People across the continent are risking death through conflict and dangerous boat journeys to escape poverty at home. African migrants are risking death by drowning and in conflict in their attempts to reach Europe [AFP] AUTHOR :Catherine Wambua-Soi Charkos township in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is no different from many other townships in Africa. The
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Juba (AFP) – A South Sudanese opposition leader who has spoken out against both sides in the civil war said Saturday he was spending a second day under house arrest without any explanation from the government. Opposition politician Lam Akol said his home in the capital Juba, which is under the control of the government
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Addis Ababa (AFP) – Swerving around potholes and speeding through chaotic traffic makes skateboarding the crowded streets of Ethiopia’s capital a risky game. Yet growing numbers of fans are taking up this once unknown sport in Addis Ababa and attracting the support of skateboarders worldwide. In the bustling market district of Shiro Meda, gangs of
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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s London Marathon, with Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa victorious in the women’s race. Kipchoge, the 5,000m world champion in 2003, finished five seconds in front of another Kenyan athlete, Wilson Kipsang. Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, the women’s record holder, finished the race in her last competitive London Marathon. In the men’s wheelchair
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ASMARA- South Sudan dispatched a high-level envoy for talks with Eritrea’s president Saturday in spite of recommitting Friday to the IGAD mediation process led by Ethiopia. Chief Negotiator Nhial Deng Nhial and a delegation of other South Sudanese officials were received at the Eritrean State House on Saturday by President Isaias Afwerki. The negotiator was
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(BBC) – As thousands of desperate African migrants arrive on Sicily’s shores, they must suddenly find their footing in a country in the grip of recession. They have something in common, though, with the island’s own homeless and unemployed – and in fact, working together with Sicilians, a group of migrants recently moved into a
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By UN News Release GENEVA (24 April 2015) – The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, today said the detention of the six so-called “Zone Nine” bloggers and three other journalists in Ethiopia over the past year
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The new Likud Knesset member hopes to focus on social issues such as bridging social gaps and helping new immigrants. Name: Avraham Naguise Party: Likud Age: 57 Hometown: Pisgat Ze’ev, Jerusalem Year of Aliya: 1985 from Ethiopia Family status: Married with 2 children Profession before becoming an MK: Has a PhD in education and degrees
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By Ellery Roberts Biddle & Ethan Zuckerman Last April, late on a Friday, an email came over the Global Voices community list with the subject line: “Shocking”. A group of our authors and their fellow bloggers had been arrested earlier that day in Addis Ababa. Six of these men and women had worked with Zone9,
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(CNN)The NBA announced Wednesday that it will play its first ever exhibition game in Africa on August 1 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa. Team Africa will tip-off against Team World and will feature two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng, born in South Sudan, as its captain. The Miami Heat star will lead a
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