Insurance for Ethiopian herders aims to combat drought, conflict

TRFN- Nomadic livestock herders in Ethiopia have received their first payout from an insurance scheme that tracks poor pasture conditions with satellite technology. Ethiopia has difficulty drawing full advantage from its livestock resources – the largest in Africa – because of the unreliability of pasture and water caused by persistent drought. The new insurance scheme,

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Teddy Afro Breaking News ቴዲ አፍሮ ከሀገር እንዳይወጣ ታገደ

#‎ሰበር_ዜና‬ ድምፃዊ ቴዲ አፍሮ ከሀገር እንዳይወጣ ታገዳ ሰሙኑን በአውሮፓ ስራዎቹን ለማቅረብ ዝግጅቱን ያጠናቀቀውና በነገው ዕለት ፊላንድ ላይ የመጀመርያውን ስረውን ያቀርብ የነበረው ቴዲ ከኤርፖርት በደህንነቶች እንዲመለስ ተደርጎል ፖስፖርቱም በደህንነቶች እጅ ላይ ይገኛል።

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UN ‘concerned’ at US jury decisions

BBC US protesters in support of Michael Brown UN human rights experts have expressed “legitimate concerns” about US juries failing to charge policemen involved in the deaths of two black civilians. It is part of a broader “pattern of impunity” concerning minority victims, the UN said in a statement. Thousands of people have taken to

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UN ‘concerned’ at US jury decisions

BBC US protesters in support of Michael Brown UN human rights experts have expressed “legitimate concerns” about US juries failing to charge policemen involved in the deaths of two black civilians. It is part of a broader “pattern of impunity” concerning minority victims, the UN said in a statement. Thousands of people have taken to

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Ethiopian Government Rejected Sudanese opposition meeting

World Bulletin/News Desk The Ethiopian government on Friday disavowed a recent meeting of the Sudanese opposition, which called for the overthrow of the Sudanese regime. Leaders of opposition parties and armed groups held a meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, during which they signed a declaration calling for the overthrow of the Sudanese government. “The

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Ethiopian Government Rejected Sudanese opposition meeting

World Bulletin/News Desk The Ethiopian government on Friday disavowed a recent meeting of the Sudanese opposition, which called for the overthrow of the Sudanese regime. Leaders of opposition parties and armed groups held a meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, during which they signed a declaration calling for the overthrow of the Sudanese government. “The

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Ethiopian student at University of California – Berkeley fatally struck by a train

Selam Sekuar, a UC Berkeley freshman and international student from Ethiopia, was fatally struck by a train at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station on Nov. 25. She was 19. Known for her warm personality and dedication to her studies, Sekuar was a MasterCard Foundation Scholar. The program provides financial and academic support for successful students

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Ethiopian student at University of California – Berkeley fatally struck by a train

Selam Sekuar, a UC Berkeley freshman and international student from Ethiopia, was fatally struck by a train at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station on Nov. 25. She was 19. Known for her warm personality and dedication to her studies, Sekuar was a MasterCard Foundation Scholar. The program provides financial and academic support for successful students

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ICC drops charges against Kenyan President Kenyatta

AFP International Criminal Court prosecutors on Friday withdrew crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta but said fresh charges could be brought if new evidence is found of his involvement in post-election violence. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday he was “vindicated” after the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor dropped a case against

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Online freedom declines

AFP WASHINGTON, DC – Internet freedom suffered this year as a growing number of countries stepped up efforts to spy on users and censor online postings, a global survey showed Thursday. The report by the non-government watchdog group Freedom House said online freedom declined in 36 of 65 countries surveyed. In some cases, governments use

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