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Light at the end of the tunnel for the “Dark Continent”?...

(Author’s note: This commentary appeared on  Pambazuka.org  on May 29, 2014 as part of a mid-century outlook on possible scenarios in Africa. I make my...

Yemeni People Traffickers Prey on Ethiopia Migrants Seeking Work – Bloomberg

By William Davison  Jun 1, 2014  Sintayehu Beyene left Ethiopia planning to earn money to begin a carpentry business -- he ended up captive in Yemen where Kalashnikov-wielding...

Letter to a beloved daughter of Ethiopia (By Abebe Gellaw)

Dear my good friend Birtukan Mideksa, First and foremost, I would like to tell you how very proud and honored I feel to see...

INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS IN THE FACE OF GRAVE THREAT IN ETHIOPIA

By Betre Yacob The Ethiopian authorities are once again moving to pass another legislation which would completely paralyze the last remaining independent publications circulating in...

US EMBASSY WARNS AL-SHABAB ATTACKS IN ETHIOPIA

Indepthafrica Threat from Al-Shabaab against Ethiopia and western interests in Ethiopia Posted on 31 May 2014. Tags: AFRICOM, al-shabab, Bomb Attack,Ethiopia, somalia invasion, Travel Warning By U.S. Embassy (Addis Ababa), THE U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa...

The Swiss government granted asylum to Co-pilot Hailemedhin Abera

(EMF) — The Switzerland government has granted asylum to the Ethiopian co-pilot who seized control of the Boeing 767-300 on 17 February 2014 and...

Ethiopia under fire over journalist arrest

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | May 29, 2014 ADDIS ABABA, May 29- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on authorities in Ethiopia to release a...

Arabsat locates jamming source in Ethiopian territories

MAY 29, 2014 15.08 EUROPE/LONDON BY ROBERT BRIEL Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (Arabsat) has announced that many TV channels on-board its fleet of satellites have been the...

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