Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary set to visit Ethiopia

Next week, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Ethiopia to continue furthering Denmark’s agenda to improve women’s and girls’ health and rights issues around the world. Accompanying her will be the trade and development minister, Mogens Jensen. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Ethiopia to continue furthering Denmark’s agenda to improve

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Ethiopian community still suffers trauma from exodus 30 years ago

Jpost.com Although the suffering of many immigrants from Ethiopia in the past 30 years is well documented, treatment for their resulting psychological trauma has been minimal. Members of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel mark the holiday of Sigd in Jerusalem November 20, 2014. (photo credit:REUTERS/AMIR COHEN) Psychotrauma certainly isn’t new to the Jewish People.

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Ethiopia population projected to hit 90mn this year

In July 2014, the population of Ethiopia stood at around 88 million, making the country the second most populous in Africa. World Bulletin / News Desk Ethiopia’s population is projected to hit 90 million this year, the country’s state Central Statistical Agency (CSA) said Friday. The announcement was made in a press conference by CSA

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Ethiopian orphan fulfills dream of becoming IDF officer

Worku Abiy, 23, lost his parents at a young age and could never imagine he would one day serve as an officer in the IDF; ‘For me, service is an honor,’ says Abiy. By Omri Efraim Among hundreds of excited cadets at an officer training course graduation ceremony on Wednesday stood one soldier who felt

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Ethiopiyawi: The new African hand-me-down sound

In Ethiopia, a forward-thinking network of artists are uniting traditional folk and chopped-up beats with whatever equipment they can get their hands on. By Huw Oliver, The Guardian In downtown Addis Ababa, most nightclubs have a disappointingly generic, western playlist. But on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, you’ll discover a throng of exciting local

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8 Rescued 35 Ethiopian migrants go missing off Yemen coast

Sanaa (AFP) – At least 35 African migrants went missing after their boat capsized in bad weather off southwest Yemen on Monday, a military official said.  Authorities have rescued eight Ethiopians and five Somalis, including a woman, and the body of another Somali has been retrieved from the boat which was carrying 49 people,

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African Dictators to ICC: Drop cases against Us

African leaders tell intl court to drop charges against Sudan’s president, Kenyan VP Ruto By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Criminal Court should drop or suspend charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto until African concerns about the court and proposals to change its

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If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you better double check the time

PRI’s The World Reporter Dalia Mortada Things always get lost in translation. Sometimes, words or phrases just cannot be converted word-for-word from one language to the next. But in most places, the date and the time works pretty much the same all over the world. Not in Ethiopia. There, it’s currently the end of the

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Don’t cling to power, UN chief tells African leader

Addis Ababa – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday told African leaders gathered for an annual summit to not cling to power and respect the wishes of their people. “People around the world have expressed their concern about leaders who refuse to leave office when their terms end. I share those concerns. Undemocratic

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Internet censorship: Ethiopia, worst offender

By Barclay Ballard In the UK, policies that restrict the flow of information across the Internet are generally met with outcry and consternation for contradicting our fundamental right of free speech, but for many individuals widespread Internet censorship is the norm. However, online censorship is much more pervasive than one might initially think, with Ethiopia,

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