Month: July 2017
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Africa
Commentary: On Khat (Chat): Should Ethiopia criminalize it or Not?
A trader carries bundles of Khat (Chat) for the market Hewan Semon Addis Abeba, July 27/2017 – Increasingly popular…
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Africa
News: Co-defendants say Ayele Beyene died of ‘torture and neglect’ in prison, express fear of similar fate
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 26/2017 – The body of Ayele Beyene, who died while in police custody at…
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Addis Abeba
Analysis: The ailing state of health care in Ethiopia’s state-run hospitals: who takes the blame?
Dagmawi Melnilik Hospital, which was later upgraded to a referral hospital, is the nation’s first hospital built in 1909 …
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Addis Abeba
Pictorial: Businesses in Merkato, Addis Abeba’s bustling business district shut to protest tax hike
Addis Abeba, July 24, 2017 – Several business centers inside Merkato, the bustling business district in the heart of Addis…
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Addis Abeba
News: Alarmed by growing defiance government scraps presumptive tax for small businesses
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, July 23/2017 – Following days of defiance by small business owners in Oromia regional state…
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Africa
News: New tax hikes pushing Ethiopians to protest the government
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, July 17/2017 – Frustrated by a recent significant tax increase in category “C” tax payers,…
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Addis Abeba
Analysis: Addis Abeba: A city struggling under the weight of its failures triggers fresh minefield
Addis Abeba, July 10/2017 – Wednesday December 02/2015: it was not an ordinary day for five of six university…
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Africa
Breaking News: Federal court rules opposition leaders to defend prosecutors’ charges, reduces Bekele Gerba’s terrorism charge to crime
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 13, 2017 – In what was seen as a key decision involving the…
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News: Court refers Dr. Merera’s request to House of Federation, rejects the other
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 07/2017 – The Federal High court 19th criminal bench has referred Dr. Merera Gudina’s…
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Africa
I don’t know about Paris, but Harar is a city of love
Ed’s Note: The beautiful city of Harar, in Eastern Ethiopia, 522 km from the capital Addis Abeba, is celebrating…
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