News: Ethiopia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ethiopia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Ethiopia: news

Mengistu is handed life sentence

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 10:38

Exiled former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges.
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Somali leader arrives in capital

Monday, January 8th 2007, 15:04
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's interim president flies into Mogadishu amid tight security, for his first visit since Islamists fled.
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Protests hit Somali border town

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 14:59
related countries: Somalia

Demonstrators in a Somali town near Ethiopia's border demand that a local official be freed from detention.
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Somalis protest over Ethiopians

Saturday, January 6th 2007, 16:46
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

One person dies and at least 10 are hurt as Somalis in Mogadishu protest over the presence of Ethiopian troops.
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Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 9:42
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopian troops will stay on in Somalia to ensure stability after the defeat of Islamist militias, but splits emerge.
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Somali Islamic stronghold falls

Monday, January 1st 2007, 13:14
related countries: Somalia

Somali Islamists flee their last major stronghold as Ethiopian-backed government troops claim the port of Kismayo.
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Somali militia abandon stronghold

Monday, January 1st 2007, 8:34
related countries: Somalia

Somali Islamists flee their last major stronghold as Ethiopian and Somali government troops close in on Kismayo.
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Ethiopians chase Somali Islamists

Saturday, December 30th 2006, 16:31
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopian tanks backing Somali forces advance towards the port stronghold of Somalia's Islamist fighters.
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM

Friday, December 29th 2006, 19:40
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi enters Mogadishu, a day after Islamist fighters fled the city.
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Somali troops enter capital city

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 20:26
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali government troops march into parts of Mogadishu, hours after Islamist forces flee the city.
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Islamists abandon Somali capital

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 11:24
related countries: Somalia

Islamist forces leave the Somali capital, as Ethiopian-backed government troops advance on Mogadishu.
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Somalia peace hopes stalled at UN

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 2:01
related countries: Somalia

The UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement urging the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia.
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Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 17:17
related countries: Somalia

The African Union calls on Ethiopia to withdraw troops who are supporting the Somali interim government.
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Ethiopians nearing Somali capital

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 13:28
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces advance towards Mogadishu, after seizing a key town.
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Ethiopia 'repels Somali militia'

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 1:56
related countries: Somalia
related places: Baidoa

Ethiopia says it has routed Islamist militia threatening the seat of Somalia's transitional government in Baidoa.
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Somali militia 'made to retreat'

Tuesday, December 26th 2006, 12:57
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's Islamist militia reportedly pulls back after assaults from government and Ethiopian forces.
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Ethiopia action in Somalia backed

Tuesday, December 26th 2006, 7:48
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopia has the right to intervene in Somalia as it feels threatened by an Islamic militia, the African Union says.
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Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action

Monday, December 25th 2006, 4:44
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi gives a televised address in which he admits sending troops into Somalia.
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Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat

Sunday, December 24th 2006, 6:47
related countries: Somalia
related places: Addis Ababa

Ethiopia brushes aside warnings by Somalia's Islamist militia that it might attack Addis Ababa.
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Somalia Islamists call for help

Saturday, December 23rd 2006, 13:43
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's Islamist militia says the world must help it combat Ethiopia, which it accuses of invading the country.
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Ethiopia plays down Somali threat

Wednesday, December 13th 2006, 12:32
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopia's PM brushes off a deadline given by Somalia's powerful Islamist group for his troops to leave.
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Mengistu found guilty of genocide

Tuesday, December 12th 2006, 17:48

Ethiopia's Marxist former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is found guilty in absentia of genocide after a 12-year trial.
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