November 2012

(Charlotte Observer) — Davon Lamont Thomas, an Iraq War veteran who was charged with killing his girlfriend in 2009, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after he was diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Thomas, 30, will be committed to a state mental hospital. Thomas was charged with murder in connection …

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Former “General Hospital” star Senait Ashenafi is the passenger from hell — TMZ has learned, she was arrested at a Dallas airport for public intoxication last weekend … after allegedly raising a drunken ruckus on board an airplane. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, 46-year-old Ashenafi was arrested at DFW airport when police …

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By Wondwossen Mezlekia The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) is currently conducting a high-ticket international procurement – the first of its kind since a multi-million dollar bid was busted in 2010 due to alleged fraud and corruption during the bidding process. The bid for the supply, installation, and maintenance of a futures trading software that ECX …

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Community claims government conflating legitimate protest with terrorism Last month, in a courtroom in Addis Ababa, 29 defendants listened intently as the prosecution summarised charges. The accused were Muslim men in their thirties, elderly sheikhs in religious attire, and Habiba Mohammed, the wife of Junedin Sado, Ethiopia’s Minister for the Civil Service and Chairman of …

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s leader has fired a government minister whose wife faces terrorism charges. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday fired the country’s civil minister, Junedin Sado, whose wife is one of 29 people facing terrorism charges related to protests by Muslims who accuse of the government of meddling in their religious …

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November 28, 2012 (AFP) — Ethiopian troops will remain in Somalia until African Union forces fighting Islamists can take over, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Wednesday, as he met with his Somali counterpart. “We are waiting for AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) force to come and replace us, and until we get that assurance …

Ethiopia to stay in Somalia until AU takeover: PM Read More »

Tsedale Lemma (Addis Standard Newspaper) Coming face to face with a sea of business men and women in one large ball room and looking directly into their eyes is surely an intimidating experience for a first timer; coming face to face with a sea of unhappy business men and women in one large ball room …

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These reports are based on from different international sources. According to many organization-the conditions in Ethiopian prisons are harsh and life threatening. Prisoners are subject to torture and inhuman treatment. The exact number of prisons are unknown, but there are an estimated 120 federal and regional prison/source-from land info/. In addition to this there are …

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