14 April 2014 BBC Eyewitnesses described scenes of terror in the wake of the explosions Dozens of people have been killed in two blasts that rocked a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, officials say. The…
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By Alem Mamo April 14, 2014 TPLF/EPRDF’s major bragging source over the last number of years has been its ‘achievements’ in the education sector, particularly in university education. The ruling group constantly brandishes its statics about the ‘expansion’ of higher…
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April 13, 2014 By Lynn Bartels The Denver Post Secretary of state candidate Joe Neguse can count on cheers when he tells Democrats, “I’m the guy running to clean up Scott Gessler’s mess.” Those are the first words in a campaign video that will…
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Sudan Tribune April 13, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The South Sudanese rebel SPLM-In-Opposition have dismissed speculations that some of their leaders were allegedly arrested by Ethiopian authorities in the country’s western region of Gambella. Social media was awash with reports…
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13 April 2014 AFP Ethiopia’s Getu Feleke won the Vienna marathon on Sunday in a race record time that ended a seven year Kenyan domination of the event. The 27-year-old Feleke finished in two hours five minutes and 41 seconds…
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13 April 2014 Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Event and Demonstration Planned for April 12 and April 26 On April 12, a panel discussion described as “Fighting Homosexuality in Ethiopia” is scheduled to take place at the Addis Ababa City…
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April 12, 2014 Pan African News Agency (Pan African News Agency Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African economists have wound up a two-day meeting in Addis Ababa on the steps required to stop the illicit flow…
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Daily News Egypt April 12, 2014 By Jake Lippincott On Sunday the Grand Ethiopian Dam Project (GERD) Panel of Experts slammed a 31 March report issued by the International Rivers Network (IRN), titled “GERD Panel of Experts Report: Big Questions…
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April 12, 2014 Star Africa The Ethiopian Government is set to obtain $72.5 million from the China Import Export bank to expand the Addis Ababa International Airport, the local media reported on Saturday.The local media said that the Ethiopian Parliament…
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BY RAMATA SORE, 12 APRIL 2014 Think Africa Press It is 5:20am on 30 January, 2014, and most of the residents of Ethiopia’s capital are asleep. On the streets, a few vehicles prowl as night-time revellers – mostly girls in…
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