BBC Ferguson decision: A timeline of events A grand jury has decided not to charge a Missouri policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Announcing the decision, state prosecutor Robert McCulloch said the jury exhaustively examined evidence. Mr Brown’s family said they were “profoundly disappointed”. Police said shots were fired and cars
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The Irish Times Thirty years after a terrible famine in Ethiopia, parts of the country are thriving, others need ongoing aid to fight food poverty, and the government is taking a hard line on dissent Alison Healy joins Self Help Africa to see how Ethipoia has changed thirty years on from the famine that inspired
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BBC on Andargachew Tsige: http://youtu.be/Y0ipj7Qv_9s The family of a north London man who is facing the death penalty in Ethiopia has said the government should be doing more to help get him home.
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By Dawit Ashenafi The Voice of America has removed Peter Heinlein as Chief of the Horn of Africa service after investigation into allegations of deliberate distortions and professional misconduct. VOA Director David Ensor convened the section staffers last Friday and made a surprise announcement that Heinlein was replaced by his Senior Advisor William Marsh. The
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By Alemayehu G Mariam ሜሮን ጌትነት ሃገሬ Meron Getnet Hagere: http://youtu.be/4ojRIPrO_Aw Meron Getnet The poet-artist with an “unconquerable soul”? Last week, Meron Getnet, the extraordinary young Ethiopian actress, put out on Youtube a powerful Amharic poem entitled, “Hagere, Hizbe, Kibre” (My Country, My People, My Honor). The last time I “saw” Meron was this past
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Members of the South Sudan rebel delegation attend peace negotiations in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa. ‘South Sudan on bitter road to peace’ ‘US after toppling president of Sudan’ Representatives of South Sudan’s warring parties are in Ethiopia for talks aimed at putting an end to the civil war that has been going on
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The African nation is getting richer—but some of its poorest citizens are paying the price. Ethnic Suri in Ethiopia. The group has been pushed off grazing land, without compensation, in favor of a palm oil plantation, profits from which are expatriated, according to land rights advocates. (Photo courtesy of the Oakland Institute) By Vince Beiser
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The African nation is getting richer—but some of its poorest citizens are paying the price. Ethnic Suri in Ethiopia. The group has been pushed off grazing land, without compensation, in favor of a palm oil plantation, profits from which are expatriated, according to land rights advocates. (Photo courtesy of the Oakland Institute) By Vince Beiser
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Al Jazeera-Russian president says he left to get some sleep but move may be seen as snub after he was pressured over Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has left the G20 summit in Australia early, live footage showed, after he came under intense pressure from the West over Moscow’s alleged support for separatist fights in
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Ex-mayor of Addis Abeba OPDO’S Kuma Demeksa According to the Ethiopian News Agency, the ex-mayor of Addis Abeba and one of the key leaders of the OPDO-EPRDF has been appointed as an Ambassador by Ethiopian President Dr. Mulatu Teshome. The News did not detail to which country Kuma has been assigned. The report added that
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