Trial for South Sudan ‘coup leaders’

Taking a tough line, South Sudan’s Minister for Justice Paulino Wanawila explains plans to try rebel leaders Seven South Sudanese rebel leaders face charges of treason over an alleged coup attempt that sparked weeks of fighting, the authorities have said.

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Stem cell ‘major discovery’ claimed

January 29, 2014 By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Stem cell researchers are heralding a “major scientific discovery”, with the potential to start a new age of personalised medicine. Scientists in Japan showed stem cells can now

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Chinese firms introducing new forms of energy into Ethiopia

Source: China Daily Building on support from foreign aid projects, the companies are remaking the economic and infrastructure landscape in the African nation After a journey of 80 kilometers on the smooth Addis Ababa-Adama Toll Motorway, 34 white wind turbine

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US seeks Ethiopian Accountability to secure aid 

By Obang Metho  January 28, 2014 Cartoon aminarts.com Washington, DC - Is United States policy towards Ethiopia shifting?  For years Ethiopians, social justice groups, human rights organizations and civic groups have been calling on donor countries to demand greater accountability from

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Harar: Coffee Lovers Capital

By Mark Hay National Geographic Image Collection / Alamy Hidden far from the tourist and pilgrim paths that wind through Ethiopia, Harar is a densely packed holy city that has retained its character and unbridled passion for all things coffee

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After Saudi Arabian Exodus, Ethiopia Sees New Migrant Influx from South Sudan

APO  Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As the number of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia passes 156,000, Ethiopia has been hit with another influx of migrants – this time from the neighbouring South Sudan.

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Ethiopian Diaspora Funds IOM through USAIM to Aid Ethiopian Migrants Stranded in Yemen

APO January 28, 2014  Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia has donated an additional USD 32,000 to support IOM’s ongoing assistance to Ethiopian migrants

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Ethiopian Diaspora Funds IOM through USAIM to Aid Ethiopian Migrants Stranded in Yemen

APO January 28, 2014  Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia has donated an additional USD 32,000 to support IOM’s ongoing assistance to Ethiopian migrants

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EPRDF: Ethiopia for Sale Just for $1

Al-Jazeera As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors. Just a few decades ago, Ethiopia was a country defined by its famines, particularly between 1983-1985 when in excess

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Nigerians ‘slaughtered’ in church

January 28, 2014 A security offensive to combat Boko Haram’s insurgency has been unable to put a stop to the violence A senior cleric has spoken of how suspected Islamist militants “slaughtered” some 30 churchgoers in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday.

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