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The international community must keep Eritrea under “close scrutiny”, an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing the need to fundamentally transform the East African nation’s “current culture of rights denial.” “Blatant disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable,” … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, Human rights, Human rights in Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Keetharuth, Politics of Eritrea, Special Rapporteur
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Bloomberg News Ethiopia is negotiating with Brazil, Russia and India to finance and build rail links after agreeing terms last year with Chinese and Turkish companies for other routes, the head of the state rail company said. Russia’s government may … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, China, China-Africa Development Fund, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Hailemariam Desalegn, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, will carry out an official visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti from 30 April to 9 May 2013 to collect information directly from Eritrean refugees on … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, Human rights in Eritrea, Politics of Eritrea, Special Rapporteur, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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By Teklu Abate The Ethiopian regime has launched the Meles Zenawi foundation following its April 6 Congress at the AU Hall here in the capital. The foundation constitutes a library, a research center, a fellowship programme, and a public park, … read more »
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Tagged Azeb Mesfin, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Sudan
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Photo: J.Björgvinsson/UNHCR Exhausted survivors of the Gulf of Aden crossing wait for help on a beach in Yemen SANA’A, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) – Record numbers of migrants from the Horn of Africa are crossing into Yemen, most of them … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Oromo Liberation Front, Red Sea, Sana, Yemen
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Addis Ababa (RBC) Somalia prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saacid on his first visit tour to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa has met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Hailamariam Daselegn in a bid to discuss bilateral relations between the two governments, … read more »
President Yoweri Museveni has said that Africa needs to address the issue of electricity shortage as one of the means to enhance and enable its development efforts. He made the comments on Sunday at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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The Ethiopian government is planning to take serious steps to crack down on gangs that smuggle Ethiopian citizens into the Saudi borders and will cooperate with Saudi authorities toward achieving this goal, said the Ethiopian Ambassador to the Kingdom, an … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, IndepthAfrica, mass media, Politics of Ethiopia, Saudi, Saudi Arabia
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ICER Action Alert: Kidnapped from Barantu in Broad Daylight International Commission on Eritrean Refugees March 26, 2013 Volume 2013, Number 18 The Eritrean people’s predicament is too complex that even the Government whom some of us hold responsible is in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Press Releases
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Tagged Demographics of Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Sudan
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By: Yusuf Dirir Ali The International community recognizes the undemocratically selected Somalia government in Mogadishu without giving in-depth considerations and offering the same status to Somalia’s former equal union partner to the North – the Republic of Somaliland. Due to … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali Republic, Somalia, Somaliland, United States
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Thousands of people have fled from Ogaden Region after the Ethiopian regime unleashed a crackdown and collective punishment campaign against the civilian population in its battle with independence-seeking movement, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) especially after the ONLF asked … read more »
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AFP – Camels rather than locomotives lumber over the railway tracks in this remote desert, famously traversed by storied French adventurers Arthur Rimbaud and Henry de Monfreid in the early 20th century. The old French-built railway that connected Addis Ababa, … read more »
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By Catherine Cheney,worldpoliticsreview In Djibouti, the small but strategically important state in the Horn of Africa, security forces are still working to disperse opposition supporters protesting the ruling coalition’s victory in Friday’s parliamentary elections. The vote marked the end of … read more »
Djibouti opposition parties have joined forces to take part in parliamentary polls, ending a 10-year boycott. The BBC’s Ahmed Said Egeh in Djibouti city said voting was peaceful and had to be extended by one hour because of the large … read more »
Polls have closed in the tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, where President Ismael Omar Geulleh’s ruling party faced a strong challenge from an opposition coalition in parliamentary elections. No opposition lawmakers have been elected in Djibouti since its … read more »
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Tagged Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Djibouti Elections, Djibouti's Parliamentary Elections, France, Gulf of Aden, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Somalia, United States
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Ethiopia’s government plans to attract more foreign investment and boost domestic savings as it struggles to finance infrastructure and other development projects, State Minister of Finance Abraham Tekeste said. The government is seeking “concessional loans” from development banks for roads … read more »
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Over the years I have met with a range of people from different parts of the world who could not stop talking about Author, Amsale Getnet Aberra LL.M student at the University of Washington Ethiopia being the cradle of human … read more »
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by Eske Netsanet “DEATH THREAT TO ABEBE GELLAW IS DEATH THREAT TO ALL OF US WHO FLED OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THIS MURDORERS GROUP. WE HAVE NO PLACE TO RUN TO. THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR US IS, TO CHASE … read more »
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The Aviationist by: Michael Glynn US Navy via The Aviationist DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, French Foreign Legion, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Indian Ocean, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Orion, Piracy in Somalia, Somali, Somalia
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Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian Road and Transport Authority on Tuesday revealed that the construction of a highway linking Ethiopia with neighbouring Sudan has been completed and opened for traffic. Officials told Sudan Tribune that the 100km-long corridor, stretching from … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Berbera, Djibouti, Djibouti Port, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Somalia, Sudan
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By Getahune Bekele Expressing its solidarity with firebrand Ethiopian journalist Abebe Gelaw, the Ethiopian National Transition Council has called up on the Obama administration to rethink its policy of friendship with the terrorist legions of TPLF warlords who are holding … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States, Washington DC
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Somalia has better Internet and mobile services than Ethiopia by Dula Abdu Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman’s travel to North Korea to prod the regime about the importance of Internet access and technology is commendable; however Ethiopia, a U.S. ally has … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Gibe River, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Telecommunication Union, Meles Zenawi, North Korea
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Decades have gone by and Somali’s have seen many presidents promise to restore the countries pride and beauty it once had, they have come and gone: no change has been made. The only hopeful’s we see is Somaliland but again, … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland
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IRIN – Addis Ababa — Jemmal Ahmed, 21, was recently deported back to Ethiopia after a nine-month stay in a prison in Yemen for illegally entering the country a few months earlier. His intention had been to cross over into … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, IRIN, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Yemen
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More people from the Horn of Africa region, especially Ethiopia and Somalia, are crossing international borders as irregular migrants – lacking official documentation or approval – drawn by the promise of a better life in the Arabian Peninsula. “A growing … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Arabian Peninsula, Danish Refugee Council, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian migrants, ethiopian news, ethiopian newspapers, ethiopian refugees, International Organization for Migration, Saudi Arabia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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Desperately seeking a future Year on year the numbers of men women and children leaving Ethiopia in search of work and freedom from repression in one of the Gulf States and beyond is increasing. Lured by the often hollow prospect … read more »
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Tagged Danish Refugee Council, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, Oromo Liberation Front, Saudi Arabia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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A benefit concert, auction and raffle brought local artists and residents together for a faraway cause Sunday. “A Korah Christmas,” which took place at IKE Box in downtown Salem, was an effort to raise money and awarness for the community … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Christmas, Christmas tree, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Holidays, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Korah
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The Aysha Wind Power Project in Ethiopia The China Import Export Bank EXIM and the European investment Bank EIB have expressed strong interest in financing Ethiopia’s proposed Aysha I Wind Farm project. The proposed site for the wind farm is … read more »
Or so claim to be… ESLSE top man denies receiving alleged visit, proposal from DP World executives Africa and Latin America will be primary focus for DP World, Mohammed Al Muallem, senior vice president and managing director for UAE, briefed … read more »
Somaliland has demonstrated the durability of its democratic institutions, with few, if any, appropriate role-models amongst neighboring states. Again the Republic of Somaliland and its people have shown a hypocritical, a world short in ethics and what right another lesson … read more »
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