ethiopia opposition says nearly 450 members jailed

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:06:38 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Ethiopian opposition parties say nearly 450 of their members have been jailed to stop them running as candidates in national elections in May next year.

FACTBOX-Who are the Ethiopian opposition?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:06:22 +0000

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Ethiopian opposition parties say nearly 450 members have been jailed to stop them standing as candidates in national elections in May next year. The government says they are trying to discredit a poll they have no chance of winning.

ANALYSIS-Ethiopian opposition impotent as elections loom

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:06:07 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - When Ethiopia's opposition leaders were freed from jail in 2007, the three most prominent were hailed by fanatical supporters as leaders-in-waiting for sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.

Ethiopia's Meles agrees to election rules

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:03:25 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and three opposition parties have signed a set of rules for next year's national elections amid accusations of a crackdown on dissent ahead of the poll.

TAKE A LOOK-Farmland scramble for food security

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:55:17 +0000

Countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China and South Korea are seeking farmland abroad after steep food price inflation in 2008 highlighted a need to achieve greater food security. LATEST/TOP STORIES > Qatar SWF food eyes PAVA stake,seals Sudan deal[ID:nLT181254] > FAO moves to draw up land ownership guidelines [ID:nLR424515] > S.Africa farmers conclude Congo farmland deal [ID:nWEA5768] > Egypt firm says investing in Sudanese farmland [ID:nLT566412] > Farm

Eritrea dismisses new border violence accusation

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:19:20 +0000

ASMARA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Eritrea said on Thursday it would not be drawn into another war of words after neighbouring Djibouti became the latest nation to accuse the Red Sea state of supporting rebels and spreading chaos in the region.