2000 Ethiopians evacuated from Sudan amid disease fears

(EL-DABBA) – Sudanese authorities and popular bodies have evacuated two thousands Ethiopian nationals from the locality of El-Dabba in the Northern state following discovery of several Hepatitis and AIDS cases among them. The commissioner of El-Dabba locality, Isam Abdel-Rahman, told Sudan Tribune that the security committee in the state conducted a random medical examination for

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‘Sophisticated’ Regin spyware found

The sophisticated Regin malware had been used to spy on airlines, said Symantec An “extremely complex” and “stealthy” spying program has been stealing data from ISPs, energy companies, airlines and research-and-development labs, a security company has said. With a “degree of technical competence rarely seen”, Regin had probably taken years to develop, Symantec said. And

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Kenyan officials said Sunday more than 100 al-Shabaab militants have been killed

IBTimes Kenyan officials said Sunday more than 100 al-Shabaab militants have been killed and their camp in Somalia destroyed in the wake of the execution of 28 hijacked bus riders who were unable to recite a passage from the Quran. Deputy President William Ruto said the Islamist terrorists were pursued into Somalia following the deaths

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Great Ethiopian Run 2014: Route, Course Map, Times, Event Details

BLEACHER REPORT Great Ethiopian Run 2014: Route, Course Map, Times, Event DetailsRonald Zak/Associated Press Rory Birthplace of many of the best runners of all time, Ethiopia will host the 14th edition of its 10km Great Run on Sunday with 40,000 participants set to take to the streets of Addis Ababa. The 2014 Great Ethiopian Run

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Ethiopia’s Guye Adola wins Delhi Half Marathon

By PTI | The Hindu Guye Adola, Geoffrey Kamworor and Mosinet Geremew clocked the top three timings in the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. Photo: Sandeep Saxena Ethiopian runner Guye Adola demolished the course record to emerge triumphant in the international elite men’s category, while Florence Kiplagat led a Kenyan one-two finish in the women’s event

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‘Ethiopians are confused when we ask about the famine’

The Irish Times Thirty years after a terrible famine in Ethiopia, parts of the country are thriving, others need ongoing aid to fight food poverty, and the government is taking a hard line on dissent Alison Healy joins Self Help Africa to see how Ethipoia has changed thirty years on from the famine that inspired

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Can Farming in Ethiopia be Successfully Commercialised? Video

BBC News The BBC’s Lerato Mbele reports from the Ethiopian town of Wonji, just south of Addis Ababa, for Africa Business Report. (Photo BBC)  There may be a property and infrastructure boom in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, but more than 70% of Ethiopians still live in rural areas – farming grain and livestock.

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Somalia’s Al-Shabab says it killed 28 in Kenya

Associated Press By TOM ODULA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, Al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the Saturday dawn attack on a bus in which 28 non-Muslims were singled out and killed. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack through its radio station in Somalia saying it was in retaliation for raids by Kenyan security

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Haile Gebrselassie: From athletics to the boardroom

Haile Gebrselassie Gebrselassie: ‘I learnt to be more patient in business’ By Lerato Mbele, BBC Haile Gebrselassie is the most famous man in Ethiopia. The double Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion over 10,000m had a glittering athletics career and is now a successful and busy entrepreneur. So when you manage to get an

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Amnesty backs Detekt tool to scan for state spyware on computers

Human rights group says software represents ‘a strike back against governments’ over covert surveillance By Matthew Taylor The Guardian Human rights experts and technology groups have launched a new tool allowing members of the public to scan their computers for surveillance spyware used by governments. Amnesty says Detekt is the first tool freely available that

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