As thousands flee regime, Eritrea goes it alone
Source Washington Post: By Stephanie McCrummen
Facing the prospect of U.N. sanctions and increasing 'brain drain,' young nation's authoritarian president chooses defiance.
ASMARA, ERITREA -- With the threat of U.S.-backed sanctions looming over this isolated Red Sea ...
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Ethiopia: FBI links ex-chief of taxi panel to bribes
Affidavit tells of probe into alleged scheme to obtain D.C. licenses
By Del Quentin Wilber
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 20, 2009
The former head of the D.C. taxi commission participated in a long-running bribery scheme that sought his influence t...
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The Cash Strapped Rulers From Tigrai Selling Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, farmland is hot property
By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, November 22, 2009;
BAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly cro...
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Ethiopia: Lobbyist charged with violating Sudan sanctions
Source: Washington Post
Ex-State Dept. official allegedly took measures to conceal dealings
Wednesday, October 28, 2009A Washington lobbyist is charged with violating U.S. economic sanctions against the outlaw regime in Sudan and using multiple passports, an offsh...
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Alleged Taxicab Scammer on Tape!
Looking for the real goods on the feds’ probe into corruption in the D.C. tax industry? Just click below, and you’ll get an audio feed of some priceless undercover law-enforcement work.
Alleged Taxicab Scammer on Tape!
The main parties on the recordi...
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A Change They Can Rejoice In
By Pamela Constable
Ethiopian Immigrants Say Obama Has Restored Faith in the American Dream
Washington Post Staff Writer
Ethiopian immigrants, who make up the largest contingent of African emigres in the Washington area, often gather after work at cafes such as Dukem's ...
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