By TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — A U.S. drone strike in Somalia on Thursday is believed to have killed a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group who allegedly helped plan the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, officials said. Adan Garar and two others are suspected to have been killed after their
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By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Development of the Ethiopian sugar industry in South Omo that will bring in migrant laborers may exacerbate conflict in the ethnically diverse region, according to the U.S. aid agency and other donors. The state-owned Ethiopian Sugar Corp. is tapping loans from the Development Bank of China to build six sugar-processing
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Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s sole opposition member of parliament said on Wednesday he would not run in the May election and his party would not field candidates because of state meddling in the party’s leadership, casting a new shadow over the vote. Rights groups have criticised the government for stifling dissent in the media and
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VOA- Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack in the town of Baidoa Thursday that left at least 12 people dead. The attack targeted the official residence and headquarters of Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, a former speaker of Somalia’s parliament and the current head of Somalia’s South Western region. Witnesses said militants
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(Al Jazeera )-A long-simmering water conflict between Ethiopia and Egypt has moved a step closer to resolution, after the countries’ foreign ministers announced last week they had reached a preliminary agreement on sharing Nile water. The deal, which still needs to be approved by the heads of state of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, appears to
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By Karim Lebhour, PHYS Conservationists estimate there are, at most, 1,000 lions left in the wild in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation Ethiopia’s black-maned lions once represented a former emperor, “Lion of Judah” Haile Selassie, and were immortalised in a song by reggae legend Bob Marley. Today, they struggle for survival. A booming human population,
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By GREGORY WARNER Feven Tashome is a study in blue. The 21-year-old’s toenails are painted a rich cobalt, her scarf is baby blue and her leather handbag is ultramarine. To ordinary passersby in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, it’s a fashion statement; to members of Ethiopia’s beleaguered political opposition, it’s a secret handshake. Feven
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By Andrea Peterson The Ethiopian government appears again to be using Internet spying tools to attempt to eavesdrop on journalists based in suburban Washington, said security researchers who call such high-tech intrusions a serious threat to human rights and press freedoms worldwide. The journalists, who work for Ethiopian Satellite Television in Alexandria, Va., provide one
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Diageo, the world leader in alcoholic beverages, has been facing tough circumstances recently in their traditional markets. For one, they have been losing share in the U.S., which accounts for over 20% of net sales and 45% of profits, on account of uneven economic growth, lack of price competitiveness, and changes in consumer preferences. Second,
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HRW-The Ethiopian government has renewed efforts to silence independent voices abroad by using apparent foreign spyware, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ethiopian authorities should immediately cease digital attacks on journalists, while foreign surveillance technology sellers should investigate alleged abuses linked to their products. Independent researchers at the Toronto-based research center Citizen Lab on March
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