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Ethiopia: Amnesty warns against ‘brutal crackdown’ on protesters – BBC News
The Oromo are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group Image copyright AFP Anti-terror rhetoric by Ethiopia’s government could escalate into a brutal crackdown on protesters, human rights group Amnesty...
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‘Unprecedented’ Protests in Ethiopia Against Capital Expansion Plan – VOA
Photo: Facebook By Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA — Students from the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia have been protesting for three weeks against an urban expansion plan around the capital that they...
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‘Stop the killing!’: farmland development scheme sparks fatal clashes in...
As government plans to build on Oromo farmland around Addis Ababa spark widespread protests, an increasingly brutal crackdown by the government has sparked fears that excessive force may become the...
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United States Concerned By Clashes in Oromia, Ethiopia – State Department...
The United States government released a press statement on ongoing protest and clashes in Oromia region and Ethiopian government forces response. Read The Full Press Statement Below Press Statement...
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At least 75 killed in Ethiopia protests: HRW
Nairobi (AFP) – At least 75 people have been killed during weeks of protests in Ethiopia which have seen soldiers and police firing on demonstrators, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. “Police and...
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Development and Human Rights at Odds in Ethiopia – Opinion
Gus FincusGus Fincus is a blogger, filmmaker and activist who is currently living in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, authoritarian “development” overlooks human rights and responds to dissent with violence....
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Ethiopia and Sudan Border Demarcation Faces Opposition – Online Petition...
Ethiopian and Sudan border demarcation faces intense opposition from Ethiopians who believes the Ethiopian government is giving away the fertile land to Sudan with a secret deal without the approval...
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United States Request Ethiopian Government To Release All Prisoners
AddisNews: The United States government asked to release all recently jailed journalists and others by the Ethiopian government. The White House expressed its deeply concern with a press statement...
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Sudan, Egypt FMs discuss Ethiopian dam
January 9, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Ghandour Saturday held talks in Cairo, with his Egyptian counterpart Samih Shoukri on issues of common interest, with emphasis...
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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are struggling to share the Nile
The Economist – WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all the scheming, and with a big...
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Ethiopia cancels Addis Ababa master plan after Oromo protests
Ethiopia’s government is set to abandon plans to expand the boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa, which have caused months of deadly protests. Demonstrations by people from the Oromo ethnic group...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Passed A Joint Motion of Resolution on Ethiopia – FULL...
(AddisNews) European Parliament passed a Joint Motion on the situation in Ethiopia without amendment. The parliament recognizes the crisis and Strongly condemns the recent use of excessive force by...
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Ethiopian children hit hard by worst drought in 30 years
An estimated 350,000 babies are expected to be born into Ethiopia’s worst drought in half a century over the next six months, campaigners warn today, amid calls for the United Nations to urgently...
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Ethiopia Welcomes Queen Elizabeth II : Today in History
2 February 1965: The state visit was made after the Emperor of Ethiopia visited London when Sir Winston Churchill was Prime Minister Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Emperor Haile Selassie I,...
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Google Adds Amharic and 12 New Languages To Google Translate
Google announces yesterday adding 13 new languages including Ethiopia’s Amharic the second most widely spoken Semitic language after Arabic, Xhosa of South Africa to its live translating tool. By...
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Adwa: Ethiopian Victory on Italy – From The New York Times Archives
In March 1896 a well-disciplined and united Ethiopian army led by King of Kings Menelik II and Empress Tayitu did the unthinkable. Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian army on Adwa mountains and...
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Egypt Launched Satellite to Monitor Nile Dam Construction
According to english.ahram report sourced Egyptian officials Egypt launched a satellite to monitor Ethiopia’s Nile Dam construction progress in detail. Egyptian officials in Cairo hope that the...
View ArticleEthiopia getting set to host Opex 2016 for first time in Africa
Muscat: Preparations are in full swing for the Omani Products Exhibition (Opex) 2016, scheduled to take from April 11 to 14, at Millennium Hall, in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa, under the...
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Ethiopia: Death Toll from Gambella Massacre Rises to 208
Ethiopia says death toll from raid rises to 208; 108 children kidnapped ADDIS ABABA, April 17 (Reuters) – The death toll from a raid carried out by South Sudanese gunmen in western Ethiopia has risen...
View ArticleFloods cause deaths and block food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Flash floods in drought-stricken parts of Ethiopia have killed people and livestock and are blocking food aid deliveries to hungry communities, a charity said....
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