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The lesser known story of India’s role in Ethiopian land deals
The global food price crises between 2008 and 2009 led countries that bore the brunt of the catastrophe to look elsewhere for agricultural land to mitigate the effects. In 2008 prices of some foods,...
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Q&A with Addis Alemayehou: Why Ethiopia ‘just cannot be ignored anymore’
Ethiopia is one of Africa’s fastest growing economies with GDP growth of 10.3% in 2014. Coupled with a population of over 90 million, this is prompting many consumer-focused companies to look at...
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Ethiopia eyes bond trading in cautious capital markets opening
* Bond market could expand pool of funds for state * Foreign investors likely to be excluded * Government keeps tight rein on economy * PM open to starting bourse, but will take time By Aaron Maasho...
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UN honours Ethiopian peacekeepers
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle June 4, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – The United Nations has honoured Ethiopia for its significant contributions to UN’s vast Peacekeeping operations, the Ethiopian ministry of foreign...
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Archaeologists Uncover Stunning Aksumite & Roman Artefacts in Ethiopia
The artefacts were discovered by a British archaeology team in Northern Ethiopia. (Photo: Graeme Laidlaw) The Guardian Dazzling jewels from an Ethiopian grave reveal 2,000-year-old link to Rome...
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NED Talk Featuring Lily Mengesha: Media and Ethiopia’s Anti-Terror Law
Journalist Lily Mengesha. (Photograph courtesy of Gettyimages) Tadias Magazine New York (TADIAS) — Ethiopian journalist Simegnish (Lily) Y. Mengesha, who is currently a Reagan-Fascell Democracy...
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President Obama to Visit Ethiopia, African Union in July
US President Barack Obama will become the first sitting American leader to visit Ethiopia Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will in late July become the first sitting American leader to...
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UN demands release of British activist jailed in Ethiopia amid torture fears
The UN has demanded the immediate release of a Briton held on death row in Ethiopia for more than a year, an intervention that campaigners say exposes Britain’s poor diplomacy towards the case....
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Hacking Team hacked ! Ethiopian Gov’t Listed as a Buyer of Spying Software
AddisNews – The Italy-based company that has been accused in the past for selling Spying software for the Ethiopian government and to other repressive regimes and countries to use it against...
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Ethiopia courts scepticism after freeing imprisoned writers ahead of Obama visit
After more than a year of imprisonment, two Ethiopian women had no idea they were about to be released until a prison loudspeaker informed them they were free to go. “They were kind of stunned. Can...
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Seven reasons why Obama should visit Ethiopia | Opinion
Barack Obama will become the first ever sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia. This is a testament to the firm friendship that the two countries enjoy. Ethiopia has had a close relationship with...
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This Rainbow Sparked Controversy As Obama Landed in Ethiopia – Vocativ
A picture of a rainbow welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama in Ethiopia Sunday sparked mixed reactions on social media: Some praised the meteorological phenomenon as a heavenly promise to mankind...
View ArticleEthiopia: Development at the cost of growth? Al-Jazeera Video
Watch Al Jazeera reporter from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia As US President Barack Obama is visiting Ethiopia, rights groups are highlighting the country’s poor human rights record. Some fear that the...
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Obama urges Ethiopia to end crackdown on opposition – Al Jazeera
US president, after meeting PM Hailemariam, says political inclusion makes a country “stronger and more successful”. Barack Obama has met the Ethiopian prime minister on the first visit by a serving...
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Ethiopian Opposition Leader Don’t Want to Sit for Dinner with Obama
According to Negere Ethiopia an Ethiopian newspaper official Facebook page Ethiopian main opposition party Semayawi leader Eng. Yilkal Getnet rejected an invitation to attend Ethiopian government...
View ArticleWatch President Obama Speech at the African Union – Video
Watch President Obama Delivers Remarks at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia In his farewell speech capping a historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Africa’s...
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Obama Draws Criticism for Saying Ethiopian Gov’t Elected Democratically
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some African activists have greeted President Barack Obama’s remarks that Ethiopia has a democratically elected government with scorn and concern. Obama made the comment on...
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Ethiopia: Need for Food Aid Surges
(Ethiopia Google Map) Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA — The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates due to...
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UK Advice on Travel to Ethiopia Following Blast in Merkato and Oromia Protest
(AddisNews) – The government of United Kingdom released an advice for it’s citizens to avoid traveling in some parts of Ethiopian after an explosion at Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa, Merkato and on going...
View ArticleEthiopia Oromo Protests Trigger Fatal Ethnic Clashes, Group Says
Oromo, Amhara ethnic groups in conflict over land in one area Opposition says over 40 dead in three weeks of Oromo protests By William Davison Protests by Ethiopia’s largest community against a...
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