AFP Karim Lebhour The bars and cafes are full and lively in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekelle, but no longer smoke-filled, with the strict implementation of a smoking ban in public places Mekelle (Ethiopia) (AFP) – The bars and cafes are full and lively in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekelle — but they
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AFP Karim Lebhour The bars and cafes are full and lively in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekelle, but no longer smoke-filled, with the strict implementation of a smoking ban in public places Mekelle (Ethiopia) (AFP) – The bars and cafes are full and lively in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekelle — but they
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An asylum seeker has been discovered alive in the hold of a plane that landed at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport on Friday morning, after smuggling himself on to an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa. The stowaway was found after the plane landed in Sweden just before 7am. The flight time for journeys between Addis Ababa
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Ethiopia’s late dictator was a complex and sophisticated leader — a self-taught ex-guerrilla who brought his people economic growth and repression. BY BARRY MALONE I once asked Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Aug. 20 from an unspecified illness at age 57, whether he was a dictator. He grinned and then, stopping, just
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By Abadir M. Ibrahim Something was awry at a hearing of the High Court of Ethiopia on July 6, 2015. As the much anticipated conviction of Muslim civil society leaders (Abubaker Ahmed and 17 others) was underway, it was clear that this was no ordinary trial. Security was beefed up, the public gallery was crowded
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A joint Ethiopian and Djibouti contingent under the AMISOM peacekeeping force has dislodged al-Shabaab militants from the Somali town of Algen, APA can report on Wednesday.Algen city has been a stronghold of the militants since 2005. Residents of the town were quoted as saying that they had been treated inhumanly by Shabaab fighters. When al-Shabaab
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By Juliet Van Wagenen Source: Aviation Today Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to order 44 new aircraft, effectively doubling its 76-plane fleet in the face of rising air traffic as Africa’s economy sees steady growth. To accommodate the projected rise, the African carrier has implemented “Vision 2025,” a fleet expansion plan that aims to add
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By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Seasonal rains have failed to materialize in some parts of Ethiopia, causing deaths of many cattle and other animals, officials and residents said on Monday. While the government is not calling the situation in parts of northern, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia a drought, the impact is taking
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CAIRO — Studies analyzing the effects of the proposed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam were due six months ago, but the parties involved have yet to agree on how consultants should even approach the studies. Author Walaa Hussein Persisting differences among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan keep delaying the studies, which Egypt hopes will prove that the
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By Bianca Hall Sydney Morning Herald Anglican church parishioners in Melbourne’s inner south have launched a desperate campaign to stop the deportation of Ethiopian woman Yeshiwork Abrha, who fears she will be killed if the federal government sends her home. Last week, The Age reported on Ms Yeshiwork’s desperate bid to stay in Australia. She
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