Africa
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News: Addis Abeba and its surroundings hit by massive taxi drivers’ strike
Mahlet Fasil Taxi drivers in Addis Abeba and its surroundings are striking as of this morning against a new…
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Protest crackdowns: Beyond the body count
Mahlet Fasil & Kalkidan Yibeltal Ambo and Adaba What is now widely acknowledged as the ‘Oromo protests’ started…
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Land Grabbing: Ugandan farmers call on UN to sever ties with Bidco Africa
Lake Victoria farmers cite Bidco land-grabbing, environmental destruction and human rights violations The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the…
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Forty per cent don’t access education in a language they understand
A new paper by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) reports that 40% does not access education in a…
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Meta Abo Brewery appoints new Managing Director
Magunda succeeds Francis Agbonlahor, now Managing Director, Guinness Ghana Breweries Meta Abo Brewery S.C., a Diageo company, has appointed…
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Oromo Protests: Dozens die in West Aris protests; situation “extremely volatile” – police officer
Four federal and two local police among the dead Mahlet Fasil What started as a “minor confrontation” between…
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Living dirt poor in the midst of glamour
Kalkidan Yibeltal The latest report assessing Ethiopia’s progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) released in October 2015 commended…
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Editorial: Ethiopia should stop killing, maiming and incarcerating its people’s question
It is happening again, sadly. The government in Ethiopia is back to its signature of killing, maiming and jailing its…
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Why Oromo Protests isn’t just a protest against a ‘Master Plan’?
In mid-April 2014 senior officials from the Oromiya Special Zone were the first ones to have publically resisted the Addis…
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Lost lions discovered in Ethiopia
Born Free-supported expedition discovers lions living in remote area of Africa Wildlife conservationists have confirmed for the first time…
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