BBC March 26, 2014 Some half a million Somalis live in the Dadaab refugee camp Kenya has ordered all urban-based Somali refugees to move into designated camps in a bid to end attacks by militant Islamists. Interior Minister Joseph Ole…
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26 March 2014 Human Rights Watch press release Abeba, a 31-year-old Muslim woman who worked for a local government branch of Ethiopia’s youth and sports office, was at work when Ethiopian security officials detained her and took her to a…
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26 March 2014 World Bulletin / News Desk The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Associations on Tuesday launched a business center of excellence, the first of its kind in the Horn of Africa country. Dubbed the “Chamber Academy”, the…
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March 26th, 2014 Israel 21c . organization Written by: Abigail Klein Leichman Ethiopian-born Tal Checol came to Israel at age 12. His schooling was spotty, and when he finished the army in 2002, college didn’t seem likely. However, that September…
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 By The Associated Press Lawmakers in Ethiopia are set to pass a bill that puts homosexuality on a list of offences considered “non-pardonable” under the country’s amnesty law. The measure, endorsed last week by Ethiopia’s Council…
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25 March 2014 BBC Civilians have been involved in rescue operations Rescue workers in Uganda have so far recovered 107 bodies, including those of 57 children, after a boat capsized on Saturday on Lake Albert, a government minister has said.…
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MARCH 25, 2014 “They Know Everything We Do” The Ethiopian government is using control of its telecom system as a tool to silence dissenting voices. The foreign firms that are providing products and services that facilitate Ethiopia’s illegal surveillance are…
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By Paul Melly BBC 25 March 2014 Ethiopia’s economy faces massive challenges “Sorting, setting in order, shining, standardising, sustaining,” proclaims a handwritten poster stuck to the wall of a shed where women gather twice a week to make craft items…
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25 March 2014 Box score Photo courtesy CAF. Confederation of African Football: The early exit of Ethiopian football clubs from this year’s CAF inter-clubs competitions continues to spark debate and soul searching in the sport loving African country. National champions…
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24 March 2014 By Moses Michira The Standard Digital Kenya: Kenya’s flower industry is a lucrative one, worth over Sh80 billion in revenues a year, but the recent collapse of Karuturi with billions in unpaid obligations could be the clearest indicator…
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