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Local Ethiopians miss out as big agriculture firms struggle in Gambella [William Davison]
Commercial farming, with its vast tracts of land, is running into problems in Ethiopia’s Gambella region – and local communities are reaping few benefits
Guards near Saudi Star’s farm in Gambella, which was attacked by gunmen two...
Ethiopia denies reports about Yemen migrants' drowning[World Bulletin]
Foreign Ministry spokesperson denies reports of drowning, saying reports are baseless propaganda.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Ethiopian authorities have denied media reports about the drowning of around 70 Ethiopian migrants off Yemen’s...
British security guard faces death penalty in Ethiopia after being found guilty of terrorism offences [independent]
Ali Adorus claims he was targeted by MI5 over alleged links to Islamic extremism before leaving Britain, and that a ‘confession’ was was beaten out of him in prison
ROBERT VERKAIK
A British man who claims...
CPJ “hero” Dawit Kebede says CPJ is tool for Western hegemony [By Tamiru Ayele]
The managing editor of Awramba Times and former CPJ “press freedom hero” has accused the Committee to Protect Journalists of being one of the tools of imposing “Western hegemonic ambition” and a single ideology on targeted countries...
Mission Journal: Ethiopian journalists must choose between being locked up or locked out[Nicole Schilit-CPJ]
By Nicole Schilit/Journalist Assistance Associate
Journalists who fled to Nairobi over security fears perform a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in one of the cramped apartments they share. (CPJ/Nicole Schilit)
A sharp increase...
Briton shot dead in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Staff and agencies
Ethiopian officials describe death as an accident, saying tourist was killed when AK-47 carried by another man went off
A British tourist has been killed in Ethiopia, the UK’s foreign office has confirmed, with Ethiopian...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of hijacking helicopter [World Bulletin]
The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea
World Bulletin/News Desk
Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the...
REPORTS : TWO ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS DEFECTED , THREE PROTESTERS KILLED IN BAHIR DAR
Addis Ababa ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Two Ethiopian Air Force pilots reportedly went missing since yesterday morning with their two MI-35 combat helicopters.
The Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) breaks the news this evening after confirming...