SOMALIA: Premier accuses Ethiopia of open intervention in Somali affairs - "Both the aid workers' abduction and the fighting in Beled Hawo are among the tactics Ethiopia is using to destabilize Somalia and the new government," he said. "Ethiopia is now a problem for the whole region." [CNN/AP, Mar 31, 2001]

OLF warns peace agreement threatened - The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has said the split in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has exposed the lack of agreement within the ruling party on the peace agreement with Eritrea [IRIN, Mar 26, 2001]

Ethiopian empire's treatment of Oromos and other Horn societies, and its relations with Eritrea at a critical turning point - [OLF statement on the crisis within TPLF/EPRDF, Mar 25, 2001]

A Veteran Oromo Nationalist Dies (Ahmed A Muude 1949-2001) - In late 1960s, Muude joined the nationalist movement that formed the first Oromo Liberation Army in Yemen (Aden), and he was also among the first group that was trained under the leadership of Elemo Qilxu, Sheik Hussien Sura and Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa. (OIN, Mar 24, 2001)

Statement by Oromo Action Group on Recent Clash Between Amharas and Oromos in Western Oromia [OAG, Mar 21, 2001]

Ethiopian PM's position 'under threat' - Political tensions are running high in Addis Ababa, with reports that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is facing a power struggle within his party. [BBC, Mar 20, 2001]