The loss of Beledweyne, a trading hub near the Ethiopian border, leaves the Shabab rebels on the defensive.

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Ethiopian Forces Seize Strategic Somali Town From Shabab

While the Shabab militants are waging a traditional guerrilla war in Somalia, they are also using social media in a propaganda war with Kenya.

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Somalia’s Rebels Embrace Twitter as a Weapon

DETROIT — The Christmas flight was just minutes from its arrival in Detroit when smoke filled the cabin. Patricia “Scotti” Keepman, who was traveling with her family and two newly adopted children from Ethiopia, braced for the worst. “We held hands and said, ‘Jesus loves me.’ The flight attendant was screaming,” said Keepman, of Oconomowoc, Wis. “Our goal was to not let these kids know we might not make it.” Read full article > >

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Trial to begin for man accused of trying to bring down plane with bomb in his underwear

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U.S. Building Drone Bases in Africa

Britain’s Mo Farah has to settle for 10,000m silver after being overtaken by Ethiopia’s Ibrahim Jeilan just metres from the line.

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Farah misses out on 10,000m gold

An average of 10 children aged under five are dying each day at a refugee camp in drought-hit Ethiopia, the United Nations says.

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Camp child death rates ‘alarming’

Some Somalis are fleeing to Ethiopia out of fear their children may be conscripted by Islamist insurgents, a UN official tells the BBC.

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Somalis ‘flee child conscription’

The aim is for immunization to spread from Senegal to Ethiopia, saving an estimated 150,000 lives by 2015.

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New Meningitis Vaccine Brings Hope for Africa

Besides the winners from Ethiopia and Kenya, this Sunday’s New York City Marathon saw some high-profile runners. Chilean miner Edison Pena, nicknamed “the runner” for his routine of running six miles a day while trapped underground, finished in…

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Celebrities Complete NYC Marathon

How’s this for beginner’s luck? Gebre Gebremariam from Ethiopia had never run a marathon before today’s New York Marathon which he won by over a minute, finishing in 2 hours 8 minutes and 14 seconds. Haile Gebrselassie, the world-record marathoner, was…

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First-Timer Wins NY Marathon

With world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie dropping out with an injury, Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia cruised to victory by more than a minute.

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Gebremariam Wins New York in Marathon Debut

The BBC has apologised for “misleading and unfair” claims broadcast in March that Band Aid money raised for famine relief in Ethiopia was diverted to buy weapons.

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BBC apology over Band Aid reports

Pro-Somali government forces seize the town of Bulo Hawo on the border with Kenya and Ethiopia from al-Shabab – a major victory for the UN-backed authority.

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Al-Shabab lose Somali border town