2007
U.S. Agents Visit Ethiopian Secret Jails
Washington Post April 3 2007
NAIROBI, Kenya — CIA and FBI agents hunting for al-Qaida militants in the Horn of Africa have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture and abuse, according to an investigation by The Associated Press…
Pirates hijack UN food aid ship
The Guardian Monday February 26, 2007
Pirates hijacked a cargo ship delivering UN food aid to north-eastern Somalia yesterday, according to officials. The MV Rozen had just delivered 1,800 tonnes of food aid in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in north-eastern Somalia when the pirates struck, said Stephanie Savariaud, a spokeswoman for the UN’s World Food Programme. It is the third UN-chartered ship to be hijacked in Somali waters since 2005.
2006
Kenya faces starvation
Guardian Weekly March 10 2006
The United Nations food agency will run out of the supplies it needs to keep 3.5 million drought-stricken Kenyans alive because it has received just over a tenth of the required funding, officials said this week. The situation in El Wak and other parts of Kenya was “as bad as it gets”, said James Morris, the executive director of the World Food Programme. “There is just no alternative if lives are going to be saved – the world has to provide food,” he said.
Ethiopia’s Pop Idol hits the right note
The Guardian Saturday January 7, 2006
Ethiopia’s version of Pop Idol is a far cry from the glamour and glitz of its British and US inspirations. Faded satin sheets and signs taped to the walls provide the backdrop. Frequent power cuts, feedback from poor sound equipment and the ringing of mobile phones compete with the singers. But despite the makeshift set, hastily constructed each week in a shabby hotel, Ethiopian Idols has fast won the highest ratings on otherwise dull state-run TV, and broken new ground.
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