Somalia: Dozens killed in Mogadishu market blast
A car bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has killed at least 39 people and wounded 50 others. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but the armed group al-Shabab is suspected. Somalia’s newly...
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Winnipeg’s Ethiopian community honoured with new achievement awards
25-year-old honouree says awards bring together community sometimes splintered by old political rifts Faven Mergia received the “Strive for Excellence” award at the first annual Ethio-Canadian...
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Ashenafi Bekele is Ethiopia’s new head coach
Coach Ashenafi Bekele (photo: Fanabc.com) Ethiopia has appointed former Adama City FC coach Ashenafi Bekele as the new coach of the national team, the Walias. Bekele replaces Gebremedhin Haile, who was...
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Blood Lobbying: Ethiopian Babies Starve, T-TPLF Feeds Lobby Firm $150,000 Per...
by Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam Millions of Ethiopians starve to death as the T-TPLF spends millions to keep itself alive The latest USAID’s Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS) reported: “The 2017...
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In Memory of the Founding Generation of Academic History of Ethiopia
Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD February 20, 2017 The recent departure of the well-loved Ethiopian historian, Professor Richard Pankhurst provide us the opportunity to remember the efforts of professional...
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International News Red Crescent: 74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya
AP CAIRO (AP) — Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya’s western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean, the Libyan Red Crescent said Tuesday — the latest tragedy at sea after migrant...
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Washington DC 2017 Yekatit 12 commemoration event (Rally at the Italian &...
The 80th anniversary of Yekatit 12 martyrs day was as usual commemorated in Washington DC area as part of the Global Alliance international campaign. The Washington DC commemoration was conducted in...
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Voice of Amhara Daily Ethiopian News February 21, 2017
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Ethiopia and Sudan vow to enhance border cooperation
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle February 22, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia and neighboring Sudan signed multiple agreements to further boost up cooperation on a range of development activities, Ethiopia’s foreign...
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UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head Off Famine
FILE – Southern Somali women carry food aid donations from the UNHCR as they make their way to their refugee camp in Dollow, Somalia, Aug. 30, 2011. Hunger is again stalking the country, and the U.N....
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Ethiopia launches new initiative to employ disaffected youth
Author Merga Yonas For the last two decades, the Ethiopian government has been trumping the country’s economic successes , which earned it the title the “African Tiger.” However the youth appear to...
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Ethiopia: TSEHAI Publishers founder Elias Wondimu to receive prestigious...
by Sentinel News Service TSEHAI Publishers recently announced that Editorial Director and founder Elias Wondimu will be receiving one of the Ethiopian Crown’s most distinguished awards: the Grand...
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Ethiopia prosecutors bring multiple criminal charges against opposition...
Addisstandard / February 23, 2017 Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, Feb. 23/2017 – Ethiopian prosecutors have brought multiple criminal charges against prominent opposition leader Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman...
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Gebru Mersha and Richard Pankhurst: legacy on politics and on history
By Obo Arada Aba Shawl February 23, 2017 Gebru Mersha and Richard Pankhurst Introduction It is with deep sorrow that I learned the death of Dr. Gebru Mersha, a politician and of Dr. Pankhurst, an...
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Africa: The Next Einstein Forum launches search for 54 young African science...
PRESS RELEASE The Next Einstein Forum launches search for 54 young African science and technology champions NEF Ambassadors attend the NEF’s signature event, the NEF Global Gathering, the second...
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Arena Tigray must convert itself into a national party – for its own good and...
By Shiferaw Abebe Under the dark shadow of the current State of Terror in Ethiopia, Arena Tigray recently held its low-key fourth congress and elected Abraha Desta as its new Chairman. Before his...
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Ethiopia ready for greater cooperation with Trump government – PM
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has stated that his country was looking to work with the new United States government particularly in the area of trade and...
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Ethiopia: Oppositions Say Dialogue ‘Better Late Than Never’
By Leulseged Worku Putting their differences aside, the ruling and opposition parties have recently come to a round table to find ways of nurturing the political environment for the good of the people....
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