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VOA News - Ethiopia Conspiracy Suspects Again Denied Bail

VOA News - Ethiopia Conspiracy Suspects Again Denied Bail : "An Ethiopian judge has again denied bail for 40 suspects jailed last month in connection with an alleged plot to destabilize the country. The suspects were ordered held for another two weeks while prosecutors decide what to charge them with. Weeping relatives stood outside an Addis Ababa courthouse Monday hoping for a glimpse of loved ones arrested April 24 in what officials originally called a roundup of suspected coup plotters."

AFP: Somali leader accuses Eritrea of arming insurgents

AFP: Somali leader accuses Eritrea of arming insurgents Somali leader accuses Eritrea of arming insurgents 6 hours ago MOGADISHU (AFP) — Somalia's beleaguered President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday accused Eritrea of arming Islamic insurgents trying to topple his transitional government. "We know for sure that the majority of the weapons in the hands of the insurgents are coming from Eritrea," he told foreign correspondents in Mogadishu. "Eritrea is very much involved here," he said in response to a question from an AFP reporter, adding "we know that Eritrean officers come here and bring money in cash".