Ethiopia cultivates seed banks to lay famine ghost to rest

Thomson Reuters Foundation Author: E.G. Woldegebriel Ethiopian farmers collect wheat in their field in Abay, north of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Oct. 21, 2009. REUTERS/Barry Malone EJERE WOREDA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thirty years after the famine that killed more than a million people in Ethiopia and shocked the world into belated action, the country’s

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Ethiopia and Djibouti: A single country with two chiefs?!

Indian Ocean Newsletter Djibouti President, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh puts himself under Ethiopia’s protection THE plan for economic integration devised by Djibouti and neighbouring Ethiopia could ultimately lead to a kind of political unification between the two countries. During the last few weeks, certain Ethiopian dignitaries have hinted at it and one of them even went

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Fresh headache for Museveni as Ethiopia army enters Juba

Africa Review By BARBARA AMONG The first group of 90 Ethiopian peacekeepers have arrived in the South Sudan capital Juba, as the elements of Igad’s regional Protection and Deterrent Force begin to fall into place. Their arrival a fortnight ago, however, does not pave the way for the near-term withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the

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‘Britain is supporting a dictatorship in Ethiopia’

The Guardian By David Smith It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the UK. Now, a farmer plans to sue Britain for human rights abuses, claiming its aid has funded a government programme of torture and beatings as villagers have been removed from their homes “Life was good because the land was

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‘Britain is supporting a dictatorship in Ethiopia’

The Guardian By David Smith It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the UK. Now, a farmer plans to sue Britain for human rights abuses, claiming its aid has funded a government programme of torture and beatings as villagers have been removed from their homes “Life was good because the land was

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‘Britain is supporting a dictatorship in Ethiopia’

The Guardian By David Smith It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the UK. Now, a farmer plans to sue Britain for human rights abuses, claiming its aid has funded a government programme of torture and beatings as villagers have been removed from their homes “Life was good because the land was

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‘Britain is supporting a dictatorship in Ethiopia’

The Guardian By David Smith It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the UK. Now, a farmer plans to sue Britain for human rights abuses, claiming its aid has funded a government programme of torture and beatings as villagers have been removed from their homes “Life was good because the land was

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Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia wins 800m Diamond League

Reuters Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman  has won the men’s 800m in Diamond League in Rome, Italy for the second time now collecting a score of 6 points. Ethiopia’s Yenew Alamirew smashed the year’s best 5,000 metres time, set by Kenyan Edwin Soi at the Diamond League meet in Eugene last week, by almost 10 seconds when

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Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia wins 800m Diamond League

Reuters Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman  has won the men’s 800m in Diamond League in Rome, Italy for the second time now collecting a score of 6 points. Ethiopia’s Yenew Alamirew smashed the year’s best 5,000 metres time, set by Kenyan Edwin Soi at the Diamond League meet in Eugene last week, by almost 10 seconds when

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