Botswana to Deport Eritrean Players

Thevoicebw After an intervention by Botswana Football Association Officials, 10 players from the visiting Eritrea National team agreed to board the bus enroute to Gaborone where they’ll board a 18:20 flight to Johannesburg. The team missed the morning flight due to stand off as some players showed their desire to remain in the country. Eritrea

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Botswana to Deport Eritrean Players

Thevoicebw After an intervention by Botswana Football Association Officials, 10 players from the visiting Eritrea National team agreed to board the bus enroute to Gaborone where they’ll board a 18:20 flight to Johannesburg. The team missed the morning flight due to stand off as some players showed their desire to remain in the country. Eritrea

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EPRDF Drops Terrorism Charges Against Zone9 Bloggers

By Mahelt Fasil, Addis Standard Nearly a year and half since they were first arrested charges of terrorism against the five remaining members of Zone9 bloggers were dropped this morning. A federal court in Addis Abeba freed Journalists Tesfalem Wadyes Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and Edom Kassaye as well as members of the blogging collective Zelalem Kibret

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EPRDF Drops Terrorism Charges Against Zone9 Bloggers

By Mahelt Fasil, Addis Standard Nearly a year and half since they were first arrested charges of terrorism against the five remaining members of Zone9 bloggers were dropped this morning. A federal court in Addis Abeba freed Journalists Tesfalem Wadyes Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and Edom Kassaye as well as members of the blogging collective Zelalem Kibret

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Canadian imprisoned in Ethiopia may soon be coming home

By: Debra Black Government officials have signed off on paperwork for a prison transfer that would see Toronto man Bashir Makhtal back in Canada by the end of the year. Bashir Makhtal, a Toronto man who has spent almost nine years languishing in detention in Ethiopia, is one step closer to coming home. Government officials

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EPRDF makes international appeal for food aid following poor harvests

By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s government is calling for international assistance to help feed 8.2 million people after erratic rains devastated crop yields. Climate shocks are common in Ethiopia and often cause poor or failed harvests that lead to acute food shortages. The government has allocated $192 million for food and

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Sudan’s Defense Force Killed 8 Ethiopian Farmers

(KHARTOUM) Sudan Tribune – Sources have disclosed ongoing clashes between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gangs known as Shifta on the border between the two countries since Sunday saying that military reinforcement has been sent to the area. A road leading to Ethiopia-Sudan border (Photo Jamminglobal.com) No official statement has been issued from both governments. The

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Israeli Government to make massive push to promote Ethiopian integration

By SAM SOKOL, JPOST Many of the changes will be overseen by a committee whose members will be at least half Ethiopian. The ministerial committee to promote the integration of Ethiopian citizens into Israeli society today approved three hundred million shekels in spending toward the goal of bridging the gap between Ethiopians and the rest

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Two Convicted Ethiopian War Criminals Have Been Sheltering in an Italian Embassy for 24 Years

By Sally Hayden VICE It’s been nearly 25 years since Ethiopia’s Soviet-backed Derg regime was ousted. As a coalition of rebel forces approached capital city Addis Ababa on May 27, 1991, four senior ministers — accused of ordering mass killings — used the darkness of night to creep into the Italian embassy. What followed is

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Ethiopian to decide on extra-long-haul fleet by year end

By Kurt Hofmann | ATW Plus Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the committee has not yet made any

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