Ethiopia

US military deaths in Afghan region at 936 (AP via Yahoo! News)

As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

Dissidents Urge UN Against Cyber-Censorship (Scoop.co.nz)

Cites Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam issidents Issue Call for Internet Freedom

WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly (AlertNet)

Source: IRIN This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which tracks 14 countries prone to meningitis outbreaks between Senegal and Ethiopia.

Yara exits Terra battle, shares jump (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Norwegian fertilizer group Yara International ASA shied away from raising its offer for Terra Industries Inc to top a rival bid, boosting its shares on Friday but scuppering U.S. expansion plans.

U.S. report accuses Eritrea of systematic abuses (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The United States has intensified its criticism of Eritrea, saying the Red Sea state systematically abuses human rights and is a destabilizing influence in the Horn of Africa.

ETHIOPIA: Real-life drama (AlertNet)

Source: IRIN On stage in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Mestihet Temane, 27, enacts the story of how, after the death of her parents, a young woman winds up alone on the streets with no money, no confidence and no support.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

He gave examples of armed conflicts between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and in Sudan's Darfur region among other hotspots where deployment of the peacekeeping forces was necessary.

About Town - Gottemollers (The Ottawa Times)

Paul and Paula Gottemoller, originally of Streator and now of Palos Park, recently doubled their number of children. The Gottemollers adopted three siblings from Soddo, Ethiopia, Mark Paul, 5, Katherine Anne, 4, and Maria Elizabeth, 3. Since Ethiopia doesn't require

Ethiopia : Licensed to Steal (AllAfrica.com)

If democracy is a government of the people, kleptocracy is a government of thieves.

Africa : The Saga of the Invisible President (AllAfrica.com)

Rumours about Nigerian president Yar'Adua, violence in Jos, controversy over what happened to aid money during Ethiopia's famine in the 1980s and International Women's Day all feature in Sokari Ekine's round-up of the African blogosphere.

Geldof raps BBC over Band Aid claims (Guardian Unlimited)

Documentary on rebels siphoning cash sparks fury, with legal action threatened and sackings demanded Bob Geldof has launched a furious attack on the BBC World Service over its claim that 95% of the $100m aid raised to fight famine in northern Ethiopia was diverted by rebels and spent on weapons. Writing in today's Guardian, the musician and mastermind of the 1985 Live Aid concerts accuses the ...

Aid millions for Ethiopia may have been used for arms purchases (Deutsche Welle)

Allegations implicating the Ethiopian government say that aid money intended to help the starving, including funds from the 1985 Live Aid Concert, was used to buy weapons and finance an attempted coup in the 1980s.

Books roundup: International voices (USA Today)

Three of these four novels are debuts, with authors sharing their stories from Norway, Italy, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.

International voices (USA Today)

Escape with these authors to Norway, Italy, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Three are debut novels.

East Africa is next hot oil zone (UPI)

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 10 (UPI) -- East Africa is emerging as the next oil boom following a big 2006 strike in Uganda's Lake Albert Basin. Other oil and natural gas reserves have been found in Tanzania and Mozambique and exploration is under way in Ethiopia and even war-torn Somalia.

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