Police investigating alleged abduction of two ONLF Officials in Nairobi

By Cyrus Ombati Nairobi, Kenya: Kenyan police are investigating alleged abduction of two top officials of Ethiopia’s Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) from outside a popular restaurant in Upper Hill, Nairobi. The two who were identified as Mr Sulub Ahmed

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Ethiopian Troops Deploy to South-Central Somalia

Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) Baidoa& Baladweyne — Reports from Baidoa the provincial capital of Bay Region suggest that additional troops from Ethiopia arrived at Baidoa, Shabelle radio reports. Local residents as well as confidential sources from Baidoa confirmed to radio Shabelle

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How likely is a Coup in Ethiopia in 2014?

01/29/2014 According to the Washington Post Ethiopia is listed as one of the 40 countries in the world most at risk for 2014. According to a study conducted by political scientist Jay Ulfelder using a mathematical model to predict the

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Alleged S. Sudan coup plotters flown to Kenya granted political asylum

ILYA GRINDEFF and TOM ODULA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Seven men detained for allegedly plotting a coup in South Sudan were flown to Kenya and granted political asylum, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday of a breakthrough expected to foster negotiations

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Trial for South Sudan ‘coup leaders’

Taking a tough line, South Sudan’s Minister for Justice Paulino Wanawila explains plans to try rebel leaders Seven South Sudanese rebel leaders face charges of treason over an alleged coup attempt that sparked weeks of fighting, the authorities have said.

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US Congress Takes a Historic Stance Against Land Grabs-Related Forced Evictions in Ethiopia

Press Release: January 28, 2014 Oakland Institute For Immediate Release Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that

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ONLF Condemns Nairobi Abduction of Two Senior Officers by Ethiopian Intelligence Agents

27 January 2014         ONLF Press Release Sulub Abdi abducted in Nairobi Somalilandsun – The Ethiopian security abducted Mr Sulub Ahmed and Ali Hussein, two senior ONLF leaders from Nairobi yesterday afternoon. The leaders, who were members of the ONLF

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Somali militant killed in America’s missile attack

ABDI GULED MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A member of Somali rebel group al-Shabab was killed Sunday by a missile fired by a suspected drone, a rebel commander said, blaming the U.S. for the strike. Abu Mohamed told The Associated Press

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Somali Islamists vow to boost attacks as Ethiopia join AU Force

Mogadishu (AFP) – Somalia’s Shebab insurgents called Saturday for renewed attacks against foreign forces, after arch-enemy Ethiopia joined the African Union force battling the extremists. Top commanders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group, including insurgent supremo Ahmed Abdi Godane, met this week

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Phone data cut after Somali militant threat

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Residents in parts of Somalia under militant control say at least one cellular telephone company has shut down data services in response to a threat from al-Qaida-linked extremists. Al-Shabab gave phone companies until Friday to close

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