CPJ Temesghen Desalegn has been convicted in connection with a 2012 defamation case. (CPJ) Nairobi, October 15, 2014–An Ethiopian court on Monday convicted journalist and magazine owner Temesghen Desalegn in connection with a 2012 defamation case, according to news reports and local journalists. The Federal High Court in the capital, Addis Ababa, found Temesghen guilty
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By Alex Court and Lillian Leposo (CNN) – The steady hum of sewing machines fills the air inside a large glovemaking factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the bustling Ethiopian capital. Patches of leather move through an array of working stations as busy laborers work feverishly to meet the company’s export quota: 5,000
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U.S. Census Bureau (Graph: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey, 5-years estimates) – According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey 41% of the African-born population in the United States obtained bachelors degrees or higher between 2008 and 2012 compared with 28% of the overall foreign-born U.S. population. The study, which was
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World Bulletin The flooding came in the wake of heavy rainfall, measured at between 45 and 91 millimeters Floods displace 8,000 Ethiopian familiesSome 8,000 families have been displaced by the recent overflowing of Ethiopia’s Awash River across the country, the Ministry of Water, Energy and Irrigation said Wednesday. “Households are being moved to higher ground
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World Bulletin The flooding came in the wake of heavy rainfall, measured at between 45 and 91 millimeters Floods displace 8,000 Ethiopian familiesSome 8,000 families have been displaced by the recent overflowing of Ethiopia’s Awash River across the country, the Ministry of Water, Energy and Irrigation said Wednesday. “Households are being moved to higher ground
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Russia Today Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (image from www.smbcplano.org) An Alabama pastor is being sued after admitting that he had sex with multiple female members of his congregation. Worse, however, is that he declined to inform them he had AIDS. The shocking news was revealed by the pastor himself, Reverend Juan Demetrius McFarland of the
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Russia Today Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (image from www.smbcplano.org) An Alabama pastor is being sued after admitting that he had sex with multiple female members of his congregation. Worse, however, is that he declined to inform them he had AIDS. The shocking news was revealed by the pastor himself, Reverend Juan Demetrius McFarland of the
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By Nigel Wilson Egypt’s foreign minister (IB Times)-Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are set for key talks on the next stage of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, amid concerns over the potential impact downstream. Water and irrigation ministers from the three countries are due to meet in Cairo to select a consultancy body that would oversee the
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By William Davison Bloomberg- Ethiopia will grant Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) an extension to its exploration license after the company reported “encouraging” results in its search so far, Mines Minister Tolesa Shagi said. “We will definitely grant them because they’ve done so much and we appreciate whatever they’ve tried to do,” Tolesa said in a
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By William Davison Bloomberg- Ethiopia will grant Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) an extension to its exploration license after the company reported “encouraging” results in its search so far, Mines Minister Tolesa Shagi said. “We will definitely grant them because they’ve done so much and we appreciate whatever they’ve tried to do,” Tolesa said in a
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