looking for news on MOWA court processing cuts

Well, there is nothing conclusive..... nothing. No one knows exactly what is happening, but they are working on it.
I have noted these articles out there though.

There are several good posts here on this site about the issue and latest developments Be the Answer a site of Joint Council. http://betheanswerforchildren.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/emergency-campaign-for-ethiopia/

This one on Red Letters is interesting and thought provoking, but not informative-yet, you can see all three of Tom's post and future posts on this in the side bar of his linked blog: http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/2011/03/ethiopia-adoption-cuts-rumors-human-rights.html

Ethica
Great information on what is going on.

Joint Council
This is a great site. They issue the original statement (below), and a statement from them on this as well as all they are doing to work for a solution. You can be part of the solution too.

http://adoption.state.gov/Government of Ethiopia Plans Major Slow-Down in Adoption Processing
March 9, 2011
Citing the need to work on quality and focus on more important strategic issues, the Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA)  will reduce to a maximum of five the number of adoption cases it processes per day, effective March 10, 2011.  Under Ethiopian adoption procedures, MOWCYA approves every match between prospective adoptive parents and an Ethiopian child before that case can be forwarded for a court hearing.  The U.S. Embassy is working with Ethiopian government officials and adoption agencies to learn more about this change in procedures.  We will continue to share information as it becomes available.
Given MOWCYA’s current caseload, the U.S. Embassy anticipates that this change could result in an overall decline in case processing of some 90 percent.  If this change is implemented as proposed, we expect, that parents who have begun the process of adopting from Ethiopia but have not yet been matched with a child could experience significant delays.  It is not clear if this change in procedures would have any significant impact on cases in which MOWCYA has already approved matches.
Prospective adoptive parents should remain in close contact with their adoption service provider to obtain updates on individual cases.
The Embassy’s Adoptions Unit can be reached at consadoptionaddis@state.gov.
Please continue to monitor http://adoption.state.gov/ for updated information as it becomes available.