By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press Kefelgn Alemu Worku AP-A brutal Ethiopian jail guard who tortured and killed dozens of people during government-sponsored violence in the 1970s should spend 22 years in prison for immigration crimes, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the United States cannot become a refuge for human-rights violators. “The risk that this
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By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press Kefelgn Alemu Worku AP-A brutal Ethiopian jail guard who tortured and killed dozens of people during government-sponsored violence in the 1970s should spend 22 years in prison for immigration crimes, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the United States cannot become a refuge for human-rights violators. “The risk that this
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The Irish Times Tullow Oil said on Friday its Shimela-1 well in Ethiopia has found water-bearing reservoirs. The exploration group said Shimela-1, which is located in the South Omo Block in Ethiopia, was drilled to test a prospect in a north-western sub-basin of the vast Chew Bahir basin. The frontier wildcat well encountered lacustrine and
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Egypt State Information Service Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Mutalib said on Thursday 22/05/2014 that his ministry is now establishing some 52-million-dollar projects in the Nile Basin countries. These projects include drilling wells, establishing hydraulic research laboratories and training technical cadres there, the Minister said. According to a report received by the
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BY BUSANI BAFANA Sustainable Development Alert net Addis Ababa — Funeral societies may make their money from the business of bereavement, but in Ethiopia they are also important social networks that use kinship and trust to cushion communities from the worst effects of disasters. Ethiopian burial and mutual aid societies known as “iddirs” are a
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Counterpunch by GRAHAM PEEBLES There are tentative signs that the people of Ethiopia are beginning to organise themselves and stand up against the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government, a brutal dictatorship, albeit one dressed in democratic western garb. After 23 years of suppression at the hands of the EPRDF, simmering discontent and anger
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By SADIE GURMAN, The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who authorities say masked his identity as a brutal guard at an Ethiopian prison faces sentencing for immigration fraud. Kefelgn Alemu Worku (kah-FEH’-lun ah-LEE’-moo WER’-koo) was convicted in October of identity theft and lying on immigration forms by denying he committed political violence. Witnesses
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In what appears to be one of a collection of measures to silence the press ahead of 2015 elections, Ethiopian authorities in the Communications Ministry are preparing a new system to control the distribution of print media. Privately owned newspapers and magazines, possibly the only remaining independent news sources in the country, would face more
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BI TONY MANFRED EMAIL ESPN hired Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueira to make unique World Cup posters for all 32 teams in the tournament. They each feature the national team’s nickname and star player, and they all have a distinct style. Our favorites are Switzerland, Japan, and Greece. They’re fantastic. Algeria Cristiano Sigueira/ESPN Argentina Cristiano
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BI TONY MANFRED EMAIL ESPN hired Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueira to make unique World Cup posters for all 32 teams in the tournament. They each feature the national team’s nickname and star player, and they all have a distinct style. Our favorites are Switzerland, Japan, and Greece. They’re fantastic. Algeria Cristiano Sigueira/ESPN Argentina Cristiano
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