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Ethiopia Film Initiative Pitch Selection – Drama ‘Nishan’

By Tambay A. Obenson A year ago, Yidnekachew Shumete was one of 3 Ethiopian filmmakers selected for a week-long visit to Monaco and Cannes for workshops, programs and events happening during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in May. Shumete, along … read more »

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Ethiopia: Blinded in one eye, Gen Samora Yenus has become a walking coffin

(By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) The ragtag TPLF army’s chief-of-staff, the semi-lunatic Gen Samora Yenus is just moments away from meeting his maker as volley of attacks by opportunistic infections continue to ebb away his life. Since the Horn Times … read more »

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Ethiopians in Germany buy 1.8 mln. Birr worth Bond to contruct Renaissance Dam

Ethiopians living in Berlin, Germany bought 1.8 million Birr worht bond for the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam, the ministry of foreign affairs said. At an event organized for public gathering and bond sale program in the premises of … read more »

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Ethiopia’s Meselech Melkamu wins the women BMW Frankfurt Marathon

Patrick Makau won the Frankfurt marathon in cold and sunny conditions but failed to break his world record on Sunday. The 27-year-old Kenyan crossed the line in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 12 seconds. Makau was … read more »

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Lab to determine if remains found in Montreal park tied to Luka Rocco Magnotta case

As police probe whether remains found in a Montreal park over the weekend are, in fact, human, investigators remain mum about whether the discovery has any possible ties to the case of alleged killer Luka Rocco Magnotta. Body parts have … read more »

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Luka Magnotta on his way back to Canada

Luka Rocco Magnotta, charged with first-degree murder in the killing and dismemberment of Montreal student Jun Lin, is on a military plane heading to an unspecified Quebec airport. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Montreal police officers accompanied Magnotta back from … read more »

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How Berlin Police arrested Luka Rocco Magnotta

Luka Rocco Magnotta, the man dubbed ‘Canadian Psycho,’ surrendered meekly to Berlin police saying, “You got me,” after spending an hour in an Internet cafe reading about himself. The 29-year-old Canadian wanted over a horrific Montreal ice pick murder and … read more »

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Rather than tell me of African Independence, Tell me of her De-Colonisation – Part 2

Rather than tell me of African independence, Tell me of her DECOLONIZATION! rather than tell me to celebrate some independence, Rather tell me when we would celebrate her DECOLONIZATION! We were colonised, right? Yes! That is a fact!And have we … read more »

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Agriculture should be central to Africa’s development, says Thabo Mbeki

Claude Harding African agriculture should be positioned as the main driver of change on the continent. So said former South African president Thabo Mbeki this morning at the AGCO Africa Summit in Berlin, Germany. “As all the delegates know, the … read more »

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European Union: From economic crisis to constitutional disaster

Hannes HOFBAUER (Austria) The Brussels summit of December 2011 intended to solve a huge fiscal and budget (and in reality an economic) problem in the Euro-zone. It let to a political split within the EU-27 and risks to unleash a … read more »

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Image of Libyan who had half his face blown off in rocket attack

A Libyan man who had half his face blown off in a rocket attack is talking again after a series of life-saving operations. Mohamed Z underwent surgery five times at the Martin-Luther Hospital in Berlin, Germany, to reconstruct his lips, … read more »

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Why Nana Akufo-Addo’s Lust for Power is a Danger to Ghana

Nana Akufo-Addo is in the news again and as usual, for all the wrong reasons. Speaking in Berlin, Germany, to NPP supporters, Nana Addo, made the case that “the stakes for power in Ghana have been heightened by the discovery … read more »

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Namibian skulls ignite anger

Windhoek – Human skulls taken from Namibia by German colonisers returned home after more than 100 years, but the reconciliatory gesture instead has ignited anger and renewed demands that Germany pay for its sins in this corner of Africa where … read more »

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Namibians in Germany to collect Herero skulls

A Namibian delegation left for Germany Sunday to reclaim about 20 human skulls used by colonial-era scientists who sought to prove the racial superiority of whites over blacks. Namibia’s Herero ethnic group, incensed by German settlers stealing their land, cattle … read more »

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Tunisian foreign minister downplays Islamist threat

Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Mouldi Kefi on Monday sought to allay fears abroad over the rise of Islamists in his country, saying they will have to cooperate with other parties to make a mark. “I believe the Islamists will have … read more »

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Ten killed and 50 injured in head-on German train crash (Pictures)

A criminal probe has begun after ten people were killed and nearly 50 injured, many of them seriously, after a head-on crash between a passenger and a freight train in Germany. The regional passenger train was hurled from the tracks … read more »

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Women to wear bras to work

Dressing for the office: German bosses can order women workers to wear bras but they must be white or flesh-coloured to avoid being see-through A court in Germany ruled today  that bosses have the right to order female employees to … read more »

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Somalia: The most corrupt country in the world – Video

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as having the least corruption in the world, according to a just-published global survey. Somalia is viewed as the most corrupt country. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is published annually by Transparency International, … read more »

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Miss South Africa Teen 2009 crowned Miss Teen Universe

Miss Teen South Africa 2009, Chante Jantjies, returned from South America to a welcome from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Jantjies, 16, a matric pupil from Centurion, was crowned Miss Teenager Universe on Sunday. Malema said the league would … read more »

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