BBC- Saudi King Abdullah speaks at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 27 June 2014 King Abdullah had been suffering from a lung infection Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital, state TV says. The announcement, made early on Friday, said his brother, Salman, had become
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By Edmund Blair NAIROBI, Jan 22 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Standard Bank aims to open a representative office in Ethiopia by the end of March, joining others eyeing a fast growing African economy although foreigners are barred from offering commercial banking services there. The office will provide a foothold for the South African bank to
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(BBC) The crisis in Yemen deepened on Thursday as officials reported that both the president and his government had resigned. It comes amid an ongoing stand-off with Shia Houthi rebels. Houthi gunmen have a tight grip on the capital, Sanaa, and still hold a presidential aide abducted last week. They had previously committed to withdrawing
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CAIRO — At a time when the Egyptian government officially acknowledged that obstacles re-emerged in the negotiations with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam — which is threatening the Egyptian share of the Nile’s waters — Egypt is seeking to take advantage of the rapprochement between the Egyptian and Ethiopian Coptic churches. This was shown during
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CAIRO — At a time when the Egyptian government officially acknowledged that obstacles re-emerged in the negotiations with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam — which is threatening the Egyptian share of the Nile’s waters — Egypt is seeking to take advantage of the rapprochement between the Egyptian and Ethiopian Coptic churches. This was shown during
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Legal, Policy Reforms Crucial Prior to May Elections © 2011 Tom Cochrem/Getty Images (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the past year, six privately owned publications
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Legal, Policy Reforms Crucial Prior to May Elections © 2011 Tom Cochrem/Getty Images (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the past year, six privately owned publications
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By Marthe van der Wolf, VOA Ethiopia’s coffee has been ranked as the best in the world by an international group of coffee connoisseurs. Not surprisingly, coffee is a top export for the country. But at home it is a source of pride. International coffee experts travel the world to find the best tasting cup.
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CAIRO – Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to sign a political declaration by this end of this month regarding the Nile river water and a controversial Ethiopian dam, Egyptian political sources have said. “The political declaration will be signed by leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Summit, due to be
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CAIRO – Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to sign a political declaration by this end of this month regarding the Nile river water and a controversial Ethiopian dam, Egyptian political sources have said. “The political declaration will be signed by leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Summit, due to be
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