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July 2011

A piece of Addis Ababa by night

(monitor.co.ug) Unable to withstand the pangs of poverty, some girls in the Ethiopian capital are forced to roam the streets under the cover of darkness in search of money, writes Lee Marete. The streets of Addis Ababa are deceptively languid by day, the slow pace of life probably a manifestation of Ethiopia’s socialism and the …

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Ethiopia: Unfreedom of Information

Life and Times of Democracy in Africa By Alemayehu G. Mariam The long march of democracy in West Africa seems to be well underway. In July 2009, I wrote a weekly commentary marveling about Ghana’s multiparty democracy. Wistfully, I asked the rhetorical question: “Why is democracy in motion in Ghana, and on life-support in Ethiopia?” …

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25,000 housemaids from Ethiopia has been delayed

JEDDAH – The arrival of about 25,000 housemaids from Ethiopia has been delayed because of a shortage of flights from Addis Ababa, a senior official said here Friday. Ali Al-Qureshi, member of the National Recruitment Committee and a member of the Recruitment Committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), has urged the airlines …

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Amharic Origin

Dr. Orville Boyd JenkinsQuestion: Ge’ez is the root language for the three related languages Amharic, Tigrinya and Tigre.  How did these three evolve from Ge’ez?  What preceded Ge’ez?  What is their relation to ancient Hebrew?  What is the language of the Falasha people who are genetically Hebrew Ethiopians? Answer: You are right that Tigre, Tigrinya …

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Millions at risk of cholera in Ethiopia, WHO warns

(Reuters) GENEVA — Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hit Ethiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Cholera, an acute intestinal infection, causes watery diarrhea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly …

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