Posts Tagged ‘German’

Ethiopia rebels say freed two German tourists

March 6 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , ,

By Aaron Maasho (Reuters) – A rebel group in the Afar region of Ethiopia said on Tuesday it had released two German tourists held since January. The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unit Front (ARDUF) said in a statement it had apologised to the two Germans and handed them over to local elders. Gunmen killed two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian in a dawn... Read more

Hundreds of German-financed Somali police officers go missing

July 30 | Posted by ocean | Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Almost 1,000 Somali police have gone missing after their training was financed by the German government. It is feared these officers will now join forces with the Islamist militants Al-Shabaab. In September 2009, the German government released $1 million (760,000 euros) of funding to train Somali police officers. The training took place in Ethiopia, and the... Read more