Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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Edmonton cops looking for a man wanted in connection with gunplay at Ethiopian-Canadian Community Association

Edmonton Sun Wanted, Luqman Jama Osman, 24 Osman is described as a black male, 6’3″ tall, medium build, with beard/goatee, and scar on his neck. The Edmonton Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in

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Edmonton cops looking for a man wanted in connection with gunplay at Ethiopian-Canadian Community Association

Edmonton Sun Wanted, Luqman Jama Osman, 24 Osman is described as a black male, 6’3″ tall, medium build, with beard/goatee, and scar on his neck. The Edmonton Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in

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Addis Ababa University, SACH sign MoU to perform heart surgery

Jan 23, 2014  Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences – Black Lion Hospital (AAU-BLH) to perform heart surgery on 50-75 children from Ethiopia at Wolfson Medical

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Ethiopian educational mobile app set for launch

January 23rd 2014 By Gabriella Mulligan Ethiopian startup AhadooTec is set to launch an educational mobile app to make study materials more accessible and to serve as a personalised learning platform, in efforts to boost secondary education in the country.

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Indians in Ethiopia celebrate Republic Day

By Hadra Ahmed | IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News  Addis Ababa, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian community in Ethiopia celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day at a special function here. The function Tuesday at the Hilton International Hotel in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa

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Mandela’s Long Walk to Ethiopia

As a founder of the ANC’s armed wing, Mandela was deeply drawn to Ethiopia. His time there tells us a lot about the young leader. 23 JANUARY 2014  | BYJOSEPH HAMMOND Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The death of Nelson Mandela last

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South Sudan rivals sign ceasefire

BBC’s Mark Lowen: “It’s extremely rare for journalist to get into areas controlled by the rebels” South Sudan’s government and rebels have signed a ceasefire agreement after talks in Ethiopia. Under the deal, signed in a hotel in the Ethiopian

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How Catherine Hamlin brought safe birthing to Ethiopia

Jan 23, 2014 Filed By Sarah Macdonald This afternoon, Australian time, Catherine Hamlin will wake up in a simple mud brick hut on a river in Addis Ababa. She will make her bed, eat a basic breakfast, walk up fifty stairs

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