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Ethiopia’s Economy Benefits from Returning Diaspora

February 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Anders Kelto, theworld At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, customer Erica Kanesa relaxes in a leather chair. “I’m just doing manicure and pedicure,” she says, leaning her head back while a beautician works on her nails. Spa … read more »

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Meles Zenawi: in his own words

August 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Peter Gill In the rush to judgement on the record and the legacy of Meles Zenawi as Ethiopia’s leader for the past two decades, the man himself has barely left the shadows. Yes, he achieved record economic growth for … read more »

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Meles Zenawi: two-sided man who took the Long March to power

August 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Richard Dowden Earlier this year I wrote that ‘Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa’ but I always felt that when I talked to Ethiopians about him it seemed like I was speaking about … read more »

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Meles Zenawi’s death a blessing for Ethiopia

August 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dutch Ethiopians: ‘Ethiopia is at crossroads’ Many Ethiopians living in the Netherlands share the same ambiguous feelings about the recent death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zelawi. They are sad that a fellow human being has passed away, but at … read more »

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Ethiopia PM Meles is Alive, Says Top Cabinet Official

August 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A top Ethiopian official says the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is “much improved” in recent days, following treatment for an unspecified illness. Meles has not been seen in public for more than a month, and opposition websites this … read more »

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Woman left sitting near dead body on a Kenya Airways flight

June 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A plane passenger was left sitting across the aisle from a body on a 4,500 mile flight. Reporter Lena Pettersson, 34, said the 35-year-old man was taken ill and died shortly after take-off from Amsterdam heading for Tanzania. The Swede … read more »

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Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab arraigned on new US charges

December 16, 2010 by benim

The man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear last Christmas, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was arraigned on Thursday on new charges related to the plot. A federal grand jury on Wednesday … read more »

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