Topic: Addis Ababa
AFP Global Edition | 2010-03-16 18:10:11
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Tuesday lauded an agreement with a faction of the moderate Ahlu Sunna Sufi sect to jointly fight extremist elements in the country. But some Ahlu Sunna officials rejected the deal signed Monday in Addis Ababa saying it was not in their interest and was forced on them by foreigners. "The agreement was historic and ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-23 10:10:23
Senior leaders from Somalia's main Sufi group Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa on Tuesday denounced a deal struck last week by some of its members with the government during a meeting in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian foreign ministry had issued a statement on Saturday announcing an agreement between the embattled internationally-backed transitional federal government and the Sufi group to combat ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-02-19 17:29:30
<div><p>ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Madagascar must comply with previous power-sharing agreements by March 16 or the African Union will impose sanctions, the latest attempt by the organization to restore democracy on the Indian Ocean island.</p><p>Since Andry Rajoelina seized power in ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-01-31 09:41:40
<div><p>ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) agreed on Sunday to consider a Senegalese proposal to resettle Haiti's earthquake homeless and possibly create a state for them in Africa.</p><p>The idea was first floated by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade who said the history of Haitians as descendants ...
