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World Bank told to investigate links to Ethiopia ‘villagisation’ project

March 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

William Lloyd George, guardian.co.uk Bank’s accountability panel says complaints by Ethiopians of forced evictions in Gambella should be looked into An independent panel has called for an investigation into a World Bank-funded project in Ethiopia following accusations from refugees that … read more »

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Ethiopia: Dag Co-Chair Praises Ethiopia’s Poverty Reduction Efforts

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Government of Ethiopia The Co-Chair of the Donors’ Assistance Group (DAG), a consortium of donors, Geert Geut, told reporters that DAG has appreciated the Ethiopian government’s efforts to reduce poverty. Responding to questions on whether the Government’s Growth and Transformation … read more »

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The Ethiopian Regime carries on a campaign to starve villagers for submission

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

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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How Ethiopian youth are being treated in Saudi Arabia – Video

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

This is one example of what has become of us Ethiopians under the ethnic apartheid regime of the TPLF. Ethiopians seek freedom and opportunity or they would not run to the free world; yet, why not create the “free world” … read more »

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World Bank: Ethiopia Project Decision Postponed

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Human Rights Watch A World Bank board meeting scheduled for March 19, 2013, to consider the recommendation of its Inspection Panel to investigate whether the bank has violated its policies in a project in Ethiopia has been postponed to … read more »

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“Super spy Debretsion Gebremicael is my father’s worst nightmare.” Johanna Hailemariam confeses

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) First she was enraptured by the magnificence of the official residence of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. But now she curses the day they moved in there. She started by Watching her father, Prime Minister … read more »

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RE: My observations on ‘Muslims protest’ in Ethiopia

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Commentary By Abera Mamo Dear filmon Kansay and to all other who may have prejudice to the whole development of Ethiopian Muslim protest , let me give you important and real concrete base on the issue. 1. The right of … read more »

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Man admits Ethiopian’s dragging death

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Pietermaritzburg – An Ethiopian salesman was dragged by his neck tied to a car after a gang overpowered him the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard on Monday. Siyabonga Mtshali, 24, pleaded guilty to the murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping of Thomas … read more »

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Ethiopia’s lost Jews

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Abdul Mohamed The coercive eviction of Ethiopia’s Beta Israel community was an act of societal vandalism, whose stated justifications of hunger and religious discrimination are false. The treatment of the Ethiopian Jews in Israel has been at best shabby … read more »

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Ethiopia ‘blocks’ Al Jazeera websites

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Traffic to English and Arabic websites has plummeted since the network aired coverage of protests in August last year. Google Analytics shows the English website’s traffic declined from 50,000 hits in July 2012 to 117 in September Al Jazeera’s English … read more »

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Six TPLF cadres and a police man murdered in Addis as tyrannized Ethiopians hit back

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) On Tuesday March 12, 2013 in Addis Ababa’s Bole area, residents of Bole Lemi and Hayatt Condominium zones have hit back with vengeance killing six suspected TPLF spies and one member of the brutal federal … read more »

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My observations on ‘Muslims protest’ in Ethiopia

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A couple of months ago I had a two weeks’ vacation in Ethiopia. Since I can’t go to my country of origin i.e Eritrea, I am becoming a regular visitor to what I now call ‘my second home’ Ethiopia. Growing … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Road

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

March 18, 2013: Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, continues to follow the policies of his predecessor and mentor, Meles Zenawi. In fact it appears that Hailemariam is trying to create a cult of the personality around Meles. Government media … read more »

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Ethiopia: “Hands off our leader” Afar warriors warned Ethiopia’s minority junta

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

*popular cleric still in Semera ignoring threat of arrest (By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) Despite demonstration in tyrannized nation where adhering to Islam is becoming dangerous and hedged with restrictions under the controversial anti- terrorism law, the peaceful Islamic revolution … read more »

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Ethiopia: If Germans decide to erect a monument for Adolf Eichmann

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By; Kiflu Hussain Kenyans who were tortured during the Mau Mau uprising against British colonialism successfully filed a petition recently at a British court for compensation. The government of Kenya assisted these Kenyan veterans in their bid to seek redress … read more »

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Support Of Development Partners Needed To Realise Africa’s Renaissance, Says Ethiopian PM

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn says Africa’s renaissance will be realised with strengthened support of its development partners. Speaking at the opening of the 5th TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) Ministerial Preparatory Meeting here Saturday, he said the … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Access Real Estate saga which exposed the pernicious lies of ESAT

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tadeos Anteneh When the surprise but brief arrest of Ermias Amelga, the beleaguered head of Access Real Estate was announced last month, the cause of his arrest would have been obvious to the hundreds of customers who accuse him … read more »

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Eritrea: Human Trafficking and the Human Rights Agenda Against Eritrea

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Awet nay Gdin Iyu Introduction On March 1, 2013, Joel Millman of the Wall Street Journal published a piece entitled “Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities.” The article chronicles the touching personal accounts of Eritrean … read more »

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Ethiopia: Germany President Joachim arrives Addis Ababa four day official visit

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Germany President Joachim Gauck arrives in Addis Ababa for a four day official visit to Ethiopia in the afternoon of 17 March 2013. Mekonnen Manyazewal, Minister of Industry and other Ethiopian officials have welcomed the President at Bole International Airport. … read more »

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Ethiopia arrests four Al-Qaeda allied suspects

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian security forces have arrested four members of the Al-Qaeda allied Somalian Islamist extremist group, al-Shabaab. According to the National Security and Intelligence Agency, the militants were arrested on Friday in Moyale town near the border with … read more »

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Ethiopia: The ideology of a developmental state

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Jonas Tameru The concept of a developmental state by itself has no predefined rules and procedures that can guide leaders in making decisions about a country’s economic future. Even so the EPRDF by the blind arrogance of its leaders … read more »

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Armless Tucson woman taking her message of hope to Ethiopia

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

GREG BRYAN / ARIZONA DAILY STAR 2009 Jessica Cox, who was born without arms, flies a single-engine plane near San Manuel. Cox is a motivational speaker on disability issues. A Tucson woman born with no arms is taking a message … read more »

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The selling of Ethiopia

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Yilma Bekele Actually that statement might not be true. We do know our country is being sold but we have no idea if the bidding has been open or closed. We have sold almost all of Gambella, we have … read more »

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Ethiopia’s law is failed by lack of spirit

March 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Aman Sethi While India’s Grievance Redressal Bill was forged in the fire of public protest, Ethiopia chose to incorporate anti-corruption provisions in its criminal code. “Article 416 of the criminal code deals with Undue Delay of Matters,” said an official … read more »

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Pastoralism as adaptive as irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia’s Awash – researchers

March 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Chelsea Diana LONDON  – Despite Ethiopia’s heavy investment in irrigated cotton and sugarcane farming in the Awash valley, pastoralism could be just as effective a way to deal with changing climate conditions there, researchers from the Imperial College of … read more »

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Ethiopia’s Human Rights Crisis Worsened

March 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Betre Yacob. The human rights situation in Ethiopia, the most important strategic and security ally of the Western powers, has worsened drastically, according to the 2013 Human Rights Watch’s World Report, which summarizes the human rights situation of more … read more »

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Development Improves in Ethiopia, But Just Slightly

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA — The United Nations Development Program has released its 2013 Human Development Index. Despite recent economic growth, Ethiopia is still near the bottom of the index. Ethiopia ranks 173 out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index … read more »

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Keeping pastoralist children in school in Ethiopia

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Photo: Kristy Siegfried/IRIN Children in pastoral regions often seasonally migrate with their families (file photo) ADDIS ABABA,  (IRIN) – Thousands of children in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia are dropping out of school despite government and donor efforts to bring … read more »

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Ethiopians Demand Compensation perished families en route to Israel

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The Organization for the Memory of Jews who perished in Sudan on their Way to Zion, a group representing Ethiopian Jews who were brought to Israel during 1984’s Operation Moses rescue, has filed a petition with Israel’s High Court of … read more »

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Ethiopia: UNHCR to Resettle Thousands of South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

March 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Addis Ababa — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is preparing to relocate thousands of South Sudanese refugees stranded at Ethiopian border villages. UNHCR’s spokesperson in Ethiopia, Kisut Gebreegziabher, told Sudan Tribune on … read more »

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