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DR Congo slams African Union’s call to suspend election result
Constitutional Court poised to rule on an appeal over the outcome of the elections held in December. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has rebuked the African Union (AU) over its calls to...
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Ethiopian rebel group accuses government of airstrikes
Elias Meseret, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian rebel group recently welcomed back to the country accuses the reformist government of targeting it with airstrikes. The...
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Nearly 36 million children in Ethiopia are poor, lack access to basic social...
Addis Abeba, January 17/2019 – An estimated 36 million of a total population of 41 million children under the age of 18 in Ethiopia are multi-dimensionally poor, meaning they are deprived of basic...
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Ethiopia Says 60 Al Shabaab Insurgents Killed In Kismayo
Ethiopian troops in Somalia along with the Somalia government forces have killed 60 Al Shabaab insurgents in Kismayo area and destroyed four Land Cruiser pickups equipped with heavy explosives,...
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Ethiopia’s ruling coalition happy over execution of Eritrea deal
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia’s ruling coalition says it is happy about the level of execution of a peace deal with neighbouring Eritrea. The deal was signed in Asmara in July 2018. The Ethiopian...
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Medemer in America and Ethiopia: My Personal Tribute to the Life,...
By Al Mariam’ Just a year ago… Last year, on the occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day I pondered what Dr. King’s message would be for young Ethiopians were he alive. I said he would advise them to...
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Police arrest Bereket, Tadesse
By Dawit Endeshaw Bereket Simon, former Government Communication Affairs Minister and Executive Committee member of Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the erstwhile Amhara...
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MEDEMER CONTINUES ROLLING!
By Mengistu Adugna (PHD) This is just my brief reflection based primarily on recent events. Of late, I hardly comment on Ethiopian politics as I have been appalled by distorted narratives of political...
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Dr. Ashagre’s reminiscences (No. IV) on ESAT’s የሳምንቱ እንግዳ forum are interesting. However, I see a major error that crept into his analysis. His assertion that “self-determination up to and including...
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Selassie Stand Up asking for official endorsement of the Ethiopian Government
Janaury 25, 2019 His Excellency Dr. Abiye Ahmed Office of the Prime Minister Menelik Palace Addis Ababa C/O His Excellency Fitsum Arega Ambassador to the US Ethiopian Embassy 3506 International Drive...
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Ethiopian Rhythms in City
Business Daily The Trio Kazanchis Jeroen Visser with a saxophone (left) and Endris Hassen playing a masingo, a single stringed Ethiopian instrument. PHOTO | COURTESY A multinational band brings an...
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Ethiopian Athletes Storm Dubai Marathon
Ethiopia Athlete Getaneh Molla wins Dubai Marathon this morning registering the best time in Dubai Marathon history 2 hours, three minutes and thirty four seconds (2:03:34). He is followed by two...
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Riyadh Releases Ethiopian-Born Billionaire It Held Since 2017
Ethiopian-born Saudi businessman Sheikh Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi is seen in an undated photo tweeted by the Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister (@PMEthiopia). WASHINGTON — The Saudi government...
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WHEN ETHIOPIAN JEWS TRIED TO SAVE EUROPEAN JEWS FROM HOLOCAUST
Ethiopian Jews suffered under the Italian occupation but by 1943 they were able to reach out to the emperor to suggest hosting Jews fleeing Europe. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN In August 1943, at the height of...
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Pope Francis receives Ethiopian Prime Minister
Pope Francis meets with Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (Vatican Media On the afternoon of Monday 21 January 2019, Pope Francis received in Audience Mr Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the...
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How hundreds of Syrians found refuge in Ethiopia
A tiny number of Syrian refugees, having travelled through Sudan, work in restaurants while others beg in Addis Ababa. by Elias Gebreselassie Abdulwahid Mohammed, a Syrian refugee, serves Ethiopian...
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Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed picks UoN graduate as Kenyan envoy
By IBRAHIM ORUKO Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has picked Mr Meles Alem as Ethiopia’s next ambassador to Kenya. He replaces Dina Mufti Sid, who has been redeployed to Egypt in the same capacity....
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Ethiopian Israelis Rally in Tel Aviv Against Police Violence
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis are protesting in Tel Aviv against alleged police brutality after an officer killed an Ethiopian man two weeks ago. Demonstrators blocked a major highway...
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The Dawn of a New Era in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HOA) is being transformed from a hapless theater of endless devastating wars into a new positive model of regional conflict-resolution and regional alliance building. This change...
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ETHIOPIAN CONCERNS IN ISRAEL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
sraelis of Ethiopian descent take part in a protest. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) The wider issue is that the Ethiopian community needs to feel that the government cares about them. BY JPOST...
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