Monday, August 12, 2013 @ 02:08 AM ed (BBC) Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in Oslo, he has revealed. Mr Stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real Norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views. […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba bided her time before letting loose on the final lap with an awesome display of speed to complete a hat-trick of world championship 10,000 metres titles on Sunday. Olympic champion Dibaba who is now unbeaten in her 11 outings over the distance won in 30:43.35. Kenya’s Gladys Cherono was
August 11, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – An international press freedom group said the way Ethiopian authorities are handling to an ongoing dispute with the country’s Muslim movement will not ease the two-year-long tensions between the government and the Islamic community. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Ethiopian authorities had reacted to recent demonstrations by
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???????? :- ???? ??? ?????? ??? Ethiopiawinnet: Council for the Defense of Citizen Rights* Cordially invites Ethiopians and Friends of Ethiopia in the Dallas Metro to attend a public seminar entitled: “The Citizens Charter: Ethiopiawinnet and Citizen Rights as the Foundations of Ethiopian Democracy” MODERATOR: Ato Betru Gebregziabher, Chairman of the Board of
Two-thirds of a group of young professional Ethiopians who went for training in South Korea have stayed to seek asylum, it’s reported. Forty chose to apply for political asylum on the grounds of “gross human rights violations”, while just 19 returned home, according to London-based Ethiomedia website. The pro-opposition news outlet quotes one of the
BY PHILIPP SANDNER, Muslims in Ethiopia staged protests to coincide with the end of Ramadan. The opposition joined them. Both criticize the government for carrying out arbitrary arrests. Muslims in Ethiopia are angry over the detention of 29 religious leaders and activists and are calling for their release. They believe they have been wrongly accused
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Gambella Nilotes United Movement/Army GNUM/A Press Release August 10th, 2013 (Gambella) “Unity for Peace and Freedom for the People of Gambella” Second Year Anniversary of GNUM/A August 10th 2013 is the Second Historical Anniversary day of GNUM/A, wishing peace and freedom for all people of Gambella and the Nilotic Omotic people of the Southwest Ethiopia.
The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — An international rights group is urging Ethiopia’s government to end “repressive tactics” against Muslim demonstrations. At a protest in Ethiopia’s capital on Thursday marking the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr, Muslims chanted slogans asking the government to respect their rights. Witnesses told an Associated Press reporter that hundreds of
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By Osinde Obare For decades, cattle have been a source of pride, wealth and food, and are intimately tied to the cultural identity of the eight ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley. The annual flooding of the Omo River dictates the rhythms of life and culture that permeate the area. But with the coming of the Gibe
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The Horn Times Newsletter 11 August 2013 South Africa: Report compiled by Getahune Bekele-Durban, South Africa. “Tesmamto Yalebet Eslam Christiyanu Tezenegash ende Ethiopia mehonu…..” The song the colorful Ethiopian crowd is currently singing aloud, as thousands of refugees from all occupations, Muslims and Christians begin flocking to the South African port city of Durban for
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COLLEGEVILLE — The Council of the British Academy has bestowed the Edward Ullendorff Medal upon Getatchew Haile of The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) at St. John’s University, Collegeville. The cataloguer emeritus of Oriental manuscripts and Regents Professor of Medieval Studies will receive the award Nov. 14at Carlton House Terrace in London. The ceremony will
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