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Ethiopian court throws OLF members into jail for life

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Three Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leaders have been imprisoned for life by the Ethiopian High Court after they were found guilty of carrying out terrorist attacks on innocent Ethiopians. Three members of the Oromo Liberation Fron (OLF) identified as "rebel commanders" were on Thursday February 3, 2011 sentenced to life prison terms by the third criminal bench of the Ethiopian High Court, read a statement released by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice after the court ruling. The court convicted Jateni Ke... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.afrik-news.com tags: eprdf, Ethiopian Media, Meles Zenawi, OLF, ONLF, opposition parties, Politics

Crackdown nets 120 Ethiopian rebels

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Some 120 Oromo Liberation Front rebels have been arrested in a crackdown in northern Kenya. The operation was launched three months ago by Kenyan and Ethiopian forces to mop up illegal arms and secure the border. Upper Eastern deputy provincial commissioner Wenslas Ong’wayo said the ope... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.nation.co.ke tags: ethiopia, kenya, news about ethiopia, OLF, ONLF, Oromo

Ethiopia's ONLF rebels say killed 35 government troops

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Rebels in Ethiopia's Ogaden region said on Friday they had killed 35 government troops in three days of fighting, a charge dismissed by the government. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) wants autonomy for the ethnic Somali-dominated province, which is drawing interest from foreign firms who think its deserts might hold significant oil and gas deposits. The group said in a statement that hundreds of civilians were tortured ... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: eprdf, news about ethiopia, Ogaden, Oil, ONLF

Government Claims to sign peace deal with rebel group

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Ethiopia says they've signed a peace deal with a major rebel group in the country's volatile east. The government says the Ogaden National Liberation Front agreed Tuesday to end its long-running insurgency in Somali Regional State and join the political process. (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: hosted.ap.org tags: ethiopia, news about ethiopia, Oil, ONLF, Somalia

Ethiopia claims it will sign peace deal with separatist Ogaden rebels

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The Ethiopian government said today that negotiations are in progress to reach an agreement with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) – who have fought for the eastern regions right to self-determination since 1984. Speaking to the pro-government news agency, Walta Information Center, a National Security advisor to [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: awramba.com tags: erpdf, news about ethiopia, Ogaden, Oil, ONLF

ONLF denies Meles Zenawi’s claim of reaching an agreement

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The following is a statement from the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) A claim made by Ethiopian Prime Minister, Melez Zenawi at his most recent press conference that his regime will "soon sign an agreement" with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has no basis in reality and is intended to mislead the international community in general and foreign oil firms in particular. The ONLF wishes to make clear that we have not been, and currently are not, in discussions with this regime. The ONL... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: eprdf, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia, Oil, ONLF

Meles Zenawi & Co accused of genocide

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መለስ ዜናዊና ሌሎች ባለስልጣናት በተገኙበት ስብሰባ፤ የአኙዋክ ህዝብ እንዲገደል የተፈረመበት ሰነድ ተገኘ። ዝርዝሩ ዶ/ር ግሪጎሪ፤ ከአሜሪካ ድምፅ ሬዲዮ ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለ ምልልስ ላይ ተገልጿል። Listen to Dr. Gregory Stanton’s interview with VOA and read the letter written to Letter to Justice Navanathem Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Let us kill them all! From today forward [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: eprdf, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia, ONLF

Ogaden Online: Woyane Militia Continues Destroying Ogaden Towns

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Reports reaching our service desk indicate that Ethiopian militiamen based around the towns of Dig, Jarar Province and Fardhiig, Qorahay province destroyed the most houses of the two towns and the property within it. This illegal action ... (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ogaden.com tags: eprdf, ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, ONLF

Ethiopia says over 100 Oromo rebels lay down arms

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Ethiopia has taken more than 100 Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) rebels into custody after they surrendered and handed over a cache of arms, the government said through state media on Sunday. A number of rebel groups operate in the Horn of Africa country, launching hit-and-run attacks and [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: awramba.com tags: eprdf, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, OLF, ONLF, Oromo

Ogaden Rebels say 626 Ethiopian Troops Killed in Clashes

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Listen to Peter Heinlein report from Addis Ababa: VOA By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 16 November 2009 A rebel group in Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region says it has killed 626 government troops in heavy fighting near the border with neighboring Somalia. The government has dismissed the claim as ‘a complete fabrication’. A communiqué sent to news agencies by e-mail says [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Oil, ONLF

Ethiopia: ONLF forces attack multiple Woyanne targets

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An Ethiopian rebel group, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), is reporting that it has carried out a massive military campaign against forces of the Woyanne tribal junta in eastern Ethiopia in the past few days and occupied 7 towns. The following is a military communique from the ONLF: Armed forces of the Ogaden National Liberation [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, ONLF

Tribal junta vows to continue oil exploration amide rebel threat

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(Sudan Tribune) — Despite Ogaden rebels repeated warnings against foreign oil exploration in Somali region, the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines and Energy vowed to continue the oil project. Two weeks ago the Ogaden National liberation Front (ONLF) threatened foreign oil firms to refrain from engaging in oil exploration in the region or face harsh consequences. However Ethiopia’s [...] (more)

Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Oil, ONLF