Ethiopia’s ‘villagisation’ scheme fails to bear fruit

Residents say government has not delivered on resettlement promise of land, clean water and livestock In the village of Elay, people are defying the government and returning home. Photograph: William Davison The Guardian William Davison Tue 22 April 2014 The

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In Central Ethiopia, a Dankeshön to Germany 

22 April 2014 WFP Ire Galato, here with one of her sons, can now feed her family until the next harvest. Copyright: Lisa Bryant/WFP German funding for WFP-supported relief and safety-net programmes in Ethiopia is helping 1.6 million pastoralists and

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Colby Grants To Fund Student Researchers in Ethiopian Church Forest

April 22, 2014 Colby.edu Colby student researchers collect insect samples at a church forest site with an Ethiopian student and an Ethiopian Orthodox priest. Below, a herder follows his cattle, which are drawn to the church forest preserves, including the

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‘Ethiopian women face violence, rape in Saudi Arabia’ 

21 April 2014 Press TV Ethiopian migrant workers as well as right activists say female workers are being “beaten, robbed, imprisoned and raped” in Saudi Arabia. Zeneit Hussein, a 15-year-old Ethiopian girl who was in Saudi Arabia for eight months

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Treat your maids as human beings, official warns

Advice comes after domestic worker was arrested last week for attempting to murder sponsor’s children By Aghaddir Ali Gulf News April 21, 2014 Dubai: Residents are being urged to choose their maids carefully and treat them humanely if they want

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Egypt Patriarch asked Ethiopia pope to postpone visit

21 April 2014 World Bulletin / News Desk Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Abune Mathias has indefinitely postponed a visit he was scheduled to pay to Cairo on Friday upon a request from the Egyptian Orthodox Church, a source

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Ethiopian Suri tribe whose girls have lip plates implanted at puberty as a sign of beauty

20 April 2014 The Daily Mail Suri tribe girls have bottom two teeth removed when they hit puberty A small disc is then inserted into lower lip and size slowly increased The larger the disc the more cows father given

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የአፍሪካ ሰብዓዊ መብት ኮሚሽን የታሰሩ ሙስሊሞችን ክስ ተቀበለ

20 April 2014  addisadmassnews.com ጋምቢያ የሚገኘው የአፍሪካ ሰብዓዊ መብት ኮሚሽን በሽብር ተከሰው በእስር ላይ የሚገኙ “የሙስሊሙ መፍትሔ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ” አባላት ያቀረቡትን የክስ አቤቱታ እንደተቀበለ ምንጮች ገለፁ፡፡ የኮሚቴው አባላት የክስ አቤቱታውን ያቀረቡት ከወራት በፊት ሲሆን በእነ አቡበከር አህመድ መዝገብ በሽብር የተከሰሱት

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The spirit of a pure Christianity: Exploring Ethiopia’s stunning subterranean churches

When he ventured into the mysterious subterranean churches of Ethiopia, Evgeny Lebedev not only visited one of the world’s architectural marvels, he experienced a humble Orthodox Christianity which shames Russia’s own The Independent EVGENY LEBEDEV  Sunday 20 April 2014 I

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In Habitat for Humanity home, Ethiopian family in Plano finds new hope for future

By JULISSA TREVIÑO Neighborsgo 18 April 2014 For nearly seven years, Ethiopia and Birhanu Tuffa have lived in North Dallas’ Ethiopian community off Greenville Avenue. In a small, two-bedroom apartment, the Tuffas and their three children — 7-year-old Adonyas, 4-year-old

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