26 Ethiopians jailed for failing to appear before immigration officers

Zambia Daily Mail THE Nakonde Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 26 Ethiopians to one year imprisonment each with hard labour for failing to appear before an immigration officer. And a total of 24 Ethiopians have been removed from Zambia with financial support of the International Organisation for Migration. Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka said in

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South Sudan Hosts Regional Summit on Talks to End Civil War

By Mading Ngor: Bloomberg East African leaders will meet in South Sudan’s capital today for a summit on the latest efforts to end the country’s 10-month-old civil war. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will brief leaders from Kenya, Uganda andEthiopia on the outcome of a meeting he held with rebel leader Riek Machar in Tanzania, Foreign Ministry spokesman

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South Sudan Asks Its Ambassador To Ethiopia To Return Within 72 Hours

Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle October 22, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudan government has unexpectedly recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia in a move an official described as “a normal administrative practice”. South Sudan foreign affairs spokesperson Mawien Makol (Photo credit: citizen-news) Family sources told Sudan Tribunethat David Dang Kong was asked by the foreign

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Ethiomedia- “When are you to pull out of Eritrea?” Dr Berhanu – “Why should we?”

Ethiomedia Dr Berhanu Nega (right) with Ethiomedia editor Abraha Belai Dr Berhanu Nega, chairman of Ginbot 7, the Movement for Freedom, Justice and Democracy, was in Seattle recently. He addressed Ethiopians on the progress of Ginbot 7 as well as the overall political situation in Ethiopia. Later in the evening, some friends met Dr Berhanu

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Ethiopia Moves in Right Direction with Climate Change Response But Challenges Remain

Analysis by James HassamReprint ,IPS Ethiopia has an estimated 70 million smallholder farmers, many of whom only grow sufficient amounts of crops like grain and coffee to support their families like those in Lalibela, Amhara Region. Climate change will inevitably have an impact on people’s lives. Credit: James Hassam/IPS ADDIS ABABA, Oct 21 2014 (IPS) -

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China Hooked on Khat

The Daily Beast China Hooked on Mideast’s Favorite Drug It’s a common sight in this city, as it is in Yemen, Somalia or Ethiopia: idle men plucking leaves out of a flimsy plastic bag, grinding them into mush between their teeth, filling every crevice with bits of green. A few local women warned me about

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Rwanda Flips The Script, Will Screen All Travelers From U.S. For Ebola

The east African nation of Rwanda is now screening all visitors who have traveled to the United States within 22 days of entry for Ebola, whether or not they show symptoms of the deadly virus. The U.S. Embassy in Rwanda posted the following notice to its website on Tuesday: On October 19, the Rwandan Ministry

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Ethiopian accused of trying to steal Dh250,000 from clerk

By Bassam Za’za’, Legal and Court Correspondent (Gulf News )Dubai: Two men have been accused of attempting to steal Dh250,000 from a clerk who had just withdrawn money from a bank. The Ethiopian men, 32-year-old M.B. and 26-year-old A.A., were said to have followed the Indian clerk as soon as they spotted him leaving the

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Six countries consider navigational linking between Nile basin countries, Europe

Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi will have a joint meeting at the end of the year to evaluate studies over navigational linking between Victoria Lake and the Mediterranean at Alexandria seaport. The project will link the Nile Basin countries and increase volume of the intra-regional trade. Ahmed Bahaa, head of

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Ethiopian maids reveal abuse from employers in UAE

7DAYS Dubai Maids Wube Tamene (left) and Hedja Ousman (right) Two maids have spoken of the appalling abuse they claim was dished out by their employers, as a top diplomat called for an end to household “slavery”. Hedja Ousman, 22, and Wube Tamene, 18, worked for families in the UAE and both say they were

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