January 5, 2014 The BBC’s Alastair Leithead was with government troops when they were ambushed A South Sudanese army general has been killed in fighting outside the rebel-held town of Bor. A BBC correspondent with government troops said a convoy…
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The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities at Beirut’s’s international airport Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country a quantity of Khat from Ethiopia. Customs officials at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport arrested 39-year-old Ethiopian woman, identified by her…
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Toronto Star, thestar.com We asked online readers to nominate an 11th Person to Watch in 2014. This community organizer, entrepreneur and activist gets the nod. By: Sarah Barmak Samuel Getachew is a man with many plans, and 2014 is the…
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By Mastewal Dessalew It is a cliché from the Ethiopian government that the Ethiopian Economy has recorded a double digit growth in the past eight or nine years. Though there are many who questions the rate, the government is adamant to…
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Chimp Reports 01/04/2014 In a new development, news reaching us shows that SPLA top commanders have narrowly survived an assassination at the hands of Riek Machar’s rebels. By Honeywell Dickens Okello SPLA top commanders have just survived being assassinated According…
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World Bulletin 04 January 2014 Friday S. Sudan leader rejects Ethiopia power-sharing proposal A source with the government delegation said that the talks are expected to officially start on Friday in the presence of international representatives, including ones from…
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Source: The Guardian Jan 4, 2014 Kenya may lose its position as the world’s biggest horticultural exporter, in the wake of the rising cost of production, compliance bottlenecks and uncertainty over trade talks between the EAC and the European Union.…
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Jan 4, 2014 Runners of the Year — World Women After a few years of placing just out of the money behind Vivian Cheruiyot, Meseret Defar returned to the top, dominating her signature distance of 5,000m. She lost at the…
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By Ahram Online 01/04/2014 New tripartite talks over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam opened Saturday in Khartoum. The talks are being attended by the irrigation ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan and are set to last for three days. Egypt and Ethiopia have…
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Jan 4, 2014 Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes dominated the Luanda International Meeting tagged ‘Demóstenes de Almeida’, held at the Coqueiros Stadium, in Luanda on Thursday. Ethiopian Yenew Gelahum won the men’s 5000m with the time of 13:49.92 minutes, followed by…
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