How To Enable Amharic In Google Docs, And Why It Matters to Ethiopian Bloggers

EFF BY EVA GALPERIN In the Ethiopian community, bloggers, journalists, and activists are all targets of increasing levels of surveillance and intimidation. The Ethiopian government has used its monopoly on telecommunications to restrict its citizens rights to privacy and freedom of expression. The websites of opposition parties, independent media sites, blogs, and several international media

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Lieutenant-General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Force Commander for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

UN United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant-General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lieutenant-General Tesfamariam succeeds Major-General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who completed his assignment on 9 June 2014. The Secretary-General is grateful for Major-General Sakyi’s dedication

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AU ends Egypt, Guinea Bissau suspension after elections

Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union (AU) ended the suspension of Egypt and Guinea Bissau from the grouping on Tuesday after the two countries elected new leaders, a senior AU official said. Egypt held an election in May after it was suspended from all the activities of the African body when the military

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AU ends Egypt, Guinea Bissau suspension after elections

Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union (AU) ended the suspension of Egypt and Guinea Bissau from the grouping on Tuesday after the two countries elected new leaders, a senior AU official said. Egypt held an election in May after it was suspended from all the activities of the African body when the military

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Ethiopian bank to provide interest-free funds for pilgrims

The account, dubbed “Lebeik,” will allow Ethiopian Muslims to deposit money in savings for their Hajj and Umra pilgrimage, according to a statement issued following the signing of the agreement. World Bulletin / News Desk An Ethiopian bank has signed an agreement with the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council to provide an interest-free savings account for

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Chinese phone comes preloaded with spyware

AP (AP Photo/G Data Software, Frank Born) BERLIN (AP) — A cheap brand of Chinese-made smartphones carried by major online retailers comes preinstalled with espionage software, a German security firm said Tuesday. G Data Software said it found malicious code hidden deep in the propriety software of the Star N9500 when it ordered the handset

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The terrifying rise of Isis: $2bn in loot, online killings and an army on the run

The Guardian The terrifying rise of Isis: $2bn in loot, online killings and an army on the run They’re too extreme for al-Qaida, they boast of their brutality and they have forced the Iraqi government on to the defensive. How did the insurgent group rise to such terrifying power? 1. Who are they? Isis is

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Investigation stalls in case of nine journalists and bloggers 

By Reporters Without Borders Three journalists and six bloggers arrested in one swoop languish in prison Nine journalists who were arrested on 25 and 26 April continue to be detained pending trial. When the latest detention hearing in their case was held on 14 June, a judge gave the police yet more time to complete

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Egypt’s new cabinet sworn in: Who’s who in El-Sisi’s new cabinet

Ahram Online This is Egypt’s third cabinet since Morsi’s ouster nearly a year ago and the first under new president El-Sisi The first cabinet under Egypt’s new President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi was sworn in on Tuesday morning, headed by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. The new government — the third since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed

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Ethiopian student designs advanced generation aerial robots

Phys.org Doctoral candidate Abeje Yenehun Mersha designed novel human-in-the-loop control architectures for this new and advanced generation of aerial service robots. Mr. Mersha is affiliated with the CTIT research institute of the University of Twente, in The Netherlands. He is due to obtain his doctoral degree on Friday June 13th. The need for robots able

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