March 10, 2014 Demonstrators demanded the resignation of UN South Sudan envoy Hilda Johnson More than 1,000 people have protested in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, accusing the UN of arming rebels. On Friday, the government said its troops had intercepted…
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March 10, 2014 The New Yorker POSTED BY JOSHUA KOPSTEIN Before Edward Snowden sparked a global debate about government surveillance, it was a fact of life for Tadesse Kersmo. During Ethiopia’s national elections, in 2005, he and his wife campaigned for…
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Monday 10 March 2014 A young clan chief from the Konso tribe. Photo / Jim Eagles Ethiopians are happy to share their traditions, whether it’s primitive marriage rituals or the mysteries of churches carved into solid rock, writes Jim Eagles.…
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Addis Ababa, 10 March 2014 - President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday begin a four-day State visit to Ethiopia to boost bilateral relations, as well as economic and commercial links between Kenya and Ethiopia. During the President’s State visit –…
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Ethiopian Jewish community leader notes that despite reports that Aliyah has ended, dozens still arrive every month. By Tova Dvorin and Ari Soffer 3/10/2014 Ethiopian Jews in Jerusalem Avraham Negosa, representative of the Ethiopian community in Israel, revealed to Arutz Sheva on…
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Ethiopian Jewish community leader notes that despite reports that Aliyah has ended, dozens still arrive every month. By Tova Dvorin and Ari Soffer 3/10/2014 Ethiopian Jews in Jerusalem Avraham Negosa, representative of the Ethiopian community in Israel, revealed to Arutz Sheva on…
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Mar 10, 2014 A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their domestic helper and throwing her body in the desert. Col Rashid Mohammed Bourshid, the head of Abu Dhabi Police CID, said the body of a woman was…
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Mar 10, 2014 A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their domestic helper and throwing her body in the desert. Col Rashid Mohammed Bourshid, the head of Abu Dhabi Police CID, said the body of a woman was…
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09 March 2014 By Brooke Kantor, Harvard Political Review The Aswan Dam Water and energy are two central issues to people of the Middle East and North Africa. They have remained at the top of governments’ agendas, enduring regime changes, military…
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March 9, 2014 ALLEN J. SCHABEN / LOS ANGELES TIMES Coach Haji Adillo, in jacket, congratulates his runners Amane Gobena, right, and Gebo Burka, facing away. Gobena and Burka, both of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, won first place in the women’s…
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