| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:53:15 GMT 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. |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:07:42 GMT Books roundup: International voices (USA Today) |
| Three of these four novels are debuts, with authors sharing their stories from Norway, Italy, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:49 GMT Bob Geldof demands proof of BBC Ethiopia aid report (Mmegi) |
| Bob Geldof has challenged the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for famine relief in Ethiopia were diverted to pay for weapons. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:00 GMT Ethiopia: Looking for land in a hungry country (AlertNet) |
| Oxfam GB - UK Wealthy developed nations are eyeing up land in some of the world's poorest countries. How can local people be sure they're getting a fair deal? |
| Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:54:47 GMT Geldof attacks BBC report on Ethiopia aid (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
| Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons. |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:43 GMT BBC holds firm over Ethiopia report (Guardian Unlimited) |
| Bob Geldof and charities deny aid was spent on weapons but corporation executives say reports are credible The BBC is standing by a report that 95% of the $100m aid raised to fight famine in northern Ethiopia in 1985 was diverted by rebels and spent on weapons, despite denials by Bob Geldof and leading charities. A programme broadcast last week by the BBC World Service's Africa editor, Martin ... |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:26 GMT International voices (USA Today) |
| Escape with these authors to Norway, Italy, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Three are debut novels. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:43 GMT 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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