Superstitions Still Killing Children in Southwest Ethiopia

The first time Mingi was explained to me I found it hard to believe. What society would support the killing of healthy children, their children? Mingi is the tribal killing of newborns and infants believed by male elders to be cursed. The elders believe if allowed to live these children will bring death and widespread

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Ethiopian man drowned in South Africa

A 30-year-old Ethiopian man drowned on Sunday after a torrent of water swept away his car, police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone said. “It is alleged that the victim was driving along Middle Street in Rustenburg North and crossing a low-lying bridge after a heavy storm when his vehicle was swept away into a stream.” The Rustenburg

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24 Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemeni coast

The ministry said the bodies of the 24 illegal migrants were found off the coast of MochaThe ministry said the bodies of the 24 illegal migrants were found off the coast of Mocha SANAA – Twenty-four Ethiopians, trying to illegally enter Yemen, on Monday drowned near the port city of Mocha in Yemen’s central province

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Ethiopia: Booming business, underpaid workers

By Simona Foltyn Low wages have attracted foreign players to the poor African country, but labourers are hoping for better salaries. Within a few years foreign companies have helped build up Ethiopia’s nascent industry [Simona Foltyn/Al Jazeera] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Lunch break is over at the Huajian shoe factory and workers assemble in perfectly

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Ethiopia is One of The Countries That Could Lose Internet Easily in DDOS attack

By Armin Rosen, Herald-Dispatch North Korea was taken offline for 9 1/2 hours earlier this week, possibly as the result of a distributed denial of service attack. It wouldn’t take much to DDOS the entirety of North Korea: the country has only one pathway to the internet, through a connection with a “backbone” network hosted

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Ethiopia struggles to help its 5.5mn child laborers

Ethiopia’s Central Statistical Agency says there are over 5.5 million child laborers in this country between the ages of 5 and 14 World Bulletin/News Desk Eleven-year-old Senait travels the streets of Addis Ababa, the bustling Ethiopian metropolis of 3.5 million people, every day in search for people who want to try their luck by buying

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Al-Shabaab leader Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi surrenders

A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab, who had a $3 million US bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said Saturday. Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi surrendered to Somali police in the Gedo region, said the intelligence officer, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to

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AirAsia flight #QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore confirmed missing

AirAsia flight number QZ8501, bound from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, has lost contact with air traffic control, the airline has confirmed. The missing flight is an Airbus A320-200 with 155 people on board, Reuters reports. The plane lost contact with Jakarta air traffic control on Sunday, Indonesian media said, citing Transport Ministry

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Italian navy rescues 1300 migrants at sea

AFP The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who gave birth on board one of the rescue vessels, local media said Friday. The majority of the migrants were on boats adrift off the coast of Sicily and were expected to be brought ashore

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