Month: January 2015
- Africa
Civil society coalition warns the AU to ‘take action now on Burundi or risk regional destabilization”
The AU We Want Coalition, a group of civil society organization, warned the African Union (AU) that “the situation in Burundi is spiraling out of control, with hundreds of civilians killed or disappeared, due to the ongoing political impasse over moves by President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term in June.” The group said what is happening in…
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Meklit Hadero – Celebrating the newness of life and the hyphens that bring us together
Born in Ethiopia Meklit Hadero was raised in the US. She holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University but she is globally known as a singer/song writer. Meklit has released five studio albums, tours regularly and is currently signed to Six Degrees Records. She is a TED Senior Fellow and has served as an artist-in-residence at NYU, where…
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Human Rights Day in Ethiopia: Make it count, please
The ever hopeful UN kept on observing, every 10th of December, what it calls “Human Rights Day.” Last December, the day was commemorated around the world (almost) with one motto: Human Rights 365. This year will mark half a century since the world agreed to give effect to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on the…
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Ethiopia charges ten for attacks against members of Defense Forces
Charges were brought against 10 suspected members of the so called Benishangul People’s Liberation Movement (BPLM), a terrorist group, for carrying out armed guerilla attacks on members of the Ethiopian Defense Forces, passengers and different members of the public. The suspects, Abdulwahab Mehadi(in absentia), Abdurahman Nasir (in absentia), Surafel Jimma, Yasir Dubale, Imam Abdurazak et.al. according to the public…
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Breaking – Eleven children hurt after school fence collapse
Elven children were hurt, two critically, when the school fence caved in while the children were out playing during a snack break this morning, according information from the Addis Abeba Fire and Emergency Prevention and Rescue Agency (AAFEPRA). Frehiwot elementary school is located at Nefas Silk Lafto K. K, near Kadisco Paint Factory and adjacent the construction site for the…
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HRW accused Ethiopia of decimating the media ahead of elections
Says legal, policy reforms crucial prior to May elections A 76 pages report released yesterday by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), accused the Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media and said it “has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general election.” “In the past year, six privately owned publications closed after government…
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Erdogan on Africa tour, arrived in Ethiopia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ethiopian capital Addis Abeba yesterday as the first leg of a three-day African tour. “President Erdogan is most welcome in Ethiopia at this time when the partnership between the two countries has reached a record high,” Ewnetu Belata, State Minister of Ethiopia’s Government Communications Affairs Office told The Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. …
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Horrific car accident on Ethiopia’s new expressway left eleven dead (corrected)
Nine wounded, five critically An early morning major car accident on Sunday January 18th on the newly opened Addis-Adama expressway has left eleven people dead on impact and nine people wounded. Five of the wounded have received life threatening wounds and are in critical conditions, an investigating officer told Addis Standard. The accident happened early at around 6:00 am when…
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Senior U.S. government officials visit Ethiopia in advance of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development
From January 13 to January 16, members of the United States Government’s core post-2015 team, under the leadership of John Podesta, Counselor to the President, and Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the National Security Council, visited Addis Abeba to engage with Ethiopian and African Union (AU) officials, the US embassy said in a statement.…
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Japan, Ethiopia conduct policy dialogue on industrial development
Japan and Ethiopia conducted the 15th Round of the Policy Dialogue on Industrial Development here in Addis Abeba from 12 to 17 January, 2015. The policy dialogue was referred to in the Joint Communiqué by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn issued on the occasion of the state visit to Ethiopia by Japan’s Prime Minister in January…
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