Africa
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ECA Chief repeats call for debt cancellation to help Ebola-affected countries
In a statement delivered at the opening of the 26th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council on Monday…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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