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July 2012

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A Brief Look At The Amharic Language What is the Amharic language? Amharic, also called Amarinya or Amerigna, is one of the most commonly spoken and understood languages in Ethiopia. It is particularly the second most common primary language in Ethiopia, after Oromo. Moreover, Amharic is a Southern Semitic language, from the same broad language

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Zenawi’s absence at AU Summit raising questions about his health – AP

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Associated Press) — Ethiopia’s longtime ruler and most powerful figure, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is not attending an African Union summit that opened Sunday in Ethiopia, which further fueled speculation that he might be seriously ill. About three dozen African heads of state and government gathered in Addis Ababa on Sunday, but

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Prospects slim for languishing refugees – Yemen Times

By Ahlam Mohsen “We are not being treated like human beings,” says an Oromo-Ethiopian refugee at a prison on the sprawling grounds of Yemen’s immigration center compound. The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that 120 Africans are currently held at the center. The prisoners, who keep meticulous notes and ready copies of important documents, report

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African Union to ‘Spare No Effort’ to Keep Mali One Country

By Franz Wild and William Davison (Bloomberg) — African countries will help groups in Mali forge a government of national unity this month, before pushing for talks with northern rebels to end a crisis that has split the country and is destabilizing the region, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra said. “We

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Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega jailed for 18 years

(BBC) A prominent Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for violating Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism legislation. Eskinder Nega and 23 others were found guilty last month. They were accused of links with US-based opposition group Ginbot Seven, which Ethiopia considers a terrorist organisation. Opposition member Andualem Arage was given a life

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