Life resumes on disputed border but war is still close AFP, July 11
Clinton Names Nagy as U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia US Newswire, July 9
Gaddafi In Algeria For OAU Summit Reuters, July 11
African Leaders Discuss Wars AP, July 11
Little progress at Horn peace talks BBC, July 11
Ethiopian rebels force way into Aidid stronghold, witnesses say AP, July 10
Somali faction leader assassinated in capital Reuters, July 9
Gaddafi at OAU summit, first time since 1977 Reuters, July 10
Gaddafi talks peace with Ethiopian PM BBC, July 10
Cautious welcome for peace deals at OAU meet Reuters, July 8
Note #1: Libya and its current vassal, Eritrea, have been excluded from the Congo peace deal. These two countries had previously declared that they were sending troops to Congo to monitor a Gadhafi-sponsored scheme. Meanwhile the OAU is being widely congratulated for its determined work in achieving peace deals in Congo and Sierra Leone. By contrast, Eritrea yesterday issued a press release that savages the OAU essentially because it refuses to endorse Eritrea’s forcible occupation of Ethiopian territory. The world knows that the intractable problem at the heart of the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict lies with the character of the Eritrean leadership, and not with the OAU mediators.
Note #2: To understand the mental status of Gadhafi, stay tuned for a short story written by him and published in 1998: The Suicide of the Astronaut
Latest fighting in Somalia may set ground for peace Reuters, July 7
Civil war heating up in Somalia again AP, July 7
Kenya Closes Border with Somalia PANA, July 7
Somali faction favours federalism, detests Aidid AFP; July 6
Ethiopia-backed Somali militia plans new attacks Reuters, July 6
Somalia facing humanitarian disaster – officials Reuters, July 6
Somalia's Islamic courts crack down on bandits Reuters, July 5
Ethiopia Starts Expelling Eritreans Again Reuters, July 6
A year without Tara is mourned; Friends remember beloved immigrant from Ethiopia Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter; Monday, July 5, 1999
