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ETHIOPIA: Interview with Horn conflict specialist Medhane Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, 30 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Medhane Tadesse is an academic specialising in conflicts in the Horn of Africa. He also acts as an adviser to the Ethiopian foreign ministry. Here he assesses developments in the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute and calls for de-politicising the Badme issue.

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Drought, conflict obstacles to recovery in Ethiopia and Eritrea - UN aid official 28 June – Prolonged drought and the lingering effects of conflict were among the myriad "serious and complex" hurdles to long-term recovery in Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to a senior United Nations humanitarian official just back from a weeklong assessment of ways to better address the underlying causes of food insecurity in the region

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Eritrea send islanders out BBC News, UK - Seychelles coach Michael Nees conceded that his team`s slim chance of qualifying for next year's Nations Cup had now gone after a 1-0 loss to Eritrea in

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Somali leader hits at Ethiopia East African Standard, Kenya - The leader of the Transitional National Government in Somalia, Abdikassim Hassan, yesterday accused Ethiopia of "sabotaging" the ongoing reconciliation talks ...

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ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Seven killed by newly laid mines in 2003 ADDIS ABABA, 20 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Seven people have been killed by newly laid landmines in 2003 in the border region of Eritrea and Ethiopia, the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), said on Thursday. Phil Lewis, who heads UNMEE’s Mine Action Coordination Centre (MACC), added that close to 30 people were injured.

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HORN OF AFRICA: Former Finnish President appointed UN envoy NAIROBI, 19 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed the former Finnish president, Martti Ahtisaari, as his special envoy for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, in response to a severe drought that has affected large parts of Eritrea and Ethiopia, UN News reported on Wednesday.

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HORN OF AFRICA: Former Finnish President appointed UN envoy NAIROBI, 19 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed the former Finnish president, Martti Ahtisaari, as his special envoy for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, in response to a severe drought that has affected large parts of Eritrea and Ethiopia, UN News reported on Wednesday.

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ERITREA: Irish troops end tour of duty NAIROBI, 18 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Irish troops serving as peacekeepers with the UN Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) completed their six-month tour of duty at the weekend, and were replaced by a contingent of Finns.

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ETHIOPIA: Women's coalition on HIV/AIDS launched ADDIS ABABA, 18 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called for a change in Ethiopians' sexual behaviour patterns as he launched a national women’s coalition aimed at combating HIV. The coalition is made up of tens of thousands of women countrywide.

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ETHIOPIA: Population growth still too high - President ADDIS ABABA, 18 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Despite Ethiopia's efforts to curb demographic growth, its population, now 67 million, is still growing too fast, according to President Girma Wolde Giorgis.

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ERITREA: Food situation critical, support needed, UN officials warn ASMARA, 11 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Despite an improved response from donors in recent weeks, the food situation in Eritrea remains critical, with average malnutrition rates of between 15 and 20 percent among children under five, a senior UN official says.

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ICRC News No. 03/67 - Ethiopia: more assistance for flood victims Reuters AlertNet, UK - The roads leading to the flooded areas of the Somali National Regional State are gradually becoming passable, enabling ICRC aid to reach the more isolated ...

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ETHIOPIA: FAO launch US $4.3-million scheme to tackle drought. ADDIS ABABA, 11 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - FAO has announced a US $4.3-million package to help some 2.3 million drought-stricken people in rural Ethiopia to prepare land for the next planting season after widespread and devastating crop failures.

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ERITREA: Alarm bells sounded as malnutrition rates rise NAIROBI, 9 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Carolyn McAskie was due to arrive in Eritrea on Monday to assess the situation in the drought-affected country amid a warning from WFP that the rate of malnutrition was rising "alarmingly".

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Oakland Eritreans help homeland Alameda Times-Star, CA - ... Everyone (who was able) came up front and contributed.". Eritrea, sandwiched between Sudan and Ethiopia, is going through hard times, to say the least. ...

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Arms Export Boom Is Losing Steam Moscow Times, Russia, 08 June 2003-several Mi-35 helicopters. Sukhoi rival MiG, which delivered a total of 25 jets to Myanmar, Yemen and Eritrea, ranked No. 5 last year ...

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Ex-official sentenced to death in Ethiopia Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - The Ethiopian High Court sentenced a former public official to hang publicly for involvement in extra-judicial executions of 27 people ...

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ETHIOPIA: Measles campaign targets more than 5 million children ADDIS ABABA, 6 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - A measles vaccination and vitamin A campaign, targeting more than five million children aged between six months and 15 years, was launched on Friday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the health ministry.

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Chipman headed to Ethiopia Harlan Tribune, IA - ... He will live in Ethiopia for eight weeks, working with scientists from all over the world, researching food and livestock problems in the third world country. ...

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Child malnutrition in drought-hit Eritrea at alarming level – UN agency 6 June – The rate of malnutrition in Eritrea, now in the fourth year of the worst drought in a decade, is rising to alarming levels, with more than 1 in 5 children not getting enough to eat, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today.

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Hunger growing in Eritrea as aid dries up-UN MSNBC - ... a news briefing. ''The big problem is that Eritrea is suffering from silence within the international community.''. At the start ...

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ERITREA: Decision to send deminers away causes concern NAIROBI, 5 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - A decision by the Eritrean government to send away the largest international demining organisation operating in Eritrea could slow down mine clearance in the country, a UN official said on Thursday.

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Ethiopia Need Remains Critical - CCFC Partners with CIDA Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - ... CNW/ - Christian Children's Fund of Canada (CCFC), an international child sponsorship organization headquartered in Toronto, reports that the need in Ethiopia ...

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ETHIOPIA: Measles campaign targets more than 5 million children ADDIS ABABA, 6 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - A measles vaccination and vitamin A campaign, targeting more than five million children aged between six months and 15 years, was launched on Friday by the United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) and the health ministry.

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IMMIGRATI: 150 PROFUGHI TRASFERITI A FOGGIA DALLA SICILIA FOGGIA, 4 GIU. (ADNKRONOS) - UNA PARTE DEI PROFUGHI SBARCATI NEI SCORSI GIORNI IN SICILIA E' STATA TRASFERITA AL CENTRO DI ACCOGLIENZA DI BORGO MEZZANONE A MANFREDONIA. IN TUTTO SONO 153 GLI IMMIGRATI DI NAZIONALITA' SOMALA, ERITREA, IRACHENA E PALESTINESE, CHE SONO STATI OSPITATI NEL CENTRO. GLI IMMIGRATI, GIA' ALLOGGIATI E SOTTOPOSTI A VISITE MEDICHE, SONO TUTTI IN BUONE CONDIZIONE. I VOLONTARI DELLA CROCE ROSSA HANNO PROVVEDUTO A TUTTO IL NECESSARIO PER L'ACCOGLIENZA. FRA GLI OLTRE CENTOCINQUANTA IMMIGRATI CI SONO 22 BAMBINI.

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TERRORISMO:NORVEGIA CHIUDE AMBASCIATA IN ETIOPIA PER MINACCE (ANSA-REUTERS) - OSLO, 4 GIU - LA NORVEGIA HA RESO NOTO OGGI DI AVER CHIUSO LA SUA AMBASCIATA IN ETIOPIA DOPO CHE LA STESSA SEDE DIPLOMATICA HA RICEVUTO MINACCE E DOPO CHE UN PAIO DI SETTIMANE FA LA NORVEGIA E' STATA INCLUSA IN UNA LISTA DEI POSSIBILI OBIETTIVI DI ATTACCHI TERRORISTICI DA PARTE DI AL QAIDA, L'ORGANIZZAZIONE TERRORISTICA DI OSAMA BIN LADEN. "ABBIAMO CHIUSO L'AMBASCIATA OGGI E RIMARRA' CHIUSA AL PUBBLICO PER IL RESTO DELLA SETTIMANA", HA DETTO IL PORTAVOCE DEL MINISTERO DEGLI ESTERI NORVEGESE KARSTEN KLEPSVIK. "ABBIAMO AVUTO DELLE MINACCE CONTRO L'AMBASCIATA E LE STIAMO PRENDENDO MOLTO SUL SERIO", HA AGGIUNTO IL PORTAVOCE CHE PERO' NON HA VOLUTO FORNIRE DETTAGLI. SI TRATTA DELLE PRIME MINACCE DIRETTE CONTRO UNA SEDE DIPLOMATICA NORVEGESE SIN DA QUANDO IL MESE SCORSO UNA FIGURA DI PRIMO PIANO DI AL QAIDA HA INDICATO LE AMBASCIATE E GLI INTERESSI COMMERCIALI DELLA NORVEGIA INSIEME CON QUELLI DI STATI UNITI, GRAN BRETAGNA E AUSTRALIA COME OBIETTIVI DA COLPIRE.

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ETHIOPIA: People dying at an alarming rate in the south - EUE ADDIS ABABA, 4 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - The UN’s Emergencies Unit in Ethiopia (EUE) has warned that people are dying at an “alarming rate” in southern parts of the country. It said the affected areas had been hit by a “green famine” (famine despite the absence of drought) which had been exacerbated by poor targeting of food aid to starving families.

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I RIFUGIATI DELL` ERITREA Una donna siede con il suo bimbo in una capanna nel villaggio Hashenkit, al confine col Sudan. Come migliaia di Eritrei, la donna e la sua famiglia sono da poco tornati dal Sudan, dove si erano rifugiati per fuggire dalla guerra con l'Etiopia

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ETHIOPIA: Funding shortfall hits food aid distribution ADDIS ABABA, 2 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Millions of Ethiopians are at risk of starvation because of a funding shortfall for food aid, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.

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Same problems, different causes in Ethiopia Ethiopia's latest drought-driven famine seems familiar at first -- infants with pot-bellies suckling the emaciated breasts of mothers too tired to wave away flies crawling across their lips. Then you notice that the countryside, the fields of banana and pineapple, is lush and green, damp from rain, with cattle and goats nibbling the foliage.

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