If you can’t feed your people, bite the hands that feed them. That seems to be the metaphysics (first principles that define reality) of the Zenawi regime. Oxfam, Save the Children, Food for the Hungry International, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, Medecins Sans Frontieres, the International Islamic Relief Organization, and hundreds of other non-governmental organizations will soon be out of business in Ethiopia or submit to one of the most repressive and anti-non-governmental (NGO) laws in the world. More on Biting the hands that feed millions

A new report criticizes the Somali Transitional Federal Government, its Ethiopian allies and insurgents for failing to protect human rights workers. More on Watchdog Group Says Human Rights Remain Under Attack in Somalia

Leaders of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) will travel to Europe starting Nov 7 next week. The delegation is headed by UDJ chairperson Wzt. Birtukan Mideksa. The countries they plan to visit include Germany, U.K., Sweden, Belgium and Holland.

ST. DAVID’S, Pa. (AP) — Barack Obama says there’s no red America or blue America, just one big united country. But not when it comes to getting elected. More on Obama targets Va., Pa. in homestretch

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U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Africa Chairman Donald Payne calls Ogaden and Somalia “The Forgotten Tragedies” More on Ogaden and Somalia ‘forgotten tragedies’ – Donald Payne

NAIROBI,-Kenya Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula on Monday expressed fears that Somali’s transitional federal government (TFG) has failed to make significant progress in achieving goals spelt out in charter that established it five years ago. More on Kenya says Woyanne backed Somali government has failed

 A meeting of East African leaders is about to begin in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss a potential new peace deal for Somalia, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports.The meeting is being hosted by the regional body, Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

MOGADISHU (AFP) — The Somali government and the Islamist opposition agreed Sunday to implement a dormant ceasefire deal, paving the way for pro-government Ethiopian troops to quit the country.

The accord calls for the ceasefire, which was first signed in June, to finally come into force November 5, said Susannah Price, spokeswoman for the UN envoy to Somalia. More on Somali government, Islamists agree on Ethiopian(Woyanne) pullout

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s transitional leaders made important concessions toward peace on Sunday, agreeing to accept insurgent troops within their ranks and detailing a plan for a phased pullback of Ethiopian soldiers, currently the most powerful force in the country. More on NY Times: Somalia Makes Peace Deal With a Militia