President Girma calls for the erection of a statue for Emperor Haile-Selassie – Awramba Times

President Girma calls for the erection of a statue for Emperor Haile-Selassie
Awramba Times
President Girma Woldegiorgis in a letter sent to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn asked for a statue to be erected in honour of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile-Selassie I. “A statue must be erected to commemorate the Emperor…he was the first leader

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Ethiopia: DFID Fail to Act on Human Rights Violations – Nazret.com – Nazret.com (blog)


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Ethiopia: DFID Fail to Act on Human Rights Violations – Nazret.com
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How much longer will Mursi children survive in the Omo Valley? Photo by Survival International. Ethiopia: DFID Fail to Act on Human Rights Violations The Ethiopian government may be guilty of atrocities against indigenous peoples as it completes

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GLOBAL FAITHS: Rastafari faithful believe Ethiopian emperor is the Messiah – Goshen News

GLOBAL FAITHS: Rastafari faithful believe Ethiopian emperor is the Messiah
Goshen News
Most Americans have seen dreadlocks, heard of reggae music and heard of cannabis (marijuana). These three are all connected in a Jamaican religious movement called Rastafari. Jamaica was once a colony of Great Britain, which had abolished the slave

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Ethiopia arrests minister, 11 others over corruption – Chicago Tribune


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Ethiopia arrests minister, 11 others over corruption
Chicago Tribune
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian police have arrested a minister and 11 other people on corruption charges, an official and state media said on Saturday, in the country's most high-profile swoop against graft for more than a decade. Businesses in the
MINISTER MELAKU FENTA DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGESDaily Ethiopia



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MINISTER MELAKU FENTA DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES – Daily Ethiopia

MINISTER MELAKU FENTA DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
Daily Ethiopia
Ethiopian police detained twelve individuals today, according to the press statement from the Federal Anti-Corruption Commission. Melaku Fanta, Director General of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority with the rank of a Minister is among the

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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian Top Taxman detained on Corruption Charges – Awramba Times


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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian Top Taxman detained on Corruption Charges
Awramba Times
Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) – The Federal Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission, in coordination with the national security agency, has arrested 16 people, including high-ranking government officials on allegations of corruption. Melaku Fenta, Director

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Ethiopia to start flights to Seoul – Aviation Tribune – Aviation Tribune


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Ethiopia to start flights to Seoul – Aviation Tribune
Aviation Tribune
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will commence scheduled four weekly flights to Incheon International Airport in Seoul, the Republic of South Korea effective 18 June 2013. Seoul is the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world, after Tokyo, New
Ethiopia: Activists turn to social media to demand freedom of assemblyHome – OPride.com


Libya wants solidarity with African nations, says diplomat – AfriqueAfrique en Ligue
An Upscale Hotel, SPA Opens in Addis AbabaNew Business Ethiopia
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African Union Urged to Uphold Press Freedom – AllAfrica.com

African Union Urged to Uphold Press Freedom
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The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African Union, to uphold press freedom by calling for justice in journalist murders in Africa and for the release of all imprisoned journalists. H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Ethiopian Journalists Hope New Council Will Ease RestrictionsIndependent European Daily Express



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Breaking Political Barriers and Political Taboos By Tecola W. Hagos – Abugidainfo

Breaking Political Barriers and Political Taboos By Tecola W. Hagos
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I watched on ETV with great fascination the recent presentations by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to the Ethiopian House of Representatives, especially the question and answer session wherein a representative asked the Prime Minister to expound

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Ethiopian Journalists Hope New Council Will Ease Restrictions – AllAfrica.com

Ethiopian Journalists Hope New Council Will Ease Restrictions
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Addis Ababa — Several Ethiopian publications are coming together to set up a 'press council' with the hope of easing restrictions on the media in Ethiopia. The journalists suggested the idea of the council at a May 3 meeting held at the behest of the Ministry

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