By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: A Saudi elementary school student has shot dead an Ethiopian man reportedly while trying to protect his older brother. The death report triggered a heated debate on social networks and netizens were sharply divided over how the authorities should act with the child, believed to be less than 12
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DURBAN – Two Ethiopian nationals have been burnt by an angry mob in the township of Umlazi in Durban. It’s reported the pair sustained third degree burns when their shop was petrol-bombed on Friday night. There has been a spate of xenophobic attacks in Umlazi over the past week which some believe were sparked by
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By Jonathan Pitts, Baltimore Sun Like tens of thousands Orthodox Christians in Baltimore and more than 350 million worldwide, Pastrikos’ congregants will mark the end of their 40-day Great Lent — and the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter — with religious observances that last from midnight Saturday through Sunday morning, culminating in a massive
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By The Washington Post Rapidly growing numbers of black immigrants have reshaped the overall black population in the United States in recent decades, particularly in Washington and other cities with large U.S.-born African -American communities, a new report says. A record 3.8 million foreign-born blacks now live in the United States, the Pew Research Center
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A 25-year-old Ethiopian maid has accused Dr Yonas Tegegn, the World Health Organisation’s representative in Thailand, and his wife, of abusing her and forcing her to work without pay for nearly two years. — PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER BANGKOK (AFP) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) top official in Thailand on Saturday denied beating his
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By Anna Murphy Christian belief is woven into every aspect of life in Ethiopia, as Anna Murphy discovers when she joins one of the country’s most important religious festivals You know you are somewhere very special when even a drive to the airport is enrapturing. It was our last day in Ethiopia, and we were
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By CNN Coffee time Coffee ceremony is not only used to break the monotony of life but also to enrich life, love and harmony among friends, families and neighbors. ETHIOPIA– As he tended to his goats one afternoon in the Ethiopian highlands some 12 centuries ago, a herder named Kaldi noticed that his bleating charges
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Kenyan police on campus in Garissa The BBC’s Bashkash Jugsooda’ay in Garissa described hearing gunfire Gunmen from the militant Islamist group al-Shabab have killed at least 15 people and taken students hostage at a university in north-eastern Kenya. Reports say 65 others were wounded when gunmen stormed a university in Garissa. Troops are engaging the
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AFP -Thai police said Wednesday they are investigating a senior Bangkok-based World Health Organization official and his wife after their Ethiopian maid accused them of modern-day slavery and physical abuse. The 25-year-old maid filed a complaint last month accusing her employers of beating her and forcing her to work without pay for nearly two years
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* Entry of drinks firms helping to transform business landscape * Competition has driven down beer prices, improved supply * Government keeps foreigners away from telecoms, banks By Aaron Maasho and Edmund Blair ADDIS ABABA, April 1 (Reuters) – International brewers are helping transform Ethiopia’s business landscape as it slowly sells the assets of the
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