Israeli Government to make massive push to promote Ethiopian integration

By SAM SOKOL, JPOST Many of the changes will be overseen by a committee whose members will be at least half Ethiopian. The ministerial committee to promote the integration of Ethiopian citizens into Israeli society today approved three hundred million shekels in spending toward the goal of bridging the gap between Ethiopians and the rest

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Two Convicted Ethiopian War Criminals Have Been Sheltering in an Italian Embassy for 24 Years

By Sally Hayden VICE It’s been nearly 25 years since Ethiopia’s Soviet-backed Derg regime was ousted. As a coalition of rebel forces approached capital city Addis Ababa on May 27, 1991, four senior ministers — accused of ordering mass killings — used the darkness of night to creep into the Italian embassy. What followed is

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Ethiopian to decide on extra-long-haul fleet by year end

By Kurt Hofmann | ATW Plus Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the committee has not yet made any

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Human rights award for Helawit, daughter of man being held on death row in Ethiopia

Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded

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Human rights award for Helawit, daughter of man being held on death row in Ethiopia

Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells story of our return to Africa

New Scientist Image information: Both show the cave in Ethiopia where the 4500-year-old skeleton was found (Credit: Kathryn and John Arthur) It’s amazing what you find in old genes. DNA recovered from the skeleton of a man who lived in Ethiopia 4500 years ago has given archaeologists clues about humans’ migration back to Africa in

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World Bank: African GDP to Slow to 3.7 Percent

VOA Economic growth is set to slow in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3.7 percent this year, its weakest pace since 2009, mainly due to the drop in commodity prices, the World Bank said on Monday. The region’s economy, which grew 4.6 percent last year, will strengthen only marginally in the next two years, it predicted. “Growth

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Africa flatlining in 2015 governance index

By Robin Millard, AFP London (AFP) – Progress in African governance has hit a plateau, while more than a third of African countries are backsliding, an annual index measuring key development factors showed on Monday. Some 21 of the 54 states ranked, including five of the top 10, have deteriorated in overall governance performance over

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Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners

Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners, CEO Says Carrier also considered Airbus’s A350-1000 widebody but deemed Boeing plane better suited its operations. By ROBERT WALL, WSJ Ethiopian Airlines plans to place an order for Boeing Co. 777X long-range jetliners before the end of the year, the East African carrier’s chief executive

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