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Ethiopia’s ex-PM urges Kiir to hand over power to new leadership
Former Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has called on South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to resign and hand over power to new young leadership. Desalegn resigned in February this year in a...
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Ethiopia postpones national population census due to security challenges
ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (Xinhua) — The joint session of the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives and House of Federation on Monday postponed the Fourth National Population and Housing Census by a...
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Ethiopian adds more Bombardier jets and expands network
Ethiopian Airlines has concluded a firm order for ten new Bombardier jets at the same time as launching three new routes. By David Casey Flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for ten...
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Ethiopia dam talks resume as new prime minister sworn in
GCR Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Sudan yesterday for a two-day summit with counterparts to discuss the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), now under construction on the Blue Nile,...
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How Ethiopian Americans changed US policy on their homeland
BY ALEMAYEHU MARIAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL An old Ethiopian aphorism propounds, “If spiders could gather up their silk in a...
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Ethiopia Could Open Important Projects to International Bidding
Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana Prensa Latina Addis Abeba, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia plans to offer in international tender some of the most important projects of the country, among them one...
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PRESIDENT RIVLIN WILL NOT VISIT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN ETHIOPIA
Reuven Rivlin. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) “We are very disappointed with the Foreign Ministry’s recommendation not to visit the Jewish community.” BY IRIS GEORLETTE >...
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Ethiopia to take stake in Port of Djibouti, its trade gateway -state media
Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, May 1 (Reuters) – Ethiopia will take a stake in the Port of Djibouti, its main gateway for trade, under a deal reached between the two countries, state media outlets said on...
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Ethiopia hit by power cut as dam’s circuit breaks
BBC A nationwide power cut hit Ethiopia overnight after a technical fault at a massive hydroelectric dam. A technical fault at a controversial hydroelectric dam caused the blackout Power cuts are...
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Referee attacked by Ethiopian footballers for goal decision
The referee was punched by a team coach, who has since been fired BBC A referee has been attacked by players after making a controversial decision in Ethiopia’s football premier league. The military...
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Rivlin lands in Ethiopia for first visit by an Israeli president
Set to meet with Falash Mura community waiting to emigrate to Israel, president tells welcoming committee he is ‘returning the visit’ of the biblical Queen of Sheba to King Solomon By SUE SURKES Times...
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Ethiopia PM visits GERD site, heads to Sudan on official visit
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed has visited the Grand Ethiopia Rennaissance Dam (GERD) site. The PM was accompanied by his deputy Demeke Mekonnen and other top government officials on...
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Ethiopia, Djibouti May Swap Stakes in Airlines, Ports
By Nizar Manek/ Bloomberg May 2, 2018, 3:01 AM PDT Corrected May 2, 2018, Deal politically endorsed while details pending, minister says Landlocked Ethiopia views tiny Red Sea state as key partner...
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Ethiopia to acquire portion of Djibouti port
ETHIOPIA’S NEW PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED. AFP PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER Business Daily Africa Djibouti has agreed to Ethiopia’s proposal to acquire a share of the Horn country’s port, a deal secured...
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Ethiopian state of emergency must end, says journalist freed from jail
Jackson Njehia Reuters Eskinder Nega NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed should fulfill his pledge to expand political freedoms by lifting a state of emergency, said a journalist...
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Israeli president praises Ethiopian Airlines on arrival for official visit
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Israeli president, Reuven Rivlin, on Tuesday May 1 arrived in Ethiopia for an official visit on the request of his Ethiopian counterpart, Mulatu Teshome. He flew in on board an...
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Nile dam won’t harm Egypt, says new Ethiopian leader
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reviews the honour guard following his arrival in Khartoum for an official visit to Sudan on May 2, 2018 (AFP Photo/ASHRAF SHAZLY) AFP / May 3, 2018 Khartoum (AFP) –...
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Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega Undeterred by Threats to Press Freedom
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