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| May 9 | ||
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Ethiopia: Thousands Attend End of National Eucharistic Congress
Some 3,000 people attended the closure of the National Eucharistic Congress with Cardinal Ivan Dias, Special Envoy of the Holy Father, who later proceeded to Djibouti. |
CISA | |
| May 8 | ||
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Somalia: 13 Killed As Ethiopia Soldiers, Islamist Guerrillas Fight
At least 13 people including a senior Islamic Courts militia commander were killed yesterday in heavy battles in a remote part of central Somalia, witnesses and local sources reported. |
Garowe Online | |
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Ethiopia: Fire Accident Turns Inside Part of Bank, Nearby Cafe to Ashes
Calm and cooler weather aided firefighters on Monday trying to gain ground against a wildfire that burned the inside parts the Merkato branch of Awash Bank and a nearby cafeteria, including a paints store adjacent to the mini café. |
Daily Monitor | |
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Ethiopia: Power Crisis Prompts Surge in Sale of Generators
Recent power cuts in electricity might be a source of embarrassment and bad business for the business community in various sectors, but electric equipment suppliers are selling the much needed generators like hell, The Daily Monitor has learnt. |
Daily Monitor | |
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Ethiopia: New Coffee Brand to Boost Farmers' Income
The Ethiopian government on Monday launched a new coffee brand with a view to boost income of the country's nation's 15 million coffee farmers. |
Daily Monitor | |
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Africa: AU Discusses Economic, Political Integration
The Executive Council of Foreign Ministers of the African Union (AU) met on Tuesday in Rusher, Tanzania, to make appropriate recommendations regarding the political and economic integration of the continent. |
Daily Monitor | |
| May 7 | ||
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Kenya: Athletics - Great Show By Ethiopian Hosts
Sports Sub-editor Chris Tsuma covered the 16th African Athletics Championships for the Daily Nation. He gives his reflections on the week-long continental track and field show in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. |
Nation | |
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Ethiopia: Why Only Zenawi; Why Not Mussolini? [opinion]
After having read an "East African Perspective" by a regular New Vision columnist on May 2 under the title Meles Zenawi Knows What Ethiopians Want, I automatically developed the urge to react with a piece titled "Zenawi's enduring ability to charm foreigners." But, then I took my time over the weekend and perused Mr Jerry Okungu's assessment of Ethiopia vis-à-vis his ... |
Monitor | |
| May 6 | ||
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Sudan: UN Closes Camps in Ethiopia
After 23,000 refugees returned home to South Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency has closed two camps in western Ethiopia. |
UN News | |
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Somalia: Amnesty Reports Indicts Warring Parties for Human Rights Abuses
Civilian population in Somalia has been targets of human rights abuses. This is according to a report released by human rights watch group, Amnesty International in Nairobi today. |
Garowe Online | |
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Somalia: Troops Killing People 'Like Goats' by Slitting Throats - New Amnesty Report [press release]
Amnesty International today released a report revealing the dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia. |
AI | |
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Ethiopia: Magazine Issue Seized, Its Editor And Others Imprisoned [press release]
In a move that is widely believed to have been deliberately chosen to coincide with World Press Freedom Day, the Ethiopian government struck against the private press on 3 May 2008. This development is part of a slide toward naked tyranny, following the brutal crackdown after the 2005 election. |
Ethiopian Free Press Journalists' Association | |
| May 5 | ||
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Ethiopia: Will Meles Run for Another Term?
Will Prime Minister Meles Zenawi run yet again for a fourth term of office, come national elections in 2010? |
Addis Fortune | |
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Djibouti: Second Dry Port to Ease Congestion
Formed recently through a decision of the Council of Ministers, the Ethiopian Dry Ports Enterprise is set to have a second dry port built at Semera Town of the Afar Regional State, 558Km to the east of Addis Ababa. |
Addis Fortune | |
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Ethiopia: Beyene Sees Beauty Contest of the Incumbent [interview]
The ruling party claimed a landslide victory during the recent local and by-elections, and is in control of all local administrative structures across the country. Opposition parties, in particular the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), say there was no election, but rather the elections were a "beauty contest" held among members of the ruling party. |
Addis Fortune | |
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Ethiopia: Entertainment Magazine Publisher Arrested in Addis Ababa [press release]
Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of Alemayehu Mahtemework, the publisher and deputy editor of the entertainment monthly Enku, on the night of 2 May in Addis Ababa, and the seizure of 10,000 copies of its latest issue. |
RSF | |
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Somalia: Elder Arrested for Denouncing Extraditions to Ethiopia
A traditional elder in northern Somalia's Puntland region was arrested by local police Sunday morning after giving an interview to the BBC yesterday, relatives said. |
Garowe Online | |
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Ethiopia: Tertiary Education Budget - New Campus for Dukem
Discussions on plans by the various ministries for the next budget year concluded with a proposal that a new "Institute of Science" be built in Dukem. This decision was made with a view towards augmenting the total possible enrolment of Natural Science students by local universities. |
Addis Fortune | |
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Ethiopia: Central Bank Directives Send Forex Inflows to the Roof
Authorities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) are pleased with the ascending remittances flowing into Ethiopia of late. Within four months beginning January 2008, the country amassed 200 million dollars from monetary transfers that Ethiopians and foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin living abroad made to the country. |
Addis Fortune | |
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Ethiopia: Tendaho Sugar Factory Construction Behind Schedule
Officials of the federal government are disappointed with the delay in the launch of the new Tendaho Sugar Factory construction project. |
Addis Fortune | |
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Nigeria/Ethiopia: National Relays Re-Echo in Ethiopia
National Sports Commission officials felt justified at the weekend as the highly rated Nigeria 4x100m relay team dropped their baton at the African Championships, which ended Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
Vanguard | |
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Uganda: Bayiga Reduced to Tears in Addis Ababa
WHAT was expected to give relief to a bad outing for Uganda's team to the Africa Athletics Championships, turned into a circus when Justine Bayiga arrived late for her 200m first round heat. |
New Vision | |
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Rwanda: Focussed Leadership Can Be a Good Thing for an African Country
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Stranded at the Addis Ababa Airport for the second time in less than five months gave me time to think about Prime Minister Melles Senawe of Ethiopia. |
New Times | |
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Rwanda: No Flag in Ethiopia
The old Rwandan flag is what describes the country's daily results' table at the ongoing 16th edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
New Times | |
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Nigeria: Chukwuemeka, 4x400m Women Lift Team
Shot putter, Vivian Chukwuemeka, the women's 4x400m relay team and quarter mile hurdler Ajoke Odumosu's late rally on Day Five of the 16th African Athletics Championships yesterday ensured Nigeria moved a step above the third position she clinched two years ago in the championships as the curtains were finally drawn on a spectacular championships at the Addis Ababa stadium in Ethiopia. |
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