Posts Tagged ‘Al-Qaida’

PetroTrans May Face Attack in Ethiopia Oil Search, Group Says

August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Petrotrans Co., a Chinese oil exploration company, may face attack in Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region if it begins operations in the area, a U.S.-based advocacy group said. “We urge all foreign oil companies, especially the Chinese oil and gas company PetroTrans, to refrain from undertaking any oil exploration missions in Ogaden,” the Resolve Ogaden Coalition said in... Read more

Eritrea : We are not the “Bad boy”

August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Three events in quick succession have forced Eritrea to go on the defensive with its envoy in Nairobi declaring , “we have never been the bad boy”. Despite the firm declaration of innocence by Asmara, the recent report by the UN Security Monitoring Group and assertions by leaders of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) provided ammunition... Read more

The bad boy of the Horn of Africa: How Eritrea’s strongman uses Kenya as a terror finance hub

August 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, People, Politics, Somalia, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

In early July, as Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki headed to Addis Ababa to chair a meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), a six-country partnership formed to address issues of drought, security and development in the Horn of Africa, he sounded a stern warning to Eritrea. For Kibaki, a president who is not known for his... Read more

Uganda Bombings ‘Only the Beginning’ :Al-Shabab Leader

July 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, Video, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , ,

(CNN) — Al-Shabaab, the Somali militant group allied to al Qaeda which claimed responsibility for Sunday’s deadly bombings in Uganda, has promised to “unleash a new tide of terror.” “This is only the beginning,” the group said in a statement on the internet Thursday. Al-Shabaab, meaning “the youth” in Arabic, claimed responsibility for the bombings at two locations in... Read more

6 Ethiopians and 4 Eritreans Confirmed Dead from Uganda Bomb Attack

July 13 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, Video, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , ,

The death toll following Sunday night’s bomb explosions that ripped through a city restaurant and sports club climbed to 74 yesterday, as reports trickled in that the Somali Islamist militia group, al Shabaab had claimed responsibility for the attacks. The development came as President Museveni declared a week of national mourning for victims of the bomb blasts... Read more

Third Bomb Vest Found ; Suspects Arrested for Uganda Bomb Attack (VIDEO)

July 13 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, Video, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Four foreign suspects were arrested in connection with the find. KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police have found an unexploded suicide vest and made a number of arrests after coordinated bomb blasts ripped through two bars and killed at least 76 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on Sunday. Somali al Shabaab Islamists linked to al Qaeda said... Read more

Somali Terrorist Group Claimed the Responsiblity for Uganda Bomb Attacks

July 13 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Somalia, al-Shabab, has taken responsibility for two separate bombings late Sunday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.  The death toll has risen to more than 70 and dozens more remain seriously wounded. Speaking to reporters from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, al-Shabab’s spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage, also known as Ali Dheere, said the twin blasts were... Read more