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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...
Ethiopia drops terror, other charges against Swedish doctor
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia has dropped terrorism and other charges against a Swedish doctor who had been accused of corruption and orchestrating a prison fire, the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency reported Friday.
The Ethiopian-born...
Protesters Demand Ethiopia Cancel Billionaire's Gold-Mine Permit (Bloomberg)
Demonstrators say pollution caused illness, livestock deaths
Government extended mining license for a decade last month
By Nizar Manek
Protesters in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region demanded the government withdraw a gold-mining permit...
