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News: Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council condemns two separate attacks on Mosques in South Gonder
Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, February 12/2019 – Sheik Mohammed Amin, President of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, said the Council “strongly condemns” the torching three Mosques in two separate Woredas in South Gonder Zone of the Amhara regional state. The Shiek Mohammed’s statement came after a third Mosque was …

The Interview: The Nabad Project: In pursuit of healing bitter divisions
Addis Abeba, February 11/2019 – Filsan Abdi, 27, is a UK based Speech and Language Therapy consultant and the founder of the ‘Nabad Project” – ‘Nabad’ in Somali means ‘Peace’. It is a recently established campaign for peace and reconciliation between various ethnic groups in Ethiopia. Born in the city …

News: Three killed when Ethiopian military helicopter crashes en route from Kadugli to Abyei
Addis Abeba, February 09/2019 – An Ethiopian military helicopter registration Number UNO 379P with 23 passengers on board has crashed today at around 1310H inside the compound of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) killing three of its crew members. The MI-8 helicopter was on routine operation …