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October 2013

The history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

The history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

SEMERE T. HABTEMARIAM Two Slave Brothers Birthed Africa’s Oldest State Church The two Christian missionaries that showed up in the ancient northeastern African empire of Axum in the fourth century could not have been more unlikely. Kidnapped while traveling with a relative, the two young brothers were brought as slaves to the royal family’s household.

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Washington couple to be sentenced for manslaughter in death of daughter adopted from Ethiopia

MOUNT VERNON, WASH. – A Washington state couple convicted of manslaughter in the death of a teenage girl they adopted from Ethiopia is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday. Larry and Carri Williams of Sedro-Woolley were convicted Sept. 9 in the 2011 death of Hana in the backyard of their home. The teen died of hypothermia,

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Court Grants Bail to Three Defendants in Corruption Probe

Addis Fortune /Addis Ababa Three people in the first indictment file read at the Federal High Court on Monday, October 21, which includes 31 people and 26 counts, were granted bail today in the high-profile corruption case launched by the Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC). Semere Negussie, the Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority’s (ERCA)

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