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DIBABA, AMAN AND KEJELCHA AMONG ETHIOPIA'S MEDAL HOPES FOR BEIJING
IAAF
World 1500m record-holder Genzebe Dibaba, world 800m champion Mohammed Aman and prodigious teenager Yomif Kejelcha are among the main names and medal hopes in the Ethiopian squad for the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, which will...
The Washington Post: Obama’s trip to Ethiopia alarms some human rights activists
By Juliet Eilperin and David Nakamura
President Obama embarks on a trip to Africa this week that includes a controversial stop in Ethiopia, where the authoritarian government has come under sharp international criticism for its handling of political...
Federal government accused of 'purposely delaying’ prison transfer from Ethiopia [Thestar-Canada]
Toronto’s Bashir Makhtal has been in an Ethiopian prison since 2009
Bashir Makhtal was arrested on the border of Kenya and Somalia in 2006 after fleeing Mogadishu and the fall of the Islamic Courts Union.
By: Debra Black...
Mass killer Breivik to study at Oslo University, from jail [Reuters]
OSLO
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik won a place on Friday to study at Oslo University from solitary confinement in prison, despite outrage at his massacre of 77 people four years ago.
“He meets the admission...
Newly Freed Ethiopian Journalist Vows to Continue Work [Marthe van der Wolf]
VOA
Reeyot Alemu, an Ethiopian journalist who was unexpectedly released from prison last week after being convicted on terrorism charges, vows to continue her work as a reporter.
“I am sure I will continue my writings because it’s my...
Swedish PM in hospital after Ethiopia visit [The Local.se]
Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven returning home after his short spell in hospital. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven was rushed to hospital in Stockholm on Thursday immediately after landing in Sweden...
Rights groups press Obama to meet activists on trip to Kenya and Ethiopia [AFP]
The groups voiced concerns about “grave and worsening human rights challenges” in the two countries.
US president Obama: Told of “shrinking civic space” in Kenya and Ethiopia. (Photo/AFP).
MORE than 50 African...