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Injustice in Oromia-Ethiopia Follows Oromo Exiles in Oslo, Norway

Oromo Press A historically pro-Oromo refugees Norway has been evolving into an unfavorable place for Oromo refugees and refugees from the Horn of Africa in recent years. Abandoning its own humanitarian streak, the Norwegian government has drifted too far in … read more »

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Too cheap to kill in Ethiopia?

By Teklu Abate In his latest paper – Ethiopia: Where do we go (or not go) from here? – Professor Alemayehu cogently discussed possible trajectories Ethiopia would and should take in the years to come. He questioned how and to … read more »

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Ethiopia: A call for genuine road-map for democracy

Enough is enough: a call for genuine road-map for democracy, maintaining the status quo of the Zenawi regime is a recipe for disaster by Adisie Tesfu, Oslo, Norway Ethiopia’s political landscape for the most part of the century has been … read more »

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Minority Elites and Israel’s Jewish Defamers

In a 1977 Supreme Court opinion, Thurgood Marshall, the court’s first African-American justice, observed, “Social scientists agree that members of minority groups frequently respond to discrimination and prejudice by attempting to disassociate themselves from the group, even to the point … read more »

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The Norway Killer Trial: Week One

The first week of the trial against the confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has been completed in Oslo. The way it has been carried out has intrigued visiting foreign journalists in both positive and negative ways. A representative of … read more »

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The Ethio-Norway Forced Repatriation in Prospect

By Samson Seifu In my previous article entitled ‘’The Ethio-Norway Forced Repatriation Agreement in Retrospect’’ published on 13 February 2012 on different websites, I presented the background and the events which led to the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In … read more »

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Violent Jihadist Video Riles Norway

It was, shall we say, an interesting week in Norway. On Tuesday, January 17, a video was posted on YouTube that called for Norwegian soldiers to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Over images of Norwegian soldiers and of Norway’s prime minister, … read more »

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Norway Mass Killer Should Avoid Jail

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is insane and should not be punished, an official report has recommended. The 243-page psychiatric report says the 32-year-old was mentally ill and therefore not responsible for his actions when he killed a total … read more »

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Handbag furore: Matter of principle Says, S.Africa Minister

Johannesburg – The contents of International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s handbag are not up for discussion, her spokesperson said on Friday. “I can’t believe you are asking that,” Clayson Monyela said when asked why she recently refused to have her … read more »

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S Africa Minister refusal to scan bag costs SA R260 000, Is she a drug Smuggler?

International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was involved in an embarrassing and expensive spat with airport security in Oslo at the end of a state visit to Norway this month when she refused to pass her handbag through an … read more »

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Mauritius ministers quit in protest

Port Louis – All six ministers from the finance minister’s party quit the cabinet in Mauritius on Tuesday in protest against the arrest of the health minister by an anti-corruption watchdog. Finance minister and leader of the Militant Socialist Movement … read more »

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‘Fake bomb’ prompts Norway airport evacuation

OSLO – A bag with fake explosives meant for a military drill caused authorities Tuesday to evacuate an airport in Norway’s second-largest city, police said. The Flesland airport in Bergen was closed for almost three hours after security found what … read more »

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