3 Ethiopians Killed in a car crash on I- 81 in Virginia

WCYB WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police have released the names of the three people killed in a crash on Interstate 81 in Washington County, Virginia Tuesday evening. The Toyota’s male driver, Abenezer D. Thewdros, 19, of Arlington, Va., and two male passengers, Abel N. Ayele, 19, of Arlington, Va., and Alemu S. Ameha,

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Webetu Abate appointed as the new Walia Ibex assistant coach

Supersport The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has appointed Webetu Abate as the new Walia Ibex assistant coach. EFF President Junedin Basha told supersport.com that they had settled on Abate whom he described as qualified to deputise for Portugese coach Mariano Barreto. Barreto was recently appointed as the head coach, replacing sacked Sewnet Bishaw. “We are

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Uganda, S. Sudan oppose Tanzania’s proposal to review the 2010 Nile Deal

World Bulletin / News Desk Uganda and South Sudan have both expressed their opposition to a Tanzanian proposal to review a 2010 Comprehensive Framework Agreement (CFA) signed by upstream Nile Basin countries, known as the Entebbe agreement, in order to consider Egypt’s water needs. “Tanzania was the one pushing for the agreement; it would be

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Ethiopian Airlines Starts Services to Vienna, its ninth European Destination

Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the start of four weekly flights to Vienna, Austria starting 2 June 2014. Vienna is the political capital and the economic hub of Austria. The city is a major diplomatic centre and seat of United Nations agencies such

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U.S. Will Appoint First Ambassador to Somalia in Over 20 Years

Dan Kedmey TIME The appointment will end a vacancy of over two decades in the war-torn capital of Mogadishu, though the State Department hasn’t yet confirmed it will open an embassy there The State Department announced that it will “soon” name an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in over 20 years as a

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Arabsat threatens Ethiopia with legal action over jamming

By Rebecca Hawkes Television transmissions from channels carried by Arabsat have suffered intentional signal interference from international jammers based in Ethiopia, according to the regional satellite operator. The Saudi-based organisation says it resents the “illegal act” and expressed surprise at this “vandalism”, given there are no Ethiopian or Eritrean channels among the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite

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74 Dead in Clash With Al-Shabaab

By Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu RFI At least 74 people were killed in fighting near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia on Sunday, according to officials and witnesses. Somali and Ethiopian forces attacked the bases of Al-Shebab islamists near the south-western town of Ato. Local people say that this is the worst fighting they have seen

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About 200 African migrants, mostly from Ethiopia and Eritrea, detained west of Tripoli en route to Europe.

Al Jazeera African migrants detained in Libya About 200 migrants, mostly from Ethiopia and Eritrea, have been detained in Zawiya west of Tripoli as they tried to cross to Europe while hidden in vehicles, Libyan officials have said. “Two hundred migrants, including 160 men and 40 women from Ethiopia and Eritrea, were captured. They were

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Ethiopian maid kept as slave for 15 years in Bahrain

gulf-daily-news.com By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL Stricter laws urged after maid’s ordeal A HOUSEMAID who was kept in a state of “modern-day slavery” for more than a decade highlights the need for stricter domestic worker employment laws, according to rights activists. The story of Ethiopian Seble Abebe Tessm, who was paid less than 18 months’ salary

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Addis Ababa snatches key tourism event from Nairobi

The Standard Digital News Kenya: A premier tourism industry investments forum scheduled to take place in Nairobi has been relocated to Addis Ababa. This follows a switch of venue that will add misery to the local tourism industry that is already struggling to stay afloat. UK based Bench Events who are the organisers of the

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