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Ethiopia frees abducted Briton Andargachew Tsege on death row- BBC
British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed.
He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home in the capital, Addis Ababa.
The Ethiopian government...
UNHCR suspends services, says refugees attack staff - The Star
By RAMADHAN RAJAB
The UN refugee agency in Westlands has be closed, amid claims of harassment by asylum seekers.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees offices have been closed since May 22. However, the spokesman denied the claims.
“Appointments...
Ethiopian-born Swedish doctor freed after charges dropped
The Washington Post
By Jan M. Olsen | AP
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Swedish doctor who had been imprisoned in his native Ethiopia on charges of corruption and terrorism has been freed.
Fikru Maru told Swedish broadcaster SVT on Tuesday that...
Exiled Ethiopian opposition group holds talks with government (Times LIVE)
Ethiopia’s newly elected prime minister Abiy Ahmed attends a rally during his visit to Ambo in the Oromiya region, Ethiopia April 11, 2018. Image: REUTERS
An exiled Ethiopian opposition party from the country’s restive Oromiya...
Ethiopia suspends MIDROC Gold mining license after weeks of protests
Ethiopia has suspended a mining licence for MIDROC Gold, company owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, after more than a week of sometimes violent protests in a town near the mine.
Demonstrators had blockaded roads in the country’s...