Word: ethiopia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...really tough issues, however, unanimity rapidly dissolved. Potentially the most divisive was a demand by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi for an all-out condemnation of Israel, and a break in relations by every O.A.U. state. Ethiopia and 26 Black African countries maintain diplomatic ties with Israel; Libya, the O.A.U.'s five other Arab members and seven Black African nations are violently anti-Israeli. Gaddafi has been campaigning recently to have O.A.U. headquarters shifted to Cairo from Addis Ababa, which he maintains "is the capital of Zionism in Africa." The plan was referred to a study committee-a typical...
...Organization of African Unity was founded in lofty (altitude 8,000 ft.) Addis Ababa in 1963 in a mood of high post-independence euphoria. Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie described the O.A.U. as "a single African organization through which Africa's single voice may be heard, within which Africa's problems may be studied and resolved...
...light of earlier predictions that at least 35 would show. The city itself was spruced up as never before: flags snapped from street lamps, portraits of heads of state were posted in public squares, intricate displays of colored lights sparkled nearly everywhere. Unfortunately, the bright welcoming facade presented by Ethiopia's imperial host did little to disguise O.A.U.'s persistent problems, which are remarkably similar to those of other international organizations...
Barren Area. Ethiopia was also directly involved in a second wrangle involving neighboring Somalia's claim to the border province of Ogaden-a barren, sandy area populated mainly by nomadic Somalis. The area's value has increased considerably since the discovery of natural gas there. There is evidence of oil deposits as well. Eventually, after hearing statements by both sides, the O.A.U. agreed to shunt the issue off to an eight-nation "good-offices" committee, for a report next year...
...airport with a creaky rendition of the Marseillaise, TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs wondered why France bothers to maintain its presence in the territory. The same question, he reported, troubles some French officials. They rationalize that France's departure would almost certainly bring about a war for possession between Ethiopia, which uses an Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway link as an economic lifeline, and Somalia, which was the ancestral home of the Issas. As one official put it: "The problems we inherit by staying are not as bad as the problems we would cause by leaving...