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- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Chinua Achebe (Ugonabo Ogidi ) Goes Home
- The curious case of Africa’s Progress and the missing Millennium Development Goals
- Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’
- The Legacy of Queen Victoria and Zimbabwean Culture
- The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria
- My relationship with Chinua Achebe - Wole Soyinka
- Somalia’s future: IGAD’s captivity or donors’ rescue
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
- Factors of Change and Transformation in Ethiopia
- How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy
- Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal of the Diaspora Organized Groups Opposed to the Regime in Ethiopia
Tag Archives: Ethiopians
Ethiopia: Stealing Ruling Party Playbook
Is the opposition willing to abandon unworkable strategies, to go as far as dissolving itself and throw out dead weights if only to remain effective? Or would it rather remain as is, rotting and without registering any meaningful gains, in … read more
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World Bank told to investigate links to Ethiopia ‘villagisation’ project
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
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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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Politics of Ethiopia, Poverty reduction, Transformation Plan
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The Ethiopian Regime carries on a campaign to starve villagers for submission
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, Somalia
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How Ethiopian youth are being treated in Saudi Arabia – Video
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
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tagged Amhara people, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Free World, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Oromo people, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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World Bank: Ethiopia Project Decision Postponed
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
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Inspection Panel, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, PBS, Politics of Ethiopia, World Bank
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RE: My observations on ‘Muslims protest’ in Ethiopia
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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Tagged Al Ahbash, EPRDF, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, Lebanon, Muslim, news ethiopia, Protestantism
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Man admits Ethiopian’s dragging death
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
Ethiopia’s lost Jews
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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Tagged Beta Israel, DepoProvera, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Falasha, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Israel, Judaism, latest ethiopian news, Mengistu Hailemariam, news ethiopia, Operation Moses
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Ethiopia ‘blocks’ Al Jazeera websites
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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Tagged Al Gore, Al-Jazeera, Arab Spring, Arabic, Arabic language, Current TV, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Qatar, United States
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Six TPLF cadres and a police man murdered in Addis as tyrannized Ethiopians hit back
(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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Getahune Bekele, Hailemariam Desalegn, Horn Times, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, South Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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My observations on ‘Muslims protest’ in Ethiopia
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kinfe Abraham, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Politics of Eritrea, Sudan
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Ethiopia: The Road
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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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, South Sudan, Sudan, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Ethiopia: “Hands off our leader” Afar warriors warned Ethiopia’s minority junta
*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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Semera, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Ethiopia: If Germans decide to erect a monument for Adolf Eichmann
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
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
Tagged Addis, Addis Ababa, Adolf Eichmann, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Uganda
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Ethiopia: The Access Real Estate saga which exposed the pernicious lies of ESAT
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Awash International Bank, ESAT, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, National Bank of Ethiopia, news ethiopia, South Africa, Tigray-Tigrinya people, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Eritrea: Human Trafficking and the Human Rights Agenda Against Eritrea
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
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
Tagged Coup d'état, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrea comedy, eritrea history, eritrea map, eritrea music, eritrea tv, eritrea tv live, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia eritrea, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, hadas eritrea, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ronald K. McMullen, Sudan, United States, Yemane Gebreab
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Ethiopia: Germany President Joachim arrives Addis Ababa four day official visit
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union Commission, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Germany, Government, Hailemariam Desalegn, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Joachim Gauck, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia
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Ethiopia arrests four Al-Qaeda allied suspects
(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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Islamic Courts Union, latest ethiopian news, Moyale, news ethiopia, Somalia
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Ethiopia: The ideology of a developmental state
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Developmental State, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles, news ethiopia, Private sector, Titanic
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Armless Tucson woman taking her message of hope to Ethiopia
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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Tagged Cox, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Guinness World Records, Handicap International, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Jessica Cox, latest ethiopian news, los angeles, news ethiopia, University High School, University of Arizona
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The selling of Ethiopia
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
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yilma Bekele
Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Metehara, news ethiopia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Trans World Airlines, United States
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Ethiopia’s law is failed by lack of spirit
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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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, India, latest ethiopian news, Ministry of Justice, news ethiopia, Rwanda, Speaker (politics), Transparency International
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Pastoralism as adaptive as irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia’s Awash – researchers
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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Tagged Agriculture, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, International Institute for Environment and Development, Irrigation, latest ethiopian news, London, news ethiopia, Pastoralism
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Ethiopia’s Human Rights Crisis Worsened
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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Tagged Abiye Teklemariam, Addis Ababa, Committee to Protect Journalists, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Gambella, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Mesfin Negash, news ethiopia, Somali Region
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Development Improves in Ethiopia, But Just Slightly
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
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tagged Afghanistan, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Human Development Index, Human Development Report, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Sierra Leone, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme
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Keeping pastoralist children in school in Ethiopia
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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Tagged Addis Ababa, Afar Region, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, IRIN, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Somali, Somali Region, UNICEF, United States Agency for International Development
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Ethiopians Demand Compensation perished families en route to Israel
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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Tagged Beta Israel, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Israel, Jews, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Shimon Peres, Sudan, World Union of Jewish Students
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