Somalia:
President Hasan reportedly requests Libya, Egypt to send troops
Reports from informed sources say that the Egyptian and Libyan
governments will send 8,000 soldiers to Mogadishu...During his
recent meeting with President Husni Mubarak of Egypt, the Somali
head of state strongly condemned Ethiopia for trying to undermine
his government. [BBC Monitoring
Service - Oct 29, 2000]
Ethiopian
government's terrorist military exercise in Hawaasa, Sidama
The town of Hawaasa (also known as Awassa) was under heavy
military bombardment yesterday afternoon, 23 October 2000. Residents
and peaceful people were shocked and annoyed about what they felt
was a bombardment of the environment and an attack on their human
psychology. [The Sidama Concern,
Oct 24, 200]
Ogaden
National Liberation Front claims major battlefield gain
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) said
in a communiqué issued yesterday that its forces killed 39 Ethiopian
"occupation forces" and wounded 22 others in several
battles during the month of September 2000. [OIN,
Oct 21, 2000]
Oromo
University students demonstrated against the move of Oromia's
capital
About 500 Oromo University students in Finfinne held a
peaceful demonstration Friday, September 13, protesting the abrogation
of Finfinne as the Capital of Oromia. [OIN,
Oct 20, 2000]
Ethiopia:
Ogaden rebel group welcomes formation of new Oromo rebel alliance
The ONLF is pleased with the alliance of Oromo forces and expects
that the unified Oromo forces will inflict heavy losses on the
weyane [Ethiopian] enemy who has been exploiting the differences
with the ranks of the Oromo liberation forces. BBC
Monitoring Service - Oct 17, 2000]
Relations
between Ethiopia, Somalia reportedly not moving in right direction
Although the new Somali President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan has
said that he has a very strong relationship with the EPRDF, some
observers say the relationship between the two countries is not
moving in the right direction. [BBC
Monitoring Service - Oct 18, 2000]
Warlord
leaves new Somali Government
Mr Shargudud made his announcement from the Ethiopian capital
Addis Ababa...President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan now has the support
of only one warlord, Mohamed Aideed. [BBC,
Oct 17, 2000]
