Oakland's new Sister City agreement with Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, which went into effect on Friday afternoon, will hopefully lead to an increase in business and social partnerships between the two cities. But for Mayor Ron Dellums, the signing was “personal” because it reminded him of how narrowly he missed death 20 years ago.

Security Council resolution seen by local Eritreans as clearing the path for Ethiopian invasion

Members of Oakland’s Eritrean community are gearing up for a worldwide demonstration February 22 as part of a worldwide demonstration against the Dec 23, 2009 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907, which, in the words of the UNSC, “imposed an arms embargo on that country, in addition to travel restrictions and a freeze on the assets of its political and military leaders.”