Ethiopia's freed leader defiant
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Ethiopia's opposition leader hits out at the government hours after being pardoned and freed from prison jail.
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The African Union vowed Wednesday it would not be deterred from sending troops to Somalia, despite a call by a firebrand Somali Islamist commander for an uprising against them.
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The five British embassy hostages who were freed after being held in Ethiopia said Wednesday they were treated well by their kidnappers but voiced concern for Ethiopians who are still missing.
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Ethiopia on Friday freed 38 opposition members jailed this week for inciting violence, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said, in a case critics say was politically motivated.
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Ethiopia on Friday freed 38 opposition members sentenced to jail this week for treason, inciting violence and trying to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said.
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After three decades as a prominent reporter in Ethiopia, the arrests and jailings -- punishment for articles deemed critical of the government -- became too much for Mulugeta Lule. He fled his country and now works for a District parking company.
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Somalia's president has flown to Ethiopia for a medical treatment a month after being hospitalized with a chest illness, officials said Friday, creating more uncertainty for his volatile country.
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A leader of a banned Kenyan sect is freed by a judge, days after gruesome killings were blamed on the group.
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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu refused to back down Monday in a spat with President Thabo Mbeki, who has locked horns with the anti-apartheid hero for criticizing the ruling ANC party.
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Adams Oshiomhole, the head of Nigeria's main union body, is said to have been freed after his arrest on Saturday.
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Some misunderstanding led to the brief detention of the leader of the Nigerian umbrella workers&#39; union, the country&#39;s security agency insisted on Saturday, as union officials vowed
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BUUR HAKABA, Somalia  - Ethiopia on Wednesday brushed off an Islamist ultimatum to leave Somalia in a week, as troops dug in on a slim frontline separating the powerful religious movement and the Ethiopian-backed government.
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A Colombian guerrilla leader freed to broker the release of rebel-held hostages said on Tuesday an accord was essential, but insisted President Alvaro Uribe agree to a demilitarized zone as a condition for talks.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defiantly vowed Tuesday his push to topple President Robert Mugabe would go on as he headed to treatment for a beating that he received in police custody.
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Chairman of Prison Officers' Association refuses to discount possibility of further action.
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Former Philippine leader Joseph Estrada said Wednesday he would not consider a deal from President Gloria Arroyo, demanding an unconditional pardon from his arch-rival after his corruption conviction.
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A former Khmer Rouge leader said he will not flee Cambodia to escape justice as he appealed Thursday for his release from pretrial detention