Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates

Ethiopian Maid jailed for dumping newborn baby

April 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A maid who abandoned her newborn in a deserted house in the UAE has been jailed for a year. Dibba Criminal Court handed down the sentence to the Ethiopian woman after finding her guilty of an illegal affair and endangering … read more »

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Nigeria: Good luck, Mr. Jonathan. It’s time you were impeached

March 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Joel Brinkley American Voices Tribune Media Services – Just outside President Goodluck Jonathan’s office sat 17 ambulances, just in case he or one of his aides fell ill. They were seldom if ever used. No actual health-care facility nationwide … read more »

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Prime Minister Hailemariam – Ethiopia to Open a New Embassy in Abu Dhabi

March 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Prime Minister Hailemarim Desalegn held discussions with the UAE’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at his offices on Thursday (March 22). On the occasion, Prime Minister Hailemariam extended appreciation to Sheikh Abdullah for his second visit to … read more »

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Ethiopia uses Ginbot 7 pictures to plant spyware in computers

March 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Authors: Morgan Marquis-Boire, Bill Marczak, Claudio Guarnieri, and John Scott-Railton This post describes the results of a comprehensive global Internet scan for the command and control servers of FinFisher’s surveillance software. It also details the discovery of a campaign using … read more »

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Emir of Asir orders treatment for boy attacked by Ethiopians

March 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Prince Faisal Bin Khaled, Emir of Asir region, has given directives to admit a boy, who was attacked by illegal Ethiopian workers, into a hospital at his expenses. He also instructed the authorities to catch the perpetrators, the spokesman for … read more »

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Ethiopia: Prime Minister Inaugurates Pharmaceutical Plant

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Prime Minister Hailemariam inaugurated the pharmaceutical plant for the UAE’s company pharmaceutical giant Julphar’ today (February 6th) here in the Gerji area of Addis Ababa. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by United Arab Emirates Foreign Trade Minister, Sheikha Libna … read more »

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Ethiopia: UAE Diaspora Bought U.S.$2.5 Million in Bonds

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE ) have so far bought US$2.5 million worth of bonds for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). They have also pledged to buy another $ 95,000 worth of bonds. … read more »

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Boko Haram Republic of Northern Nigeria: A Good Idea

February 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Boko Haram Republic of Arewa, Boko Haram Republic of Borno-Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Northern Nigeria is not a bad idea. I have reiterated in an earlier write up ‘Boko Haram Republic: Why Not?’ that a referendum is necessary in … read more »

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Mali’s 2.5 Percent Problem

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

BY ROGER HOWARD As they debate how to tackle the threat of insurgency and unrest in Africa, Western leaders could do worse than to consider one of the most important, yet curiously underplayed, aspects of that troubled region — the … read more »

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Saudis Turn to Ethiopian Maids After Asian Backlash

January 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By William Davison & Simon Clark, bloomberg. Zeini Kadir escaped at dawn, when the gates of the house in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, were open for morning prayers. Barefoot, she ended up at an agency catering to Ethiopian workers like her. … read more »

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Shortage of Ethiopian maids in UAE created black market for maids

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Dubai: A shortage of housemaids and nannies due to a ban on certain nationalities has encouraged recruitment agencies to increase their fees — which in turn has led to the development of a black market in maids in the UAE, … read more »

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Ghana’s Ayew out of 2013 African Cup of Nations

January 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Olympique Marseille’s Andre Ayew celebrates after scoring against Saint Etienne during their Ligue 1 match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, December 23, 2012 Image by: Jean-Paul Pelissier / REUTERS Marseille winger Andre Ayew will not play at the African … read more »

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Ethiopia to favour its female nationals going to work in UAE

January 2, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

In July 2012, Ethiopia imposed a ban on its female citizens from applying for domestic jobs in the United Arab Emirates. It cited employer abuse, recruitment agencies abuse and human trafficking as reasons for the suspension. The ban came after … read more »

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Ethiopia can be transformed

December 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dear Colleagues and Friends; As many of our fellow Ethiopians of Christian faith gather with family and friends over the next days to celebrate one of the most important of Christian holidays, we in the SMNE (the Board Members, Task … read more »

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Human Rights Worst Offenders 2012

December 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Katie Gresham In honor of World Human Rights Day (December 10), I would like to present to you the top 10 worst human rights offenders in the world, with a little help from Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty … read more »

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Boko Haram! Enough of Bloodshed! War is looming!

December 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Boko Haram, How are you. I know you are listening because very many in your ranks are highly educated and intelligent. I mean the Pro-Sharia Boko Haram and the Al-Qaeda Boko Haram. The PDP Boko Haram will wait for another … read more »

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Ethiopians join Filipinos to seek amnesty in UAE

December 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Hundreds of amnesty seekers have poured into the Philippine consulate and the Consulate-General of Ethiopia on the first day of the two-month amnesty programme for illegal residents. Filipino Cherry R. said she resigned from her job upon the demands of … read more »

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Ethiopia agreed deal to send women to work as maids in UAE

November 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian official said the country’s government is close to lifting a ban on its nationals working in the UAE after reaching a labour agreement with authorities in the Emirates. The treaty, expected to be made public in the next … read more »

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Ethiopia, Kenya, I.coast, Gabon and Sierra Leone elected members of UN Human Rights Council

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Voting in the General Assembly to elect 18 members of the UN Human Rights Council. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three … read more »

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Ethiopian woman fined after suicide attempt

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A despondent maid in Dubai who was fired from her job after complaining about the lack of pay tried to commit suicide — only to be arrested and fined by police, according to reports. The desperate act by the 24-year-old … read more »

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Concern over ‘weapon’ sales to Zimbabwe

September 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

SOUTH Africa exported more than R2bn-worth of weapons in the second quarter of this year but it is the R2,2m sale of equipment to Zimbabwe that has caused concern. The second-quarter report of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, chaired … read more »

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Escape To Ethiopia? God Forbid

September 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I am very upset with the Ethiopian Embassy in Abuja. However, before some people start insinuating different things, let me quickly say what precipitated my annoyance. On Wednesday, August 29, 2012, I received an invitation from the Federation of African … read more »

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Sudan plane crash kills up to 31, minister

August 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Up to 31 people including at least one Sudanese minister were killed when a plane taking them to an Islamic festival crashed in the south of the country, an official and state media said on Sunday. The plane went down … read more »

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Abdullahi Yusuf: A Somali warlord’s life and days

August 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

HALGAN IYO HAGARDAAMO: Taariikh Nololeed (STRUGGLE AND CONSPIRACY: A Memoir) by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 2012. This colossal memoir, written in the standard Somali language of Af-Maxaa, was released in November 2011 roughly three months before Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf, the former … read more »

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UAE to stop issuing work visas to Ethiopian labourers and domestic help

August 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The UAE Government has begun drafting a labour agreement aimed at protecting the rights of Ethiopian domestic and blue-collar workers, and will soon temporarily stop issuing work visas for them until the agreement has been finalised, according to a UAE … read more »

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Gyan agrees to Ghana return after five-month break

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Forward Asamoah Gyan has ended his self-imposed exile from Ghana’s national team. The 26-year-old took a break from international football in February after the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He blamed ‘psychological reasons’ for his break, after his missed penalty … read more »

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Pakistan announce Australia series schedule

July 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KARACHI: Pakistan Thursday finally announced a limited over series schedule against Australia, delaying the matches to late in the evening to avoid the heat in the United Arab Emirates, the cricket board said. Pakistan had to search for the venue … read more »

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Migrant nightmares: Ethiopian domestic workers in the Gulf

July 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Graham Peebles Graham Peebles charts the horrendous abuse faced by Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Lebanon where they are traded by unscrupulous traffickers – “not brokers/agents in any recognizable, legitimate sense of the word, … read more »

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The Rise of the Saudi Superstate

May 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The 32ndsummit of the Gulf Cooperation Council may be remembered as the dawn of the Caliphate with the Saudi proposal to accelerate the union of the six GCC States likely to dramatically change the region. The union is being described … read more »

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Abu Dhabi based Etihad to start flights to Ethiopia from November

May 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Press Release Etihad Airways will add the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to its rapidly growing network in November 2012. The airline will also start flying to the Indian city of Ahmedabad in the same month. The two new cities will … read more »

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