U.S. rebukes Rwandan leader amid scrutiny over opponent’s murder

By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Jenny Clover, Reuters January 17, 2014 JOHANNESBURG/KIGALI (Reuters) – The United States says it is deeply worried about threats made by Rwandan President Paul Kagame against political opponents after one of his exiled critics was found

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A Memoir of First US Diplomat’s Meetings With Emperor Menelik

Tadias Portraits of American Ambassador Robert P. Skinner and Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. (Photos: PD-US) Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – When Robert P. Skinner, the first American Ambassador to Ethiopia, arrived

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The challenge of Ethiopian trying to acclimate in Israel

By Yuvi Tashome-Katz, haaretz.com When asked how I have acclimated in Israel, I usually answer with a numbers song I wrote and that was inspired by the Hadag Nahash song: 1, the number of teachers of Ethiopian origin in the schools

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U.S. contributes $2M to Ethiopians deported from Saudi Arabia

Jan. 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) – The U.S. government announced a $2 million contribution to the International Organization for Migration to help migrants deported from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia. To date some 153,000 Ethiopians, including 8,000, have been returned

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Ethiopia-Eritrea rift: Neutral Khartoum offers to mediate

January 17, 2014 Sudan has offered to mediate to end historic animosities between old foes and neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea, media reports from Khartoum suggest Friday. Sudan’s state media said Khartoum had made the commitment during Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir’s

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Ethiopian to deploy B787 on new China route

17/01/2014 Ethiopian Airlines is to deploy a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a new route to China. The African carrier will operate the daily Addis Ababa to Shanghai Pu Dong service from March 29. Outbound flight ET684 will depart Addis Ababa

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Bekele aims for greatness in marathon debut

AFP By Jenny Vaughan Sululta (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele already holds two world records, and now he says he is eyeing a third — this time in the marathon. Bekele will be the star draw of

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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to Visit Eritrea

Jan 17, 2014 Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki with Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir in Asmara- May 24, 2012 Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir begins on Thursday a three-day visit to Asmara where he will hold meetings with Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki to

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Gorilla to Save the Ethiopian Lion from Extinction

Jan 17, 2014 Gorilla Corporation, the pioneer and leader in channel sales and marketing since 1992, today announced a strategic alliance with the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT), a recognized leader in lion conservation, in order to execute

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