Negussie Bussa and Leyouwerk Tsegaye must decide: Leave their two youngest daughters behind to an uncertain future when they are deported, or take them to the couple’s native Ethiopia

where they fear possible death.

NAIROBI— Ethiopia, whose forces toppled an Islamist regime in Mogadishu two years ago, on Tuesday blamed the failure to restore stability in Somalia on the transitional rulers it helped bring to power. More on Woyanne blames Somali leadership for peace failures

Ethiopian Prime Minister dictator Meles Zenawi has reshuffled his 15-member cabinet, including key ministries of Defence, Justice and Agriculture.

Zenawi, who returned on Wednesday from an Inter-Governmental Summit in Nairobi, appointed nine new ministers and presented them to Ethiopian parliament on Thursday. More on Ethiopia’s dictator reshuffles cabinet

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dictator Meles Zenawi is begging the international community to save him from his Somalia debacle. Did the international community ask this chigaram Woyanne to invade Somalia in the first place? He cannot even feed his own people in Tigray, but he talks about failure of the Somalia puppet leaders.

Campaigning in the US presidential election is in its final stages. Would John McCain or Barack Obama be best for Africa?

Many feel that Obama’s African roots may benefit the continent, yet it is the Republican Party, under George Bush, which has tripled aid to Africa

A new state poll suggests that Sen. Barack Obama has doubled his lead over John McCain in Colorado.

In a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday, 53 percent of likely voters questioned say Obama is their choice for president, with 45 percent backing Sen. John McCain. That 8-point lead for Obama is double the 4-point advantage he held in a similar poll two weeks ago.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States condemned Wednesday a wave of suicide bombings in Somalia which it blamed on “a small minority of violent extremists.” More on US condemns wave of suicide bombs in northern Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Five suicide car bombers attacked government and United Nations sites in northern Somalia on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people. The attacks shattered the rare sense of calm that had existed in a few corners of the country. More on NY Times: 5 Suicide Bomb Attacks Hit Somalia