Ethiopia’s ‘Islam Lesson’ for the West

By Raymond Ibrahim,The Christian Post Raymond Ibrahim is author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians. Yet another Christian church was destroyed by Muslims in Ethiopia—this time by local authorities. Heaven’s Light Church, which served some 100 evangelical Christians, was demolished last November 28. The church had stood and functioned in the Muslim-majority

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I’m longing for you, comrades

By Zelalem Kibret From Kilinto prison, Addis Ababa Ethiopia O! The mighty reminiscence! Of all the thoughts nothing is more haunting than reminiscence. When I read, walk; sleep — in all of my daily routines I recall yesterday. Yesterday as if it is painted by one of the renaissance realist painters. Those yesterdays are here

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Why do Americans love ancient grains such as ‘teff’?

BBC Would you like to taste the health-giving grain found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun? Or feast on the unprocessed kernels said to have been stored on the ark by Noah? Or how about a vodka made from traditionally farmed Bolivian quinoa? If any of this whets your appetite, you are not alone. In

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NBE to Print Banknotes in Ethiopia

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is on the process of establishing its own banknotes and security printing factory to print cash locally. The Bank announced a tender two weeks ago to hire an international consultancy firm to conduct a feasibility study for the printing plant on the state owned daily newspaper, The Ethiopian Herald.

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Former US diplomat Linda Howard fights ‘sex slave’ Ethiopian maid’s $3 million damages claim

BySHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN     A MELBOURNE woman accused of keeping a house maid as a virtual prisoner and sex slave is fighting moves to force her to pay out more than $3 million in damages. Former US diplomat Linda Howard, who lives in Docklands, is defending the action brought by her former housekeeper, known

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Former US diplomat Linda Howard fights ‘sex slave’ Ethiopian maid’s $3 million damages claim

BySHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN     A MELBOURNE woman accused of keeping a house maid as a virtual prisoner and sex slave is fighting moves to force her to pay out more than $3 million in damages. Former US diplomat Linda Howard, who lives in Docklands, is defending the action brought by her former housekeeper, known

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Kenenisa Bekele Confirmed For Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

Dubai Holding, the investment holding company, has announced that three-time Olympic Champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will take part in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 23, 2015 in his capacity as Ambassador of the Dubai Holding Wellness Programme. The Dubai debut appearance of one of the greatest long distance athletes of all time

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Internet freedom in Africa: Ethiopia and The Gambia most repressive; South Africa and Kenya freest

By Christine Mungai African governments are remarkably sophisticated when it comes to surveillance, spying, and the use of malware ETHIOPIA, The Gambia and Sudan are some of the most repressive places in Africa for online freedom, a new report by watchdog organisation Freedom House indicates, while South Africa and Kenya are the among the most

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Ethiopia-Egypt talks on Nile dam stumble

World Bulletin/News Desk Consultations among experts of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aimed at determining the impact of Ethiopia’s $4.8 billion dam project on the Nile’s upper reaches halted amid differences between Egypt and Ethiopia, an official said Sunday. The Tripartite National Committee (TNC) – a 12-member experts’ panel responsible of facilitating implementation of recommendations of

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China ‘shocked’ by deaths at Madagascar plant

Violent labour dispute at Chinese-run factory kills four as workers demand better wages. China’s embassy in Madagascar has said it was “very shocked” by a violent labour dispute at a Chinese-run sugar factory in the west of the island that resulted in four deaths this week. A spokesman at the embassy told the AFP news

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