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Military Helicopter Crash Kills 18 in Ethiopia - Reuters
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A military helicopter crashed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region on Thursday and all 18 people aboard, including 15 soldiers, were killed, the state-affiliated news agency Fana said.
The other three dead were civilians,...

በአየር መንገዱ ያላቸውን የበላይነት የማስቀጠሉን ሴራ ስራዬ ብለው ተያይዘውታል!! (ሚኪ አምሀራ)
በአየር መንገዱ ያላቸውን የበላይነት የማስቀጠሉን ሴራ ስራዬ ብለው ተያይዘውታል!!
ሚኪ አምሀራ
* አየር መንገዱ ብዛት ያላቸው የትግራይ ተወላጆች መታወቂያቸውን...

Why Ethiopians believe their new prime minister is a prophet - CNN
By Jenni Marsh, CNN
At 6 am when Gutama Habro arrived at the Target Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the line for tickets already snaked around the block. Within hours, 20,000 fans had packed the venue. “People around me were crying,”...

Ethiopia’s Somali Region Hopes New Leader Will Bring Peace - VOA
Salem Solomon
Sahra Abdi Ahmed
Earlier this month, Mustafa Omer lived in exile. Now, he’s the acting president of Ethiopia’s Somali region and one of the country’s most powerful people.
The dramatic turnaround comes less than three...

World Bank to give Ethiopia $1bn in budgetary assistance: PM - Aljazeera
In first press conference since taking office in April, Abiy Ahmed also says 2020 election will be free and fair.
The World Bank will provide $1bn in direct budget support to Ethiopia in the next few months, the prime minister has said,...

US Delegation Visits Ethiopia to Discuss Reforms, Human Rights
Voice of America
A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country’s reform efforts since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April.
Republican Congressman Christopher Smith, who led the congressional...

Scores arrested over violence in restive Ethiopian state - News24
Security forces have arrested 171 people for various “illegal acts” in Ethiopia’s troubled Oromia region, state media reported on Monday, after a spate of ethnic clashes in the region.
Addisu Arega, an acting spokesperson for...