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Ethiopia confirms opposition leader is jail over plea for pardon ...

Source: Sudan Tribune

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Ethiopia has confirmed the arrest of an opposition leader saying she had give a delay to confirm that it had been released after plea for pardon she filed. Last week the ministry of justice gave the 35-year old opposition figure...

Final report from Ethiopia

Posted by: stefankarlsson

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 2 months ago | No category

On this OBAMA-day all people I have met here in Addis Ababa are very glad that USA will have a black president during the next period. The only exception was an american republican dental hygienist I met at the School...

Ethiopia warns citizens of possible terrorist attack

Source: Gulf News

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 2 months ago | Conflict & Tragedy

They asked car hire firms to scrutinise the identities of their clients and called on the public to tip off police on any suspicious activity. The Ethiopian government routinely accuses arch-foe Eritrea of backing rebel groups who have bombed civilian...

Backgrounder: Basic facts on Ethiopia

Source: Xinhuanet.com

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | about 1 month ago | Political News

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo is to pay an official visit to Ethiopia Saturday as part of his five-nation African tour which includes Algeria, Gabon, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Seychelles. The following are some basic facts about the country: Located in...

Ethiopia Issues Terror Warning

Source: Voice of America

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 2 months ago | No category

Embassy in Addis Ababa has issued a heightened security alert a day after Ethiopia's government warned of an imminent terrorist attack. VOA's Peter Heinlein in the Ethiopian capital reports the alert coincides with a government roundup of ethnic Oromos, including...

Ethiopia-report 2

Posted by: stefankarlsson

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 2 months ago | Conflict & Tragedy

After two weeks in Ethiopia it is time to give a new report. Usually I visit the School of Dentistry every day. We have now agreed (the boss of the school and me) how to distribute the instruments I brought...

Prehistoric pelvis reveals human clues

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | about 1 month ago | Technology News

Ethiopia has given researchers new clues about how early humans developed, a study released today says. The 1.2 million-year-old pelvis, the first nearly intact female pelvis discovered from that period in human history, shows that Homo erectus was squatter than...

China pushes for closer ties with Ethiopia

Source: CCTV

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | about 1 month ago | Political News

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo is on the third leg of a five-nation African tour. On Sunday, Wu Bangguo discussed bilateral ties with the speaker of the Ethiopian Council of People's Representatives, as well as the speaker of the Ethiopian...

Ethiopia threatens to withdraw troops from Somalia

Source: Sudan Tribune

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Ethiopia has threatened to withdraw its troops from Somalia if the political forces in the neighbouring country fail to embrace peace and end the 17 year civil war, the Ethiopian foreign minister said. The Ethiopia backed Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf’s...

DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Time For Action on Violence Against Women

Source: Inter Press Service

Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | about 1 month ago | No category

Continued violence against women is one of the focuses of a continental meeting reviewing progress made towards achieving gender equality in Africa. Participants in the sixth African Development Forum (ADF VI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital are putting their leaders...